Do you think Twitter is a big fat waste of time, and that it has no value in c-suite job search? I urge you to think again, and at least explore what Twitter has to offer. I think you'll find that it's worth carving out Twitter-time in your search efforts. I've rounded up the most recent posts …
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55 Top Job Search Experts To Follow On Twitter
Don't have time for Twitter? Think it has no value? One very good reason to dive into Twitter if you're in executive job search, or think you may be soon, is to learn about today's challenging job search landscape from the experts, by following them and listening. . . . Even if you do nothing …
Tim Tyrell-Smith’s New Book: 30 Ideas of Successful Job Search
Tim Tyrell-Smith has just released his book, "30 Ideas. The Ideas of Successful Job Search". Written as "advice to a friend", the book is loaded with easily digestible and actionable tips for today's job search, from the perspective of a job seeker. A 22-year veteran marketing executive, former …
Best Executive Job Search Tips for 2011
About.com's job search expert Alison Doyle recently put out a query to a number of career strategists and founders of leading job sites for job search tips for an upcoming article. Here are seven of the eleven responses she received, with advice on how to land your next great gig. Go to her …
Blogging and Twitter: How Tweet It Is!
You get it. You’re a c-level executive or any level executive or rising star or an entrepreneur and you know you should be blogging. So you’re doing it, or thinking about doing it. Don’t stop there. Don’t limit your social media involvement to just one outlet. If you’re blogging – on your own blog …
The Inside Story on Working With Executive Recruiters
Last year I did a Q&A with a blogging and Twitter friend, Jeff Lipschultz (@JLipschultz on Twitter), founding partner of A-List Solutions, a premier recruiting firm in Dallas-Fort Worth. He has hired engineers, IT and finance professionals, sales reps, technicians, Six Sigma and Lean experts, …
Dealing with Social Networking Burnout
Grumblings about social networking overload have been growing among colleagues of mine. We're spreading ourselves too thin between LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other online forums. We’re sometimes overwhelmed by the never-ending commitment to connect, update, and engage. The more social …
C-level Executives Resistant to Online Presence
Before first speaking with a prospective client, a c-level executive in commercial real estate business development, I searched LinkedIn to see if he had a complete profile. And I Googled his name to see how many search results associated with him were on the first few pages. This is my standard …