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Savvy Community: Got Effective Job Application Tips?
Networking and proving your worth to a hiring manager can be tricky business. TiVo recently posed an all-too familiar question in our Savvy Q and A group:
How can I apply more effectively? I try to network, but I often submit my resume online.
I'm Asking: Who's in Your Network?
I have long heeded this good advice when seeking a job — networking is key. It totally is. But the networking game is changing, thanks to Facebook and LinkedIn, and similar social networking sites.
Applicant Tweets Herself Out of a Job
We’ve been talking lately about what not to do in an interview, but a recent Internet phenomenon got me thinking about what not to do during your job search in general. As Connor Riley found out the hard way, the Internet is not exactly, um, a private place to express your honest feelings about your quest for new employment.
Connor’s little slip-up is (unfortunately for her) a good example of the catch-22 of our social-networking-heavy culture.
7 Steps to Take When You've Been Laid Off
The economy has been shedding jobs at an accelerated rate, forcing many workers to be the bearers of bad news when telling their families they've been laid off. A lot of people haven't dealt with a layoff before and feel panicked entering new territory. Start the slideshow to see seven steps that will help you gain control after losing your job.
5 Things to Accomplish Before 2009
We are down to the wire of 2008, and now is the time when many of us procrastinate with the rationale that we'll be on top of our game in the New Year. There are a handful of money and job-related tasks that can't wait until the ball drops, so get on the ball now by accomplishing these five things before 2009. Start the slideshow to see what should be at the top of your to-do list.
How to Find Out the Reason You Didn't Get the Job
Networking to find work is an invaluable tool, but after you've networked your way in to an interview you're often on your own. A few unanswered emails and replies that the company has decided to go in another direction is enough to put a job seeker into a state of frustration, but your network could come in to play once again after you've been brushed off by a potential employer. Find out how when you read more
Your Two Cents: Do You Use Your Business Cards?
Family and friends were the primary recipients of my business cards when I got my first batch from my first job out of college, but I've started using them more as I've gotten older.
Networking situations require an exchange of contact information, and business cards are usually the way to go. Do you use your business cards?
News Flash: Money Is on Everybody's Mind
- Forbes released its 27th list of the Forbes 400 ranking the 400 richest Americans — you'll need at least $1.3 billion to join this club. Of course, Bill Gates made the list. — Forbes
- Networking in a time of need: University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business called its alumni that were Lehman employees just one day after the bank filed for bankruptcy.
Your Online Reputation Could Actually Help You Get a Job
Many of you have used social networking sites for professional networking, and we know that employers utilize these sites to serve their own purposes, too. A new CareerBuilder survey found that 22 percent of employers are clicking through the Internet looking for information on job candidates, and while many discovered information that caused some applicants to lose their places in the running, it's not all bad news.
About a quarter of those employers who have plugged applicants names into Google actually found information that made them feel more confident about typing up offer letters.
Tap Friends of Friends to Make Educated Decisions
Some of the most valuable people in job searching have been those I've known only casually. They aren't people I networked with in order to find new jobs; rather, they're resources I used to determine whether or not particular jobs I already had my eye on would be a good fit for my goals. While networking to find new jobs is a priceless tool, sometimes it's not the job you need help with, but getting more information in order to make an educated decision.
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