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How to make more money using social media

If you are thinking now might be the time to get started on an extra income, you are in good company. Take a look at our book trailer for Social Networking for Business Success to learn why you want to start thinking about how to launch an income-generating business and to see how the book can help you do exactly that! Buy your copy tomorrow – Tuesday, September 3rd – and win several bonuses, including an opportunity for a Q&A call with me and Hannah to ask all of your social media questions! Buy your copy tomorrow and check back for a link to sign up for the bonuses.

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This book to show you how to grow your business could not come at a more perfect time. As more and more companies begin to hire freelancers to fill roles that may have gone to full-time employees, many of us cannot expect to rely on landing traditional jobs for our entire careers. This is a challenge most are not prepared to tackle. The solution? You must identify opportunities to create new income streams and learn how to self market or face being eclipsed by people who do.

Social Networking for Business Success provides exactly the information you need to succeed in today’s economy, whether hanging a shingle and running your own business has been a life-long dream or an idea you’ve never considered.

Social media and online tools make it easier than ever to create a profitable business selling goods or services. When used to their potential, these networking resources can help you:

• Demonstrate your expertise.
• Grow your network.
• Learn new things.
• Sell your goods or services.

Grow Your Business

Social Networking for Business Success teaches you how to:

• Connect with people you don’t know and convince them to reach for their wallets.
• Inspire trust, build partnerships and make more money.
• Market and advertise your business without spending a dime.
• Leverage small details that make big differences in online searches.
• Look smarter than your competition and make the best use of your limited time.

Do not get left behind the eight ball; act now to prepare to market your ideas and to run an independent business  to enhance your income opportunities and earning potential. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a business owner who hasn’t ramped up online, yet: this book will help you overcome obstacles to your success and get you on the right path.

Don’t take my word for it! See a sample of reviews from others in the business community about Social Networking for Business Success:

“Starting and running a business is hard work, but never in history has it been so easy to connect with an audience, find a customer, or market your brand. Social media allows anyone to connect with the entire world given a little work and very little money. This book shows you how to do it right.” – David Linton, Owner, Arobase Group, Highest Certified Apple Computer System Expert

“The entire book is filled with common sense easy to apply ideas…if you’re in business you need to get and read this book.” -  Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy, bestselling author

“Filled with strategies and tactics, recommended resources, and helpful tips–this book is a must read for aspiring entrepreneurs.” – Shawn Graham, Small Business Marketing Consultant

If you’ve ever thought about running a business or think it’s time for some new strategies to ramp your existing business up online, we hope you will buy a copy of Social Networking for Business Success. Please help us meet a sales goal by purchasing it from Amazon on our “launch date,” September 3rd — the day after Labor Day.

As a special bonus, we are offering a free Q&A call-in for anyone who purchases the book on September 3rd via Amazon AND a free checklist to help you create a branded bio! All you need to do is order you copy on that day, then click here and fill out the form to access this special offer.

We hope you’re curious enough to check it out. Remember to wait until September 3rd to buy your copy to take advantage of the special free offers. 

So mark your calendar and head over to Amazon on September 3^rd and then sign up for the bonus offers; it’s our special way of saying thank you and celebrating the day after Labor Day.

Join our Small Business Google+ community here.

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Today’s post is in honor of Job Action Day, a day for all job-seekers and workers to take stock of their situations and make plans and/or take action steps to improve their careers. QuintCareers.com spearheads and runs this event every year, and I’m delighted to contribute and to suggest you visit other post about the topic. Follow #JAD2012 on Twitter for information.

Experts often disagree about exactly how important it is for job seekers and professionals to focus on the concept of what is widely known as a “personal brand.” Reach Personal Branding defines the personal brand as:

“What is authentic to you, differentiating from your peers and relevant and compelling to those who are making decisions about you…Personal Branding is the process of unearthing your unique promise of value and demonstrating that value in everything you do. Itâ€s about consistently being your best self so you achieve your goals while adding tremendous value to your team, organization and company.”

