I Got Fired From Facebook. The Cities With The Most Computer Science Jobs. Can't Get a Job? Get a Microjob! Think Hiring Is Tough In The Valley? Now Europe Joins The Talent Wars. Despite some of the froth being blown off following the rocky Facebook IPO, it remains the case that talent and hiring are a big issue in the Valley. And you may not know this, but for a long time Europeans looked onward to the U.S. and thought to themselves, “Ha! We have plenty of room left for growth! And plenty of talented, educated people! Mwah ha ha ha !” Ok, Ok, let’s leave aside that many of them wouldn’t themselves mind moving to the warm climes of Palo Alto and the rest… Instead, let’s concentrate on what actually happened next. What happened next was a good two, three of years of growth. But the honeymoon is definitely over. Admittedly, perhaps it’s a nice problem to have. One very simple illustration of this trend came this week when London/U.S. startup Huddle performed a typically combative stunt (the company routinely pokes fun at Microsoft Sharepoint) by placing advertising billboards outside the London offices of Yammer.
But Yammer’s team was having none of it. 10 Tips for Job Seekers in the Digital Era. David Clarke is CEO and co-founder of BGT Partners, a 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ad Age Top 15 Best Places to Work in the U.S. honoree. BGT creates interactive marketing and technology solutions for global corporations that strengthen brands, develop more engaging relationships, and transform businesses. What does it take to land your dream job? In this digital era, job candidates have a plethora of tools at their disposal to help them ace the interview, including advice websites, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
SEE ALSO: 7 Cool Jobs to Score at the Mashable Online Career Expo But how exactly should someone use these to their advantage? 1. A likely first question any interviewer will ask is, "what does our company do? " Take the time to know the company inside and out. 2. As you’re researching the company on their social media pages make sure to like some of their posts, leave a comment or two, and re-tweet what you find interesting. Does the company sponsor or organize any events? 3. 4. 5. 6. How to Hire Your Best Intern Ever.
12 Ways to Optimize Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems. Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate.com, a job application tool that tailors and optimizes your resume for a specific job. You can find Mona and Resunate on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. You filled out the job application, updated your resume and clicked “Submit.” But as the days or weeks pass, you never receive a phone call or email from the employer. What happened? Unbeknownst to many job seekers, a whopping 72% of resumes are never seen by human eyes. Why? Well, employers large and small now use applicant tracking software to parse the information from your resume and map it into a database called an ATS (applicant tracking system). Wondering how you can optimize your resume and rank highly in the employer’s ATS? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Unless you know your highly stylized resume won’t be taking a trip through an ATS, it’s best to save your infographic resume for the in-person interview and upload a .doc or PDF instead.
1 Thing Every New Hire Should Get On Their First Day. 10 Jobs That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago. Recruiting: 8 Qualities Your Best Employees Should Have. Great employees are reliable, dependable, proactive, diligent, great leaders and great followers... they possess a wide range of easily-defined—but hard to find—qualities. A few hit the next level. Some employees are remarkable, possessing qualities that may not appear on performance appraisals but nonetheless make a major impact on performance. Here are eight qualities of remarkable employees: 1. When a key customer's project is in jeopardy, remarkable employees know without being told there's a problem and jump in without being asked—even if it's not their job. 2.
People who aren't afraid to be different naturally stretch boundaries and challenge the status quo, and they often come up with the best ideas. 3. Remarkable employees know when to play and when to be serious; when to be irreverent and when to conform; and when to challenge and when to back off. 4. 5. 6. An employee once asked me a question about potential layoffs. 7. 8. Great employees follow processes. Forget good to great. Facebook Can Tell You If A Person Is Worth Hiring. The Pitfalls of Freelancing. Let's get one thing straight: Freelancing is not easy. While it offers fantastic benefits — flexible hours, more control and creative independence — there are still plenty of risks involved with striking out on your own and running your own business. And while the economy struggles to recover, freelancing poses pitfalls. According to the infographic below, compiled with information from MastersDegree.net, a surprising 80% of freelancers have dealt with a client who ultimately didn't pay for work that was completed.
Average losses totaled $6,000 — quite a hefty chunk of change to lose. Have freelancing gigs become less plentiful (or lower-paying) in the current economy? Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Social Media Manager at Talent Resouces in New York City Technical Director at Roundhouse in Portland Creative Conceptor at Fanscape in Los Angeles Infographic provided by Greg Voakes. How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART] Thomas Edison once said that "genius" is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In the world of technology startups, that 99% involves a heck of a lot of coding and wireframing. If you've got an idea for a startup, that's great — but odds are that an idea is all you have.
(Well, maybe you have passion and some savings, too.) But you'll need more than that to bring your idea to life — you'll need a developer who can transform your vision into an elegant app or website. If you're just foraying into the land of entrepreneurship, you may wonder where the to even start looking for such a person.
From trolling your network to attending meetups, there are myriad ways to meet skilled developers. Throughout the search, there's plenty of room for missteps, and you might not know the right questions to ask. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, nullplus, Infographic courtesy of General Assembly. Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions. My eBay Summary. Best bets for jobs in 2012. 5 Things You Should Look For in a Community Manager. In honor of Community Manager Day, I thought it would fun and worthwhile to share some tips with employers looking for the perfect community manager for their business.
