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5 Ways Social Media Could Be Hurting Your Job Search

A report from Mashable: Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko, a unique professional community where social networking and job opportunities come together. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter. Social media is awesome, isn’t it? It does so much and asks so little. And [...]

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Job seeker uses social media to spread the word

A report from Boston.com: Dave Cutler is trying to find a job. He’s also trying to break into the social media business. So it made perfect sense for him to launch his job search with an all-out social media blitz. He created a website, hiredavecutler.com. He started blogging and tweeting about social media-related news, including [...]

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Job seeker uses social media to spread the word

A report from The Boston Globe: Dave Cutler is trying to find a job. He’s also trying to break into the social media business. So it made perfect sense for him to launch his job search with an all-out social media blitz. He created a website, hiredavecutler.com. He started blogging and tweeting about social media-related [...]

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Social media workshop helps students with job search

A report from The Daily Campus: SMU students pulled up their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts on their laptops Thursday night at the “Social Media and Your Job” workshop to see how their presence on the Web could attract future employers. The workshop took place in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center and was hosted by the [...]

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Workshop shows advantages of social media in job hunting

A report from Superior Telegram: September marked the launch of the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association’s video conferencing workshops for job seekers and employers. A number of workshops are being offered focusing on different aspects of the job search from resume writing, applying for jobs online, learning basic computer and interviewing skills, and more. The Northwest [...]

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Social media tools beneficial to job search

A report from Nooga.com: When local businessman Steven Disbrow needed to replace an employee who was moving away, social media and Twitter yielding a quick solution. “We had one person we hired from Twitter and turned out to be an excellent fit,” Disbrow, of local computer software and website development business EGO Systems, said. “Then [...]

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Social Media Helps, Hinders Job Search for Grads

A report from U.S. News & World Report: The job outlook continues to brighten for many college seniors graduating this month—provided they know how to manage themselves on- and off-line.  According to several recent studies, employers across industry sectors are looking for graduating seniors this spring and summer. In the latest installment of quarterly job [...]

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Using the Internet and Social Media to Search for a Job

A report from Voice of America:  05 May 2011 Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto One adviser says find a match for your skills rather than just a job title TO DOWNLOAD the MP3 of this story, click on the MP3 link in the upper right corner of the page. Double-click any word to find the definition in [...]

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Social Media is Your Job Search’s Best Friend

A report from Technorati: After being fired by CBS, Charlie Sheen didn’t get even, he got online. In what seemed like no time at all, he had over 3 million followers on Twitter, had set up a nationwide tour, and was being re-considered for his old job as lead comedian on “Two and a Half [...]

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