TweetShareApropos of our recent discussions of Twitter and it’s usefulness in the job search, it’s important to remember that, as with Facebook, you have to watch what you say. Read the following cautionary tale from I’m Not Actually A Geek: A lucky job applicant tweeted the following: Cisco just offered me a job! Now I [...]
Entries from March 2009
Don’t Tweet Your Job Interview
March 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: Interviewing · Workplace Gizmos
Twitter Proximity Posts?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
TweetShareThis a shout into the void. So we have twitter trends. And Twitter proximity search. Can we not combine the two? I want to know what people are “trending” within 5 miles of me!
Tags: Uncategorized
Ask Brian – Just Took A Job That Is Below Me. Now What? When Do I Try To Move Up?
March 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
TweetShare If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian. Reader Cee has a question very in tune with our times. I landed a job after a lengthy search in Feb. Having been a high flyer and self employed for 15 years I needed [...]
Tags: Ask Brian · Getting Ahead
FedEx Office To Offer Free Resume Printing On March 10th
March 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments
TweetShareI usually don’t get talked into shilling for companies on this blog. But this resource is too good not to pass along. FedEx Office (most of us will remember them as Kinkos) is offering free resume printing this Tuesday, March 10. From the press release: The company invites customers to take advantage of this one-day [...]
Tags: Resumes · Working Hard
How To Use Twitter To Job Search
March 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments
TweetShareIf 2008 was the year everyone and their mother showed up on Facebook (literally, my mother!) then this year is the year that Twitter is really taking off. I don’t have the space or inclination to introduce you to Twitter or how it works (simple google searches should give you a nice rundown of how [...]
Tags: Job Search · Job Sites

