What you need to know to as a millennial job interviewer or interviewee of one. This is a guest post by Aaron McDaniel. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. One of the early signs that you are starting to build a strong career is when you have the opportunity to be on the other side of the table and get to interview potential candidates to work at your company. You will most likely be elated, empowered and possibly a little nervous. But before getting engulfed by the feeling of making other people squirm for a change, keep the following tips…
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5 Survival Tips for Millennials Job Interviews
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‘Online Applications ONLY’: A ‘Lose-Lose’ Proposition for All!
Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel9 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amIn last week’s posting (Corporate America: Your Hiring Processes are Branded as “Broken”!) I pointed out the tremendous disconnect that exists today between job seekers and the companies that seek to hire them because of certain current hiring processes in corporate America. In this week’s posting I am going to examine one of those processes that contributes mightily to this disconnect—the “online applications ONLY” job application requirement imposed by some hiring companies. It’s a process that usually results in a “lose-lose” proposition for both hiring companies and… -
Oracle Buys Taleo for almost $2B. I miss Cheesman!
JibberJobber Blog9 Feb 2012 | 10:16 amA few years ago I read a blog every single day. It was written by Joel Cheesman, who was the unofficial watchdog of the employment and career software and recruiting space. He was sharp, witty, and uncensored. He called things like they were, without any sugar coating. If I heard of some big news in the papers, I’d see what Cheesman had to say about it. His opinion was worth 1ox anything I’d read in other articles. But he moved on… I miss him. I would love to know what he thinks about Oracle buying Taleo for $1.9 billion. You can read about it on ZDNet or eWeek or… -
Dusting Off Your Resume
Lindsay Olson7 Feb 2012 | 7:34 amWhen is the last time you updated your resume? Sure, you may have added job experience, but did you actually clean up the copy you use to sell yourself to prospective employers?It’s important to continually change your resume to best reflect your experience and skills. Chances are you’ve accomplished at least a few things in the last few months that should be added to your resume. The wording, too, should constantly be tweaked to improve readability. Even if you aren’t actively looking, as you gain additional experience and achieve greatness at work, you should be keeping track and… -
Unwritten Rules, Sports Fandom and Company Culture
Lance Haun6 Feb 2012 | 6:09 amAs culture continues to be a hot topic for human resources pros, I have a hard time grappling and explaining one of the most important parts of culture that aren’t defined by any one person in the company: unwritten workplace rules. I worked at one place where nobody left company premises for lunch. This wasn’t in the handbook and there were a slew of restaurants within a mile of work (even a couple within easy walking distance). Other people have told me about places they’ve worked where nobody leaves before the boss leaves. You get the idea. We often leave this out of…
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5 Survival Tips for Millennials Job Interviews
7 Feb 2012 | 8:57 amWhat you need to know to as a millennial job interviewer or interviewee of one. This is a guest post by Aaron McDaniel. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. One of the early signs that you are starting to build a strong career is when you have the opportunity to be on the other side of the table and get to interview potential candidates to work at your company. You will most likely be elated, empowered and possibly a little nervous. But before getting engulfed by the feeling of making other people squirm for a change, keep the following tips… -
Where To Find Internships and Fellowships in Israel in 2012
31 Jan 2012 | 1:17 pmOver 30 places to find an internship in Israel in 2012. Some of the submission deadlines may have already passed, so if you know someone looking for an Israel-based internship, send this article to them asap. Each internship description below is more or less quoted from the source. Except where noted, all the internships have fees of some sort, such as an application processing fee or registration deposit, but many also offer scholarships or other financial aid and/or let you use a Masa Israel grant. After scanning the listings and visiting some of the sites, don’t miss out on the tips… -
Use Your Job Strengths For A Faster Job Search
26 Jan 2012 | 11:30 amTrying to stand out in a crowd is not always the best way to stand out. This got me thinking I was once chatting with an old friend of mine about his dating struggles. Or rather, struggles about his lack of serious dating. In his late 30′s, single and wanting very much to start a family, he felt the pressure mounting as time crept on. As a result, he began looking for new ways to meet that special someone. Later that year, he signed up to a major dating site and spent 3 months meeting site members whose profiles showed that they had similar interests. Unfortunately, the 3 months went by… -
Job Search at Work? 5 Must-Read Tips
19 Jan 2012 | 9:00 amPut less pressure on yourself by job searching while employed. This is a guest post by Dave Thomas. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. There are always individuals with jobs who for one reason or another choose to search for a different position. When those cases arise, it behooves the individual to be as discreet as possible so that their present employer is not privy to their search, something that in the end could cost the employee their present job. The last thing you want is to really need to search for a job because you just lost your… -
15 Conversation Starters That Make Networking Events Great
12 Jan 2012 | 9:00 amBeat the biggest problem people have with networking events. Some ideas on how to break the ice at your next networking event or just on the street. After a recent all-day conference, I was about to head home when a friend there, Natasha Shine of Rounds, said she was on her way down the street for the evening networking event at another all-day conference. “Well… I’m pretty tired,” I told her. “Come on, you’ll meet a lot of entrepreneurs,” she pushed back, and that was all it took. Good thing I went. I did meet a lot of entrepreneurs, including some…
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‘Online Applications ONLY’: A ‘Lose-Lose’ Proposition for All!
