HOW TO: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
With more than 85 million members in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is a professional social network worth using, understanding and optimizing. After you've covered the basics of setting up your LinkedIn presence, features including recommendations, applications, LinkedIn Answers, and the Resume Builder can add value to your profile. Many of these highly useful features, though, are often overlooked or underused by newcomers. We spoke with four LinkedIn aficionados to get their top advice on making the best use of these tools. Cover the Basics The first step to spiffing up your LinkedIn profile is to fill in as much information about your work experience as possible. Sharlyn Lauby, president of Internal Talent Management, HR blogger and guest contributor for Mashable, believes that a person's LinkedIn profile should, at minimum, reflect his or her current situation. "[A status update] is a great place to share an article of interest or something new you’ve been working on.
HOW TO: Land a Job at Twitter
Microblogging service Twitter is on a hiring spree, having raised $100 million in September 2009 and another $200 million earlier this month. Between that period, Twitter roughly tripled its employee base to more than 300 and disclosed plans to "have a small number of people on the ground in Europe in 2011," a spokesperson said recently. We've received inquiries from a number of you about how to land a job at the San Francisco-based startup and what it's like to work there. We've compiled your most frequently asked questions here, including information about what kinds of jobs are available at Twitter, what the company culture is like, as well as a few tips about getting hired. If you have interviewed for a position or worked at Twitter, we'd love to hear about your experiences and advice in the comments below. What Kinds of Jobs Are Available at Twitter? There are many different departments at Twitter, thus many different kinds of positions and skill sets are needed for each. Sr.
Google to Make 2011 Biggest Hiring Year Ever
Who says there are no jobs out there? Not Google. Recent changes at the top nonwithstanding, the company is planning to make 2011 its biggest hiring year in its history. According to a Google blog post that went up today, the company added 4,500 employees in 2010, the biggest increase since 2007, when it added 6,000. "We’re looking for top talent—across the board and around the globe — and we’ll hire as many smart, creative people as we can to tackle some of the toughest challenges in computer science: like building a web-based operating system from scratch, instantly searching an index of more than 100 million gigabytes and even developing cars that drive themselves," Alan Eustace, senior vice president of engineering and research, wrote in the post. The post goes on to note that "the vast majority" of Google employees stay with the company "building their careers and taking on new challenges within the company." Despite Google's success, not everyone in the industry is in hiring mode.
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Paris, le 8 février 2011 Dans le cadre de son développement et suite à la levée de fond de 4 Millions d’euros auprès de son partenaire financier, Vanksen confirme le recrutement de plusieurs profils au sein de son agence parisienne. Afin d’accompagner les marques qui lui font confiance Vanksen Paris confirme aujourd’hui une série de recrutements. Avec des budgets remportés tel que Citroën, Diesel Fragrance, British American Tobacco et la pérennisation de clients existants comme ArcelorMittal, PlayStation et Fanta Europe, l’intégration de profils expérimentés en communication digitale, 360°, événementielle et e-Réputation renforce les capacités de l’agence à répondre aux demandes du marché. Sara Ferhi (31 ans) anciennement directrice des Projets devient Directrice Adjointe de l’agence afin de soutenir Damien Ricci (Directeur France) dans le développement du bureau parisien. Carole Amargier, 29 ans, a rejoint Vanksen Paris en tant que Consultante au mois d’août. Roland Crepeau (24 ans).