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9 Tips to Help You Find a Job

February 20, 2012 by Guest Post

By Art Koff These tips were originally written to assist older job seekers find employment, but they apply to job seekers of all ages. Remember that many employers still have hiring freezes in place and that in most cases temp or part-time workers are paid out of a different budget than full-time employees. At this [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, February 17, 2012

February 18, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Our topic for HFChat this week was led by Kevin Dugan (@prblog) and covered Infographic #Resumes, Digital Media and Your Career. This fascinating topic generated a spirited dialog about the value and usefulness of new digital technologies. The questions centered around: Do Infographic resumes tell a compelling story about you, and your career? How can [...]

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Infographic #Resumes, Digital Media and Your Career

February 16, 2012 by Margo Rose

This Friday, Margo Rose and Tom Bolt will facilitate our chat with guest host, Kevin Dugan.  Kevin Dugan is the Director of Marketing for Empower Media.  I met him on Facebook several years ago.  We connected on Twitter, and later met at Digital Media Events in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Our topic this week:  Do Infographic resumes [...]

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Next on #HFChat: Referral Hiring

January 17, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Regular visitors to our Friday Twitter chat sessions have heard this fact stated over and over: Corporate recruiters agree that employee referrals are one of the best sources of viable candidates because they come with a built-in reference check. Statistics on the source-of-hire for new employees confirm that this is usually one of the largest [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, January 13, 2012

January 13, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Ask anyone who knows about social media, hiring and recruiting and they will point to Sodexo as a company that has set the example for others to follow. They have not only led the way to discover the company benefits of their external presence online they have also looked inward with the same approach. There [...]

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Next On #HFChat–BranchOut Asks: Are You Leveraging Facebook In Your Job Search?

December 15, 2011 by Margo Rose

It is our pleasure to welcome the great folks at Branch Out as our host of HireFriday’s #HFChat.  You’ll be greeted by Alison Hillman from Branch Out. We’ll be discussing innovative ways to use Facebook, and Mobile Apps to land your next job.  Here’s our for tomorrow’s chat:   1)  How are you using Facebook [...]

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Back by popular demand: How to do #HFChat on Twitter

November 30, 2011 by Tom Bolt

Share with all the job seekers you know. Now YOU have no excuses for not being there!!!

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Vote For This Panel Of HR & Social Media Specialists To Present At #SXSW Today (Please)

August 23, 2011 by Margo Rose

Vote for this panel of HR Specialists SXSW Panel Picker 2012   In the past, the only time HR got involved with web 2.0 was to Google candidates before they hired them to look for dirt. Now, leading-edge companies are actively encouraging their employees to be digital ambassadors, engaging talent and branding themselves as employers [...]

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Vote for this panel of HR Specialists SXSW Panel Picker 2012

August 19, 2011 by Margo Rose

In the past, the only time HR got involved with web 2.0 was to Google candidates before they hired them to look for dirt. Now, leading-edge companies are actively encouraging their employees to be digital ambassadors, engaging talent and branding themselves as employers in the digital sphere. Job seekers are leveraging social networks to make [...]

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I Found My Job On Twitter: SXSW Panel Please Vote For Us Today

August 16, 2011 by Margo Rose

Our SXSW panel, “I found my job through Twitter,” promises to be sizzling but I need your help, I need your vote. Do you love SXSW and HireFriday? Here’s your chance to vote that we get a voice in the next SXSW conference. The panel, organized by Adam Eisenstein from McGraw Hill will include Adam, [...]

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