Are you keeping so busy looking for a job that you are missing opportunities that are right within your reach?

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Yesterday, I was honored to be invited to serve on a panel for the Voice of Careers webinar series. Mark Stelzner moderated the webinar: Social Media for Job Seekers: A Career Coaches Panel, where I joined fellow coaches, Dawn Bugni and Shahrzad Arasteh to provide advice for job seekers about how to leverage social media for job seeking.

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Take a look at yourself; are you this Lego figure? Indistinguishable from your peers, with nothing significant to attract a hiring manager? If you are plain, it is going to be very difficult to land an opportunity.

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Building blocks for your job hunt

by Miriam Salpeter on August 23, 2010 · 5 comments

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What does your job search have to do with Lego blocks? Have you thought about how you can build a better job search or career?

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Learn how social media can help with your job hunt

by Miriam Salpeter on August 19, 2010 · 2 comments

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It’s always a pleasure to collaborate with my colleagues to share information to help job seekers. Learn more about a free webinar about using social media for job hunting, hosted by JobAngels founder Mark Stelzner.

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How to use Twitter to find a job

by Miriam Salpeter on August 16, 2010 · 0 comments

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I don’t make it a secret that Twitter is my favorite social network and one I think has great potential for job seekers. If you have not tried Twitter, it can be a useful tool to help you expand the network of people who know you (even if it is just virtually) and who may be willing to to provide information or advice to assist you with your career plans.

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How to get hired – networking via social media

by Miriam Salpeter on August 12, 2010 · 2 comments

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Last week, I attended BlogHer 2010 in New York City to speak on a panel about social networking profiles and resumes for job seekers. The JobLab, the brainchild of my friend Laurie Ruettimann, author of PunkRock HR and Cynical Girl, and the co-founder of New Media Services, included advice from many advisors with all types of expertise.

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If you follow the career advice tweeters and bloggers, you can’t help but know that Steven Slater (38), a flight attendant for JetBlue, “unleashed a profanity-laden tirade on the public address system, pulled the emergency-exit chute, slid off the plane and fled Kennedy International Airport” (per The New York Times) yesterday.

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If you are like many people, you are overwhelmed by all of the information at your disposal. Today, I suggest a resource to help you get the information that you need with little effort on your part. Keep your finger on the pulse…

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If you are a job seeker hoping to use transferable skills to move industries, it is up to you to prove you have what it takes. Tips for you…

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