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Career in Graphic Designing
April 04, 2013 by William FriersonIf you are interested in a career that involves creativity and communication, then graphic design might be for you. Learn more about this field in the following post.
Graphic design is a creative process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. The designer works with a variety of communication tools in order to convey a message from a client to a particular audience. The main tools are image and typography. ~ aiga.org Skills Qualifications for a Graphic Designer You might the the skills or you might
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Social Media Smack-down: LinkedIn vs. Twitter
April 01, 2013 by William FriersonThe following post shares advice on connecting and interacting with professionals on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Networking, networking and networking; a method pounded into minds as students approach the internship and job search. There’s no doubt connecting with professionals in your desired industry can lead to potential opportunities, but how can you effectively interact with professionals via social media, especially those you don’t know? The answer; Twitter and LinkedIn. Twitter, a more laid
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80% of Job Openings Are Unadvertised
March 28, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
I was recently quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying that 80 percent of job openings are unadvertised. Several people have contacted me to ask where I got that number. Some believe that only 70 percent of job openings are unadvertised. So where did I get 80 percent from?
As well stated on the Jobfully blog, the number bounces around a bit year-to-year and even month-to-month depending upon the state of the labor market and is indirectly reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in their monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The survey reports these numbers: Continue Reading
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Job Boards Aren’t Dead. They’re Evolving.
March 19, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads
Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads just released their Annual Sources of Hire (SOH) Study, which is one of the most referenced and authoritative snapshots of how large, highly-competitive, high-profile firms define and measure the talent supply chain.
The SOH report is a glimpse of where employees – actual hires – were found. This data is important to organizations as they look to find and hire new employees. It is equally important to job candidates as they seek the most effective channels to a new job.
Interesting findings from this year’s study include: Continue Reading
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Tweeting your way to a job: How social media is changing career searches
March 18, 2013 by William Frierson
Orange speech bubble with the words social media. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Once upon a time, job searches centered on resumes, cover letters and networking phone calls. Oh, how times have changed.
While it is not quite time to retire the traditional resume yet, today’s job seekers may be better off trolling social media sites for leads, rather than spending time brushing up their objective statements. Surveys show that hiring managers and recruiters are increasingly turning to social media sites to find their next superstar employees. Continue Reading
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College Recruiting Bootcamp at LinkedIn Head Office on May 13, 2013
February 18, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
LinkedIn head office
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet, and CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading niche job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities, are co-hosting a half day college recruiting conference on Monday, May 13th at LinkedIn’s corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
No Selling
During the keynote and presentations there will be absolutely no selling of any kind. There will be no exhibit hall or sponsors and all presenters and attendees will be corporate or government recruiting and human resource professionals. No third party recruiters. No career service office professionals. No vendors. Just your peers.
TedX-like Format
The College Recruiting Bootcamp will feature today’s most innovative thought-leaders in the college and university relations space. Attendees will enjoy a fast-paced, interactive learning environment as presentations will be 20 minutes or less. That lightning fast pace will force presenters to be razor focused on their topics. Continue Reading
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#1 Professional Goal for 2013 Is Developing New Skills
January 15, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
Nicole Williams, LinkedIn career expert
Long after all of the presents have been unwrapped and the ball has dropped, a lot of attention is paid to resolutions — the most common ones being losing weight and drinking less — that most people won’t keep past the middle of January. LinkedIn surveyed more than 7,100 professionals around the world and found that 74 percent of people globally made a professional goal for 2012, and of that number, fifty-six percent of those professionals said that they actually achieved their goal last year. In the United States specifically, 70 percent of people made a professional goal for 2012, and 56 percent of those people succeeded at accomplishing that goal.
Here are the top five professional goals people in the U.S. said they want to achieve in 2013: Continue Reading
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LinkedIn Surpasses 200 Million Members; Adding 2 New Members Every Second
January 09, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
LinkedIn, the largest professional network on the Internet, announced yesterday that it has reached 200 million active members and that new members are joining LinkedIn at a rate of two per second. That’s about 172,800 per day. The company has added more than 13 million members since its last announcement on November 1, 2012.Since reaching 100 million members in March 2011, LinkedIn has added 13 new languages, making the site available in 19 languages. Today, LinkedIn counts more than 160 million unique monthly visitors and, according to ComScore, is the 23rd most visited Web property in the world. Currently, more than 64 percent of LinkedIn members are located outside the United States. The countries with the most LinkedIn members are: Continue Reading
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Should You Be Looking for Jobs or Interviews?
December 21, 2012 by William Frierson
While a college graduate’s ultimate goal is to land a new job, getting the chance to interview for one is an important step in that direction. The following post shares some tips that can produce more of these opportunities.You’re counting down the months to graduation. But instead of doing a happy dance, you’re doing the limbo. You know those awkward months where it’s too early to apply for full-time jobs while biding time for your coveted diploma. It’s a challenging position.
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Social Recruiting Survey Says… Get on Social Media and Get Found!
December 17, 2012 by William FriersonA recent survey says both recruiters and job seekers can benefit from using social media. Learn more in the following post.In an earlier article, Social Media a Powerful Tool for Your Job Search, I wrote about the reasons you should be leveraging social media in your job search – to get noticed, build connections, and find opportunities. But possibly the number one reason to use social media is because recruiters are using it to find their candidates.
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