9 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amIn last week’s posting (Corporate America: Your Hiring Processes are Branded as “Broken”!) I pointed out the tremendous disconnect that exists today between job seekers and the companies that seek to hire them because of certain current hiring processes in corporate America. In this week’s posting I am going to examine one of those processes that contributes mightily to this disconnect—the “online applications ONLY” job application requirement imposed by some hiring companies. It’s a process that usually results in a “lose-lose” proposition for both hiring companies and… -
Are You Using The Right Words For Your Brand?
8 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amAre you using the right words to build your personal brand in your resume, marketing materials, and social media updates? Often, there’s a disconnect, or gap, between the words used in resumes, marketing materials, & day-to-day social marketing, and the personal brand an individual is trying to build. Personal brand building is impossible if you’re not using the right words! To make sure that you’re using the right words, I’d like to share a free online tool you can use to visually display the contents of your resume, marketing materials, and social media marketing… -
Interview Rejection To Selection
8 Feb 2012 | 2:30 amPeople unfamiliar with sales techniques usually become depressed by interview rejection and then lose momentum for continuing in their search for employment. From a typical salesperson’s perspective, rejections are not necessarily bad particularly when used as valuable learning lessons. BUT the seasoned sales professional, with a smile on her face, will mentally say, NEXT! Early in my sales career, I learned that it was necessary to make 100 sales calls in order to make 10 sales. It was not motivating to learn I only had a 10% chance for making a sale. We were then told, the more… -
3 Ways To Implement Your Personal Brand Offline
7 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amFor most professionals, personal branding thrives online. Through juggling social media profiles, managing reputation, creating content, and securing our sites, we may forget that personal branding can also be done in person – and can be just as effective, if not more so. Attending an industry event, association meeting, or even a professional cocktail hour in your city can be a great and easy way to transition the brand you’ve created online into the real world. Consider below three ways to implement your brand in person once you’re there: Keep The Conversation Going. Since you’re… -
20 Questions Smart Employees Ask Themselves
7 Feb 2012 | 2:30 amThese 20 questions cover five key areas that are critical to your accurately evaluating how well you’re doing at work. Your answers (or score) predict whether you’re likely to be promoted, fired or kept simmering in the same spot for years to come. Score each question on a scale of 1-10 (10 = AWESOME). Add up your total score in each category. If you are totally awesome, you’ll have a total of 200 points. If you score below 30 points in any category, it’s time to take remedial action. Job mastery How well do I? 1. Exhibit expertise of the particular knowledge and skills that make me a…
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Oracle Buys Taleo for almost $2B. I miss Cheesman!
9 Feb 2012 | 10:16 amA few years ago I read a blog every single day. It was written by Joel Cheesman, who was the unofficial watchdog of the employment and career software and recruiting space. He was sharp, witty, and uncensored. He called things like they were, without any sugar coating. If I heard of some big news in the papers, I’d see what Cheesman had to say about it. His opinion was worth 1ox anything I’d read in other articles. But he moved on… I miss him. I would love to know what he thinks about Oracle buying Taleo for $1.9 billion. You can read about it on ZDNet or eWeek or… -
New Dress for JibberJobber – what do you think?
6 Feb 2012 | 3:06 amI was on the phone with a savvy investor a few weeks ago and he said “JibberJobber is like a beautiful woman in an ugly dress. You really need to change the dress!” I know, I know. I’ve been working on it for years. I think we’re ready to change the dress, but I wanted to show you and see what you think. About 95% of the people I’ve asked love this, and 5% are violently opposed to it. I guess that’s how it goes with dresses, too, huh? Some love, some hate, and really, when it comes down to it, probably 80% of dresses are just fine. So please, tell… -
Favorite Friday: LinkedIn Maintenance (for the year?)
3 Feb 2012 | 3:27 amJuly 17th, 2008. LinkedIn Maintenance: Do This Right Now (or else?) (61 comments – once you do this, leave a comment to report back ) Make today the day you spend a few minutes to back up your LinkedIn stuff… this post tells you how to backup CONTACTS and your PROFILE (including Recommendations). It might be the most critical thing you do today… I’ve heard of many, many people who have lost access to their LinkedIn account. How would you like everything you’ve done on LinkedIn to go away? I wouldn’t like that either. So go read the post, and backup both… -
When do you change your job search criteria?