So, whatâ€s controversial? Some people believe asking people to focus on themselves and their brand is self-centered, and any “branding” they do is too ego-centric to be important for job seekers or others who seek to advance their careers.

Regardless of what you believe about the existing conversation about personal branding, one thing is certain: the job market is changing. Research continues to come out showing that the contingent – otherwise known as temporary, or contract, workforce, is growing. The Harvard Business Reviewâ€s Tammy Erikson wrote, “Temporary placement service provider Adecco predicts the growth rate for contingent workers will be three to four times the growth rate among traditional workforces, and that they eventually will make up about 25% of the global workforce.”

What does this mean for you? Even if you have a traditional job now, you may eventually find yourself in a position where your livelihood depends on your ability to market yourself as a one-person company. The writing is on the wall: the job market and career opportunities are changing – you need to change, too. If you want to secure a place as a known expert in your field – someone people will mention and refer to others – for both traditional and contract jobs, itâ€s up to you to step up and focus on what you have to offer outside the walls of your traditional office and beyond the realm of the colleagues who know you personally.

Hannah Morgan and I have been discussing personal branding as it relates to people who many need to start to re-envision themselves as entrepreneurs instead of job seekers. We even coined a new term that we believe hones in on what people engaged in personal branding really need to understand.

The term is VIV-id, which stands for Virtual Individual Verified-id.

Dictionary.com defines the word vivid:

1. strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.

2. full of life; lively; animated: a vivid personality.

3. presenting the appearance, freshness, spirit, etc., of life; realistic: a vivid account.

4. strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible: a vivid recollection.

5. forming distinct and striking mental images: a vivid imagination.

We thought it was a perfect launching pad for an acronym to replace the term personal brand, and to help people redefine the concept in a way that makes sense for todayâ€s reality. (Note: we’re not redefining the concept of personal branding, but we hope this new term, broken into definable parts, can help clarify the elements that go into creating a strong personal brand.)

Virtual reminds us that we no longer have the luxury to bask solely in a community of people who know us personally if we want to be competitive in this new economy. Instead, we’ll all be judged, in part, based on our online and social media activity — our virtual selves.

Individual concentrates on what is unique and special about you. You want to know yourself first and be sure the “package” you create represents you authentically as an individual. You won’t be able to represent your VIV-id without knowing yourself and engaging in some self-exploration. This piece of the acronym also reminds us that your “real” self (not only your “virtual” identity) comprises your VIV-id (your personal brand).

Verified. This is an important factor we believe many people overlook. It refers to the fact that we cannot define ourselves inside of a vacuum if we want to make effective connections with other people. In other words, you can do a lot of self-reflection and know what YOU offer, but that is only part of the equation. You must also look outside of your own needs, skills and accomplishments and understand how to market what you offer in a way that your target audience will appreciate it.

Reach’s definition captures this concept by explaining that your brand should be “relevant and compelling to those who are making decisions about you.” Hannah and I hope choosing the word “verified” (as in researched, or double-checked) as 25% of our acronym to explain the concept of personal branding will remind people to focus on this important aspect of learning to market their own skills.

My analogy for this concept of “verified” is wrapping a gift. When you focus on your VIV-id, you package yourself, and itâ€s important to consider the recipients in order to ensure they are thrilled with the offering . For example, if you are preparing a gift for a 4-year old boy, itâ€s unlikely youâ€ll use pink, frilly bows and princesses. Even if you really love pink, bows and princesses, youâ€ll think first of the little boy and what he will want; what will make the package look like it was uniquely prepared for him?

Similarly, itâ€s your job to research and investigate exactly what you offer that your target audience will appreciate. (Itâ€s going to be a little more involved than deciding a young boy likely prefers cars and trucks to frilly ribbons.) Youâ€ll need to study job descriptions, read and analyze online information from companies that interest you, comb through publications and blogs from thought leaders in your field, conduct online and in-person conversations and read whatâ€s said at your professional associations and conferences.

