4 Mistakes Employers Are Sure To Notice

Job seekers must be aware of how they conduct themselves during their job searches.  The following post explains four mistakes that will turnoff employers from these potential employees.

During the hunt for a job, it’s common to continually seek new ways to stand out to your potential employers. While job seekers are busy developing their unique elevator pitches, they might be overlooking the little mistakes that set them apart in a negative way to potential employers.

Not having the success you expected during your job search? Here are four mistakes employers might be noticing:

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4 Mistakes Employers Are Sure To Notice

Why Social Networks Are Crucial to Getting Recruited

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez of Great Resumes Fast

Jobvite, a recruitment platform for the social Web, revealed in its 2012 Social Recruiting Survey that an increasing number of employers are using social networking as a vehicle to recruit candidates. In fact, 73% of employers said they hired a candidate through social media in 2012, compared with 63% in 2011.

This revealing survey shows just how important it is for job seekers to showcase their talents on the Internet. With nearly three-fourths of top employers seeking talent online, not promoting your skills via the Web could make it more challenging to find the job you’re looking for. Continue Reading

Evolving labor market calls for evolving tactics

Livingstone Mukasa, Founder and CEO of Archability

Many of us can recall, rather recently, times when the majority of soon-to-be college graduates had secured two, maybe three job offers prior to donning the ceremonial gown and walking down the aisles to get their degrees.  In those days, recruiters were just about everywhere, many taking on new employees in droves and even throwing in signing bonuses and paid relocation expenses.  All that mattered was a college degree.  The rest simply fell into place on its own.

Seemingly overnight, this equation that had existed for generations was turned upside down.  Unbeknownst to many, market forces were at work chipping away at what had been the standard formula for job security.  The days of graduates finding jobs with minimal effort were coming to end as the very definition of job seeking and recruitment was undergoing a transformation that would set a new precedent in the sourcing and securing of employment. Continue Reading

Top Three Tips for Managing Your Online Reputation

Patrick Ambron, CEO & Co-Founder, BrandYourself.com (on the left)

If you’re like most college students, you’ve got to deal with an issue your parents didn’t have to worry about – your online reputation. You might not think it’s a big deal while you’re still in school, but if you want to find a job, during or after college, it’s a good idea to start managing your online reputation now.

When you apply for a job, you will be Googled, and your social media pages will be checked out. Will potential employers find a positive, professional image on your Facebook page, or will they see you winning a tequila shots contest on Spring Break? Managing your online reputation can make all the difference. Here are three tips that can help: Continue Reading

The Secret Resume: How to Craft a Marketable Online Presence

People graduating college this year have to deal with a relatively new obstacle as they search for employment. Like every other jobless graduate before them, they have to prove their skills and employability through countless resumes and cover letters, hoping that some employer will notice their talent. But they also have to monitor and cultivate their online presence—the collection of all the pictures, videos, and text that can be linked back to them in some way. Recent college grads in their early to mid-twenties would have grown up using the web, starting profiles and sharing pictures when they were just kids. Continue Reading

You, Online.

You’ve heard the idea that everyone is connected to everyone else by just six degrees of separation? Well, make that just two degrees of separation, thanks to social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Because of this, your online presence—and the relationships you build through social networking—is vital to building your career.

The majority of people still find jobs and get hired through personal connections. Social media is your route to making more personal connections—and to making them more, well, personal. Having a strong network not only gets you the job—it also gives you the opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge with other professionals. Continue Reading