2 Feb 2012 | 8:35 amWhen I started my job search, about 6 years and three weeks ago, I knew what I wanted: More than I was making in my last job (I had forgone three years of raises and salaries, and really felt I was underpaid (long story)). A short commute from my house. The commute I had just left was 30 minutes, which I didn’t like. To stay in my house. I didn’t want to uproot my family. I’m sure I had other criteria, but those are the three that I am remembering right now. As the weeks went by, and my job search got more pathetic, my criteria changed. I was okay to not have such a… -
Relationship Management: Getting Multiple Contacts Into JibberJobber
31 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pmYesterday I did some research on a company that should acquire JibberJobber. I’m not in talks with them, yet, but if it happens, I want to know who I’ll be talking to. I went into LinkedIn and did a search on the company, narrowing it down to executive titles. I opened up six LinkedIn Profiles that I want to keep track of. I was going to put them all into JibberJobber today, one by one. But then I thought it would be faster to import them. So I did First, I created a very simple spreadsheet. Note the first row: In the first row, each column starts with what I’m…
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Lindsay Olson
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Dusting Off Your Resume
7 Feb 2012 | 7:34 amWhen is the last time you updated your resume? Sure, you may have added job experience, but did you actually clean up the copy you use to sell yourself to prospective employers?It’s important to continually change your resume to best reflect your experience and skills. Chances are you’ve accomplished at least a few things in the last few months that should be added to your resume. The wording, too, should constantly be tweaked to improve readability. Even if you aren’t actively looking, as you gain additional experience and achieve greatness at work, you should be keeping track and… -
Not All PR is Good PR
2 Feb 2012 | 10:18 amThis is a post by PR columnist, Alison Kenney.Want to know reporters’ pet peeves about working with PR people?No?Me neither!But attend any panel session that includes members of the media and the question ALWAYS comes up.At first the reporter will get a look on his or her face like, “oh, wow, where do I begin?” Then they’ll start off answering the question in a nice way, “well, it’s helpful if the PR person who is contacting me has a relationship with me, or has maybe even read my work and can reference that in the pitch.” But then they get warmed up and watch out! Soon you’ll… -
U.S. News & World Report Releases Ranking of Best Accredited Online Colleges
26 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pmFor decades now, U.S. News & World Report has annually released a respected ranking of American universities. For hiring managers and human resources personnel around the country this list has provided a useful resource in determining which academic institutions to look out for on resumes. But while USN&WR’s annual college rankings have always exclusively stuck to traditional “brick & mortar” universities, this year was the first time the periodical included a list of the best accredited online colleges in the country. The introduction of such a respected ranking of… -
5 Green Jobs that Will Increase in Demand
25 Jan 2012 | 9:55 amAs more companies strive to adhere to greener initiatives, you can guarantee that the need for individuals skilled in a variety of green technologies will grow significantly in the next couple of years. So much so will the demand increase, that individuals currently wondering about their own job security or which profession they should consider a career in are better to specialize in going green to enhance their likelihood of employment. Some of the fastest growing green careers include:Green ConstructionAs more people take interest in protecting their environment, you can expect the number… -
5 Ways to Use the Internet for Your Job Hunt
12 Jan 2012 | 12:08 pmYou know you can use the Internet to look for a job and to network to find one, but here are other ways you can do your own research to better position you to be hired.Research the Company Everyone says it, but I still hear back from hiring managers all the time about candidate’s lack of knowledge and preparation for an interview. The more you know about the company you’re interviewing with, the more you’ll impress hiring managers. Your preparation could be the determining factor between continuing in the process or being lead out of the interview quickly. A simple search online…
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Unwritten Rules, Sports Fandom and Company Culture
6 Feb 2012 | 6:09 amAs culture continues to be a hot topic for human resources pros, I have a hard time grappling and explaining one of the most important parts of culture that aren’t defined by any one person in the company: unwritten workplace rules. I worked at one place where nobody left company premises for lunch. This wasn’t in the handbook and there were a slew of restaurants within a mile of work (even a couple within easy walking distance). Other people have told me about places they’ve worked where nobody leaves before the boss leaves. You get the idea. We often leave this out of… -
Disclosure Isn’t Enough If You Want People’s Trust
2 Feb 2012 | 6:16 amI think a lot about trust. And maybe more importantly, I think about how mistrust happens. Specifically when it comes to writers, columnists, bloggers, and journalists. Often, when people talk about disclosure, they are usually talking about money. And if you’re a blogger or writer and money is changing hands, I think you should always be on the side of clear, full disclosure. And just for the record, I’ve been called out about disclosure. More on that in a second, though. First, let’s talk about money. Money is powerful. I think about the work I do with ERE and how I take… -