The Id refers to your psyche, or your unconscious. It is closely aligned to something that makes you happy, or gives you pleasure. Itâ€s an important piece of this definition, not just because it rounds out the acronym, but because, to be most successful, what you offer should be authentic (real) and something you’re excited to showcase.

Hannah and I hope re-explaining the concept of personal branding via this new acronym will help job seekers and potential entrepreneurs focus on what is really important when they market themselves. Think about your VIV-id — how can you define and package what you offer?

Learn more about Job Action Day via Quint Careers and connect to the various bloggers writing about this topic today.

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Finding a mentor is just one aspect of landing a job. There is so much to do when youâ€re starting your job search. Where should you start?

Starting on the right road for your job search is a major concern for most job seekers.

Hannah Morgan (@CareerSherpa) and I have coached and worked with many job seekers just like you. We decided it would be useful to create a guide to help job seekers approach job search with a laser focus. Our eBook provides the “five things” you need to do for every major aspect of your job search. Don’t forget – we are offering some special bonuses to the first people who purchase a copy. Offer expires on June 14th! 

To continue to celebrate our launch, we are sharing tips from some of our colleagues. (Lots of us focus on “five things” for job seekers…These tips are not in our book, but we thought this great advice would help get you in the mind frame for our “five best” ebook.)

Today, weâ€re sharing a link to a post by Amanda Congdon of the Young Entrepreneur Council: Five ways to find an amazing mentor.

If you donâ€t have a mentor, this is an important topic to consider. When you connect with  the right mentor, your career (and your job search) is much more likely to be successful.

Learn more about our eBook, You Need a Job, 5 Steps to Get One – 29 chapters outlining the 5 things you need to do to succeed in every step of your job hunt.

photo by AlisonQuine

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It’s not easy navigating today’s competitive climate, and you should not have to do it alone. You need to know what’s worth your time and what’s a waste. You need to cut through the muck and just get a job already — time is ticking.

What you need is a step-by-step guide to finding that job, and now, you can have it.

How about 5 steps to job search success?

Yup, five steps…

Hannah Morgan (also known as @CareerSherpa), a well-respected expert in the career space, and I have broken down every major aspect of job search into five, easy to understand pieces. You’ll be able to skillfully navigate your way to a new job with this guide. Reading it is kind of like having a coach right there with you — cheering you on and telling you what to do next.

Wouldn’t that be nice?

In our eBook, You Need a Job: 5 Steps to Get One, we teach you exactly what you need to know to:

Start your search off on the right foot. (There are a few steps you may have skipped over that can mean the difference between landing or looking. We tell you what they are and walk you through it.)

Network your way to success. (You’ve been networking? You may find out you’re “not networking.” Learn what networking is and what it’s not, and how knowing the difference can make all the difference for your job hunt.)

Learn how to make social media work. (We’ve broken it down into five steps for you.)

Apply for jobs. (Once you know the inside scoop, the clouds will clear and the birds will sing!)

Rock your interview. (Memorize answers? NO! Learn what employers are really wanting to know, and how to give them exactly what they want.)

In short — you will learn exactly what you need to know to get the job. In five steps.

Weâ€ve broken down all the most important parts of looking for a job into the “top five,” so you will know exactly where to start and how to succeed.

No fluff. No extras. Just the nitty-gritty – a laser focus on what you need to know NOW to stop looking and start landing. Some examples of what you will find in our eBook:

Your job search is stalled…Here’s what you need to do:

• Five things to keep in mind to tap into the “keyword mystery.”
• Top five issues to examine when you research companies.
• Five considerations to build and use a personal marketing plan to make you the standout candidate.
• Five key things to know to help you create your personal brand.
• Answers to the five questions you need to consider to create a pitch to impress your targets.
• Five things to do so you won’t be caught like a deer in headlights when you need a professional recommendation.

Is your “networking” not working?