The community manager role is more relevant now than ever, and the numbers show it. In a joint research report released by Booz and Co. and Buddy Media, titled Campaigns to Capabilities, brand marketers said that hiring full-time employees is the number one investment they are making in social media. Furthermore, 63% of all social media teams have dedicated community managers, and 59% of social media teams plan to hire full-time community managers in the near future. So, if you are one of the many companies looking for a community manager, what are the qualities any candidate absolutely must have? Here are the top five things to look for in a community manager: Guest author Michael Jaindl is chief client officer for Buddy Media. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Photo by jynmeyer. Why Companies are Terrible at Selecting, Retaining and Motivating Their Talent. How to Sort Googlers According to Myers Briggs. If you are a fan of Myers-Briggs, the psychological testing that is commonly used by many employers, then you'll like this infographic that looks at the entire Googleplex and segments them into the 16 different categories.
I was heartened to see that my type, ISTJ, is in the majority. Not surprising. The graphic comes via the folks at Resunate.com. They offer both free and several paid plans so you can score your resume with particular job descriptions to see if there is a match. The paid plans (which start at $15 a month) also offer a Myers-Briggs assessment. They analyze the difference bits of descriptions you have in your resume, and offer a variety of scores and suggestions on how to improve it. Interns Are Latest Target in Battle for Tech Talent. A Few Tips For Developers On How To Get Hired By A Startup.
Not everyone is cut out to work for a startup. It involves a lot of hustling, a lot of nail-biting, pizza-eating, sleeping at your desk, tears, failure, confusion, and on and on. And wearing your startup’s t-shirt. All the time. That being said, it can also be extremely rewarding and, with all the cash flying around Silicon Valley (and beyond), aspiring entrepreneurs are flocking to startups. So, say you’re one of those people who is champing at the bit to go work for a startup, what do you do next? Today, we’re offering a small slice of holiday cheer thanks to Monetate, the platform that provides marketers with testing and targeting services for their websites (and recently raised $15 million from OpenView Venture Partners, Floodgate, and First Round Capital), as the startup has put together an infographic that offers a few tips for programmers who are looking to toss their talents into the startup ring.
Without further ado, check out Monetate’s infographic below. How a 140-Character Twitter Resume Could Land Your Next Job. The Best Advice I've Ever Received About Hiring Talent. Can Facebook Get You a Job? [INFOGRAPHIC] In answer to the question above, approximately 18,400,000 Americans say yes, they got their current job through Facebook. Though Zuck's platform ranks #1, Twitter and LinkedIn don't have shabby numbers either — 8 million and 10.2 million Americans, respectively, have gotten their jobs through social platforms. Judging from our Job Search Series, it should come as no surprise that being socially savvy pays off in the job hunt for two reasons — it helps you network, and it's a highly marketable strength in your skill set, given all the openings in the digital space. So, it's about time you spruce up those social profiles and start networking.
The infographic below combines data from Jobvite, CNN, LinkedIn and JobSearch to assemble a statistical picture of the modern-day job seeker. Infographic courtesy of MBA Online Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Princeton Beats Out 13 Schools to Win Facebook’s College Hackathon. Overcoming stiff competition from MIT and Waterloo, Princeton won this year’s Facebook College Hackathon finals. Over the past few months, Facebook conducted run-off competitions at fourteen colleges across the United States and Canada, and this Friday held the finals at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto. The Princeton team was the only one comprised mainly of women, and their winning project Color Me Bold allowed users to submit a photo of an outfit and receive instant, algorithmic fashion suggestions for how to improve its color scheme.
Watch as we interview some of the top teams, play around on Facebook’s famous Ripstick skateboards, and talk with the winners about whether they’ll be turning their project into a startup. My personal favorite was MIT’s 2toBrowse, a Chrome extension that allowed two people on separate computers to both control active cursors and collaboratively browse the web. Are you out of this space? 'Tis the season to be searching. Has the fog lifted? Or are you still trying to fight your way back to motivation after a weekend of turkey-induced napping, holiday shopping and family visits? If you claim the latter, I completely understand.
Job searching requires a lot of dedication and self-control, especially during the holidays when distractions are plentiful. Perhaps you are wondering: "How can I stay focused on the hunt when the holidays are whirring around me? And, if everyone is as distracted as I am, is it really a good time to look for work? " Let's talk timing. The reality is closer to this. Here's the truth: As long as companies are posting jobs (and companies are always posting jobs), you need to be ready to react to those opportunities. If you take December off, that's fine. If you choose to keep searching during December (and I really think you should), the following strategies can help you stay committed to the task. Manage your time. . • checking email • networking via social media • searching the internet. Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers. Who is paying the most for computer geeks?
Photo via Bigstock Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that companies like Amazon.com, Twitter and Facebook are doing “acqui-hires” — like the one today of TeachStreet — just to gobble up key engineering talent. But that’s not really the norm, and most tech companies are still having to pay out old-fashioned salaries. The results, as you’ll see in the chart below, might surprise you. It’s actually F5 Networks, the publicly-traded Seattle company whose software and hardware is used to speed up the delivery of applications over the Internet.
Google, with about 1,000 employees in the Seattle area, came in second with an average base salary of $105,437. Not too shabby. Now, it’s worth noting a few things. The report also includes all salaries reported on Glassdoor for employees in the Seattle area with the phrase “software engineer” in their titles. Mobile Recruiting Is on the Rise. Over the past few years, social media recruiting has garnered a lot of discussion in the HR world — mobile recruiting, on the other hand, is a topic that has yet to make it into the mainstream conversation. Employers lack knowledge of how job seekers are using mobile devices and how their businesses could take advantage of the mobile web to find top talent. As a result, only a limited number of employers have implemented mobile recruiting strategies via apps and mobile websites, according to a study by online recruiting research lab Potentialpark.
For the study, Potentialpark surveyed more than 30,000 job seekers worldwide and analyzed the mobile career presence of more than 350 top employers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Since the data has not yet been published online, Mashable spoke with Potentialpark about its findings. One out of five job seekers may not sound like a huge deal, but it's no number to scoff at. Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities.