12 Ways To Screw Up A Virtual First Impression
1) Link to inactive social networking accounts: So there’s a prospect, interested enough to check out your Linkedin profile. They click on your Twitter link thinking “Cool, I spend more time there anyway” then they discover your account either has zero tweets or the last time you tweeted was back in late 2009. I’ve seen this with inactive blogs and even websites. Please go back and update or report to the Principals office folks. 2) Dancing the “Linkedin two step”. 3) Start a discussion and then go MIA. 4) Continually engage in negativity, combativeness etc. 5) Stalk people: liking everything, commenting on every status update. 6) Broadcasting instead of interacting. 7) Too much me, not enough them. 8) Flooding The Twitter Stream With Irrelevant Data: Live tweeting, twitter chat, rapid fire tweets, mucho foursquare updates. 9) Too much duplication of your message across the platforms. 10) Linkedin template. 11) Ask for a recommendation from someone who basically said hello to you once.
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.
Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job
Searching for a job can suck if you constrain yourself to the typical tools such as online jobs boards, trade publications, CraigsList, and networking with only your close friends. In these kinds of times, you need to use all the weapons that you can, and one that many people don’t—or at least don’t use to the fullest extent, is LinkedIn. LinkedIn has over thirty-five million members in over 140 industries. Most of them are adults, employed, and not looking to post something on your Wall or date you. Executives from all the Fortune 500 companies are on LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do, where they work now, and where they’ve worked in the past.
Google Exec: More Than 300K Android Phones Activated Daily
Andy Rubin, the Google executive who heads up the Android division, has just tweeted an astonishing statistic. According to Rubin, more than 300,000 Android phones are activated every day. That number is around five times greater than the stat spouted by Google CEO Eric Schmidt in February of this year; at that time, Google was claiming around 60,000 devices shipped each day. On the surface, quintupling the quantity of product moved within a 10-month period seems absurd, but the Android platform has actually had a blockbuster year. In the past year alone, Android has been the OS for dozens of product launches, including smartphones and tablets. If you look at the most popular models in the Android family — many of which have only launched since Schmidt's announcement in February — it's easy to see how Android's numbers have grown so quickly.
5 Job-Hunting Ideas You Haven’t Tried
One of the most frustrating aspects of job hunting is believing you’re doing everything you can and still finding yourself out of work. That’s why it’s empowering to realize you haven’t tried everything, and that new, assertive approaches will help you expand your network and land a job. Here are five action items to help job seekers land an opportunity: 1. Seek speaking opportunities. Even if you’re unemployed, you’re likely an expert in some subject, so you should be able to identify organizations interested in hearing you speak. If you don’t feel confident in your public speaking skills, Toastmasters groups are terrific places to practice. Benefit: Speaking in front of a group automatically gives you credibility. 2. [See 6 Ways to Boost Your Job Search on LinkedIn.] Benefit: How often do you find out about a conference or speaker only when it’s too late to attend? 3. 4. [See How Job Seekers Can Build an Online Brand.] 5.
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9 Job Sites to Bookmark for Your Career Search
Approximately 84% of employees in North America plan to look for new jobs in 2011, according to a recent survey by global talent management firm Right Management. Put them alongside those who are unemployed, and you have a whole lot of people searching for work. If you happen to be in either of those positions, it's essential to get organized about your job search by understanding what information and resources are available to you on the major job sites. Over the years, job boards have become more than just job search sites — many now offer additional resources and functionalities to job seekers. 1. TweetMyJobs is a free service that connects job seekers with job openings. After signing up, you’ll have access to thousands of JobChannels that allow you to receive targeted information about the jobs that fit your profile. In addition, TweetMyJobs offers resume writing services (prices vary depending upon your needs), including specialized services for students and veterans. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6 Powerful LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
Let’s face it, LinkedIn is a very underutilized social media network. Most people believe that it’s too hard to make connections, and therefore use it more as a résumé site. There is so much more potential with this professional social media network. How many of us have created a LinkedIn account and left it dormant for months? It was my goal recently to attend more LinkedIn webinars and teleseminars to learn more about this mysterious network. Here are some interesting facts that I learned about this often misunderstood network: LinkedIn is a search engine and has a ton of authority on Google and other popular search engines. Likely if you Google your name and you have a LinkedIn profile, it will show up on the first page of Google. Here are the top 6 things that I learned about this powerful network: #1: Boosting Your Search Engine Optimization There are three areas to add website links to your LinkedIn profile. For example, I changed my main mortgage website to say Foreclosure Options