• Five things networking is and is not – and how to make sure you are networking effectively.
• Five scenarios describing types of people to ask for a meeting!
• Five steps to prepare to succeed at in-person networking: ease awkwardness and emerge with terrific contacts.
• Five things to accomplish at an informational meeting.
• Five ways to make sure you keep the ball rolling after you meet in person.
• Five tips to help build a framework for you to use as you decide when and how you will follow up after networking events.

You never hear back? Your materials are going into the “black hole?” Quick fixes to stand out:

• Top five ways to write a top-notch resume and cover letter – and what NOT to do.
• Five key things to keep in mind when evaluating a job description.
• Five most important features of job boards and tips to improve how you spend your time using them.
• Top five things you need to know to submit your resume to ensure it will be received and processed in the intended manner.
• Five things you should know about recruiters.
• Five things you can do to prepare for your interview and five ways to stand out after the interview.

You feel like you’ve done everything you can to get a job, but you haven’t jumped on the social media bandwagon? Good news — there’s more you can do!

Top strategies to help you incorporate social media into your job search, including the “top five” best uses for LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to help you land a job.

Free Bonuses — Special Incentives

When you order…

You also get access to two, free, one-hour, live teleseminars with us.

Ask your specific questions, talk about your strategy and get ready to tackle your job search with confidence! (You’ll receive details after your purchase.)

And, don’t worry — if you can’t make the live calls, you can email your questions to us and listen to our replies on the recorded versions.

Think about it…what do you have to lose? How much is your job search costing you?

You could be losing $1000 per week or more by not taking the step you need to land a new job now.

If this investment gets you a job an hour sooner, it will be more than worth it.

Buy now for the low price of — $59.95  – Value (including teleseminars) of over $200

Do you really want to miss this chance to pick up a step-by-step guide to your job search
AND FREE calls with two experts?

Plus, we are willing to guarantee you will learn something from our book. We are offering a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee. If you don’t learn something from our book, return it for a full refund.

To recap…

What you get:

• 108-page PDF packed with step-by-step instructions of exactly what you need to know!
• 4 templates to help you write your resume, cover letter, thank you letter and marketing plan.
• Don’t forget the live teleseminars!

Take a peek at the table of contents.

What do you have to lose?

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Still looking for that job? Are you making these time wasting job-seeker mistakes?

Social media is great for crowd sourcing information. Hannah Morgan (@CareerSherpa) and I are lucky to have an amazing network of friends and colleagues from the career coaching, recruiting and careers industries. We hope you will check out their other advice we are showcasing in honor of our upcoming eBook, You Need a Job: 5 Steps to Get One.

This is part two of two posts I published this weekend with great information from our colleagues — and Hannah has two unique posts filled with more information planned this weekend as well. I told you our colleagues had plenty to share about the subject!  Be sure to check out Hannah’s post today.

We hope you will learn something new from these responses to the question: What mistakes do job seekers make?

Passive job seekers

No job seeker can afford to sit back and hope for the best. If you are not driving your own career bus, who is driving it?

Job seekers engage in passive searches that put way too much emphasis on resumes, cover letters and job boards. ~ Walter Akana, Threshold Consulting

Online Info

Both Hannah and I are big proponents of using social media and online tools.  Are you giving enough thought to your online presence when it comes to job search?

Some job seekers are still failing to clean up their online presence — most recruiters and hiring managers will do an online search on each job candidate. ~ Heather Huhman, Come Recommended

Create a personal alias and a professional profile online. Use separate emails for both. You’ll be glad you did when it’s time for a background check. ~ Jim Stroud

Learn new things

One thing that is a guarantee for job seekers – the job market, types of positions and the skills you need will continue to change and evolve. Are you keeping up?

The job seeker doesn’t take the time to learn new skills (e.g., social media) that could add to marketability while expanding their resources. ~ Walter Akana, Threshold Consulting

Applying, resumes and interviewing

It is amazing how much there is to do and think about before you are ready to think about your resume, job search materials and interview skills! Some tips from our colleagues:

Job seekers are in a hurry and rush through writing their resume or having their resume written, which ultimately costs them more time (and money) because they chose speed over quality. ~ Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Career Trend

Chris Havrilla, Havrilla, LLC, points out these job seeker errors:

• Not taking control of your resume (don’t be generic, treat like a business proposal – one size does not fit all) or interview process (making sure Recruiter/Interviewer walks away from the interview with the information they need – not just the answers to the questions they ask).
• Applying for a job for which you are not qualified or for which you cannot add value.
• Not interviewing the company – just letting them interview you.

