How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks


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Classifieds are OUT. It’s time to LINK IN! Finding the job of your dreams the old way just doesn’t happen anymore. If you want great pay, great benefits, and great satisfaction in your career, you must begin social networking. How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks helps you take full advantage of the bounty of opportunities to be found on the most popular sites. Online job-search experts Brad and Debra Schepp take you step-by-step through the process of joining networks, creating effective online profiles, and successfully . . . Marketing yourself Building a network of business contacts Connecting with employers Getting recommendations Finding new leads Mailing a résumé and hoping for the best simply puts your fate in the hands of others. To stay in the running, you have to take control by keeping your information fresh and current—in real time. Online social networking is the only way to go, and this forward-looking guide is the best way to get there.




Social Network-Powered Employment Opportunities


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Today’s job hunters, unlike ever before, have the power of social networking at their fingertips to land that job. This title, however, teaches more than how to just network online; it introduces readers to the art of branding one’s Web image, using online networks to connect offline, and utilizing the resource of real connections to find high-quality leads.




How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ 2/E


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The definitive guide to social media job hunting—now updated to include GOOGLE+! Finding your dream job the old way just doesn’t happen anymore. If you want to move up in today’s ultracompetitive job market, you have to master the most useful tools out there—social networks. How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, Second Edition, helps you take full advantage of the bounty of opportunities found on the most popular sites. Online job-search experts Brad and Debra Schepp take you step-by-step through the process of joining networks, creating effective online profiles, and leveraging the job-search features of the most popular sites, including: LinkedIn's InMaps—Get a complete visual of your network for a faster, more efficient job search Facebook's BranchOut—Learn more about your friends’ careers, so you can help them—and they can help you Twitter's Lists—Build a customized list of users to discover opportunities you might otherwise miss Google+'s Circles—Get the most relevant information about yourself into the hands of the right people




Cracking The Hidden Job Market


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Can’t find a job? Maybe you’re seeing only half the picture! Half the job market is invisible Are you spending all your time applying to posted job openings—postings that draw hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of applications? No matter how perfect you are for the job, there is always someone else who’s a little more qualified, more experienced. The key to success in the current job market is breaking through to the hidden job market. Over half of all jobs go to someone who did not apply to a posted opening at all. What are they doing and how are they doing it? They’re finding new jobs before the posting hits the Internet. Career guru Donald Asher offers proven strategies for finding great opportunities in any industry. With Cracking the Hidden Job Market you’ll stop wasting time and effort and beat the job-search odds by learning how to: • find jobs that are never posted anywhere • get complete strangers to help you find a job • convince potential employers to give you an interview—even when they’re “not hiring” • find—and land—the new jobs in this, or any, economy Every page of Cracking the Hidden Job Market is packed with no-frills fundamentals to change the way you look for a job, this time—and forever!




Wired for Work


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In today's tough job market, it's hard to get the attention of recruiters or hiring managers. Routine job notices generate a blizzard of resumes, burying the best candidates. But now, you can get the inside track with free and low-cost networking tools. You'll get early notice of new job opportunities and direct access to hiring managers. Eight in 10 employers now use LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook to recruit or screen applicants. You can't afford to ignore these powerful new career tools. Don't get lost in the shuffle, find your dream job now: Discover new, unadvertised job opportunities. Cut through red tape and connect directly with hiring managers. Find your dream job at any company, locally or across the globe. Discover today's hottest, most effective job-search tools. Build and expand your network of business contacts. Get powerful recommendations for your next job or promotion. Learn how to polish your online reputation. Discover warning signs of job scams and rip-offs. Find your next job or easily find a new career path. Create your own personal brand. Market yourself and build your reputation. Beat competing job candidates to the punch!




Million-Dollar Hire


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Tools for translating recruiting and hiring decisions into financial returns Even in a down economy, U.S. business and government make millions of hiring decisions every year. Every decision carries risk. Every hire is an investment. Ideally, every one pays a return. In today's demanding environment, companies no longer have room to get it wrong. Million-Dollar Hire shows how leading companies have re-invented themselves, beat their competition, and added millions to their bottom lines with re-engineered recruiting and hiring practices. Using practical, real world illustrations, it shows that there are tools to treat every hiring decision with the same focus a business applies in acquiring other high-value assets. Shows how new technologies and social networking tools are being used to spider the Internet and find the best candidates before the competition Explains how different approaches to candidate screening translate to different levels of financial return to a business Reveals how to estimate the financial payoff for every hire and how to avoid legal challenges This is an invaluable tool for CEOs, CFOs, COOs and HR professionals who want to revamp what is often one of the least sophisticated parts of a business-the ways it finds talent.




Working as an Electrician in Your Community


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Even as the world becomes increasingly wireless, nearly everyone remains dependent on the hardwired work of electricians. The need for homes, offices, public spaces, and other facilities to stay heated and able to power people's machines and devices at any time of day or night means that electricians are always in demand. This useful guide provides an overview of the various jobs electrical workers do and the education and skill requirements they must meet. Readers will learn how women have broken into this once male-dominated field and how this necessary work can become a stable and fruitful career.




The Social Media Industries


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This volume examines how social media is evolving as an industry—it is an extension of traditional media industries, yet it is distinctly different in its nature and ability to build relationships among users. Examining social media in both descriptive and analytical ways, the chapters included herein present an overview of the social media industries, considering the history, development, and theoretical orientations used to understand social media. Covered are: Business models found among the social media industries and social media as a form of marketing. Social media as a form of entertainment content, both in terms of digital content, and as a tool in the production of news. Discussions of ethics and privacy as applied to the area of social media. An examination of audience uses of social media considering differences among Latinos, African-Americans, and people over the age of 35. Overall, the volume provides a timely and innovative look at the business aspects of social media, and it has much to offer scholars, researchers, and students in media and communication, as well as media practitioners.




Careers in Pharmaceutical Sales


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In times of economic uncertainty, a job in the healthcare field can provide job security, as well as the fulfillment of working in an area that helps people. Students explore the pharmaceutical industry—large, well-established drug manufacturers, biotech companies, and generic drug companies. They also discover the responsibilities of pharmaceutical sales reps, in the field and in the office as well as how the reps plan and organize. Helpful tips for becoming an outstanding sales rep, including information about career ethics, career preparation—both in high school and in college—communication skills, ways to gain experience, how to obtain a job, and on-the-job training are areas covered in this thoughtful volume.




Virtual Professional Development and Informal Learning via Social Networks


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"This book will examine how individuals and organizations are using Web 2.0 tools to create informal learning and professional development opportunities"-- Provided by publisher.