In a recent post, Career Rocketeer discussed the importance of building a positive online footprint. Your online footprint is the digital imprint of your life. It’s the things you created deliberately, with readers in mind, like your LinkedIn profile or VisualCV. But it’s also the comments you made two years ago on a political blog. …
Last week I linked to this innovative website belonging to a job seeker. I love the site! It\’s irreverent, eye-catching and a far better testament to Miel Van Opstal’s creativity than anything he could write on his resume. A couple of commentors made a good point though and I wanted to spend a little time …
I’ve been writing a little lately about how to build a strong web presence, so I just had to show you perhaps the funniest (and smartest) online promotion I’ve seen in a long time. http://micromiel.com/promo/ How can an employer in his field not at least want to talk to him?
Every now and then, someone will ask me the age-old question: “Is it OK to lie on my resume?” I’ve always said no – I never think lying is a good idea because (a) it’s wrong (b) you might get found out, and (c) you might not get found out, get the job, and then …
In , I talked about how you can use VisualCV to put your resume online. Creating a VisualCV is an important step in establishing yourself online, but as I mentioned in that post, you also need to find ways to make sure you rank highly for your own name in Google. Because you can be …
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Regular readers know that I’m big on the need to build a strong online presence. There are a number of reasons for this: 1) Recruiters are increasingly using the web to source candidates and you want to be found.2) You also need a place to send people to learn more about you.3) If you don’t …
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Resume Bear has the scoop and some really eye-opening examples of the incredibly dumb things people post online. If you are searching for a job or applying to a college or even just hoping to keep the job you have you should be very careful what you say and post online. Four out of five …
Are you feeling stuck in a job search rut? One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is ‘how can I get people to respond to my resume?’ I understand the feeling – it’s incredibly discouraging to apply for job after job and never hear a peep back. You start to think it must be …
Before I get to the 7 mistakes (and how to fix them) let me explain why having a good LinkedIn profile is important and why more than 1 million people are joining the service every 2 weeks. Not only is LinkedIn a great way to network, it’s also increasingly used by recruiters to post vacancies …
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If you’re not using Twitter, you’re not alone. Although the social networking site is growing at a rapid pace, it is still far smaller than giants like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. And yet it may provide more opportunities for job seekers than any of those sites. To understand why, you first need to understand how …