The Most Important Person On The Internet: Happy Tim Sackett Day
23 Jan 2012 | 6:15 amNormal business attire for Sackett. Click to enlarge. Ever since Laurie Ruettimann suggested a Tim Sackett day, I’ve been stoked. Not because I think Tim deserves any sort of recognition, especially on any of those influencer or top blogger lists. Because, really? It’s entertaining as hell when he doesn’t get picked. I played kickball when I was a kid in school and there was this little kid named Ricky who was kind of an annoying little wise ass. And while he was good at kickball, he always got picked for our teams way too late. He’d be picked in the fourth round and… -
What Word Limit? The Constraint Is Your Ability To Write A Compelling Tale
16 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pmOn the last post, I had a commenter ask if I thought my 2000 word post was well received. It’s a good question and one question I often get is about the length of blog posts. Some people say 400 words should be your goal. Some people say no more than 600 to 800 words. Supposedly, nobody reads anything over 800 words online. Generally speaking, I keep my posts on TLNT below 800 words. I’ve dipped into 1,200 word territory on occasion but that’s pretty rare. Now, I would be interested in doing a long form series for TLNT but what has been better for online publications, at… -
Finding Your Writing Voice: One Tip From A Non-Expert
12 Jan 2012 | 5:44 amLast week, I wrote a blog post that was almost 2,000 words long. That’s not that exceptional. What’s surprising is that I sat down and wrote the entire piece in about 90 minutes. The fact of the matter is, I spent a ton of time on that post. Reading (and re-reading) material about the subject, thinking about it, thinking about my approach and then thinking about the key points I wanted to cover. I’m not the quickest thinker in the world. It means I’m not the greatest conversationalist in the world, nor am I prone to amaze you in a casual conversation. And please,…
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Is Your Personal Brand Fake?
22 Jan 2012 | 9:23 pmI recently came across a video called Sh*t New Yorkers Say. The video is a funny account of what it’s like to live in New York City. It touches on all that is magical and all that is annoying about this city in less than 3 minutes. It’s accuracy is uncanny and as a native New Yorker I’ve undoubtedly uttered at least 90% of the same things about this city during my time here. But I think the beauty of the video is that it depicts New York City life in a transparent and authentic way. It’s a city that attracts and repels its inhabitants at the same time. The feeling you… -
Betty White: Relevant and Employable at Age 90
16 Jan 2012 | 10:56 pmAt age 88 Betty White had a leading role in the TV show Hot in Cleveland, a memorable Snickers commercial that first aired during the Superbowl, and a guest host spot on Saturday Night Live. And in the two years that have followed, Betty White continues to be everywhere and the job offers don’t seem to be slowing down. Today is Betty White’s 90th birthday and she’s still working. And I think this is a testament to her relevance. Her age hasn’t held her back because she continues to be able to play roles that people young and old can relate to and appreciate. In job… -
Ten Reasons Why Your Resume Isn’t Working
12 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pmI don’t know what it is about resumes. People seem to get so caught up in what they think a resume “should” be that they overlook what a resume can be…an entree to a new role, a new career, a new life. Some people seem to treat their resumes like they are their tax returns…break a rule and get penalized; enter information in a different place and suffer the consequences…it really doesn’t need to be so formulaic…and it shouldn’t be. A good resume is a representation of your strengths, your passion, your dreams…all wrapped up into a… -
Leaving Your Job? Leave Your ID Badge, Bathroom Key and Twitter Handle at the Door
11 Jan 2012 | 6:37 pmI recently came across this SHRM article Former Employees Claim Ownership of Twitter Handles, LinkedIn Connections describing the tug-of-war between employers and employees over ownership of Twitter handles and followers and LinkedIn accounts and connections once an employee leaves the company. While more and more companies seem to be creating more formalized social media policies, it’s obvious that there is still a lot of gray when it comes to deciding what rightfully belongs to the individual and what the employer can claim as theirs. According to a Forbes article, Who Owns Your… -
How Would You Get an Elephant Into a Refrigerator and Other Off the Wall Interview Questions
10 Jan 2012 | 7:43 pmI’m really enjoying Glassdoor’s Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2011, complete with suggested responses from Glassdoor readers. Here are some of my favorites: Q. How many people are using Facebook in San Francisco at 2:30pm on a Friday? A. More than are using Google+ Q. Name 5 uses of a stapler without staple pins. A. Nutcracker Q. How many planes are currently flying over Kansas? A. All of them. Planes can’t fly below or through Kansas. Q. What is 37 X 37? A. Hold on let me check my iPhone calc app. Q. How would you get an elephant into a refrigerator? A. I’d…
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The Best Virtual Assistant for Android [Video]
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