Too often, job seekers stay within what feels like a safe zone for their cover letter and other application materials. Remember that doing something unique and outside the box will help you stand out! ~ Alexis Grant

Follow up

You applied, so now itâ€s time to wait and see? Not if you actually want the job! Follow up is important!

Applying online only, not following up with company, recruiter or hiring manager directly. ~ Chris Havrilla, Havrilla, LLC

The process of applying online and waiting for a call does not work well in this job market. You have to proactively contact people in the organization. A personal connection goes a lot farther than a piece of data coming over the internet. ~ Harry Urschel, e-Executives

Other Tips

Thereâ€s so much more advice! (There is a lot to say — our eBook has 29 chapters packed full of it!) Here are some additional, useful tips from our colleagues we didnâ€t want you to miss:

Job seekers spend far too much time listening the media and the ‘doom and gloom’ brigade. In fact, job seekers don’t screw up enough. Resumes, networking and interviewing all improve by making MORE mistakes, not less. ~ Sital Ruparelia

Job seekers frequently focus on the “one” thing they canâ€t do (some new technology) or donâ€t have (degree) or canâ€t control (age), using that one factor as a roadblock to a search. They forget the 1027 things they can do and what value they do bring. ~ Dawn Bugni, The Write Solution

Do any of these answers make you squirm? Maybe you are the job seeker who isnâ€t quite as prepared as you should be? Maybe your resume isnâ€t quite right, or you arenâ€t following up? Our ebook, You Need a Job: 5 Steps to Get One, which we are so excited about launching TOMORROW, Monday, June 11^th, will give you specific advice and information about how to address most of these and many other concerns that prevent job seekers from landing opportunities.

Itâ€s 29 chapters of “how to doâ€s” for job seekers who want to stop looking and start working in their new opportunities. Stay tuned – for those who buy the eBook first, we are offering some free bonuses. Keep your eye here tomorrow for details.

If you want to read more ideas, don’t miss yesterday’s post about what not to do when you are looking for a job.

Update: the ebook is available. If you want to learn how to find a job, learn more here.

photo by Alan Cleaver

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For example, painting your house? Changing your wardrobe or hair? Embarking on a new degree or certificate program? Even planning a vacation?

You’re busy (aren’t we all?) And, let’s face it, we’re not all experts at EVERYTHING! You know you want to move forward, but you feel a little stuck, so you procrastinate. Having a plan, or a guide, can make all the difference. (When you are stressed, it is even worse, be sure to read Hannah Morgan (@CareerSherpa)’s post about five tips to de-stress your job search

For example, when I was planning to paint inside and outside my home, I *could* have painted (the inside) myself, but it would have taken me a lot longer and the results would not have been as good as they were when I hired a professional. (You should have seen my painters painting trim – they didnâ€t even use tape!)

Before I even could think about hiring painters, though, I had another obstacle: picking colors! For the interior decorators among you, this may be hard to believe, but choosing colors for several key rooms in the house seemed like an overwhelming problem. What if it looked bad? What needed to match? Or not match? I had no interest in making a mistake in my home.

What did I finally do? I hired an expert. Laura came in with her paint swatches, asked me what I liked and proceeded to explain what she would recommend. She has seen the colors she recommended to me in many, many homes. On the walls! I trusted her ideas and knew I could move forward confidently.

But, that wasnâ€t all. I still had a few choices to make. I needed to buy some samples and see how I liked them on the walls. But, being “too busy” (I really am busy – how do you think this blog gets written?!)

I procrastinated. For a long time. It wasnâ€t until the painter I had said I would hire called back to check in that I finally went to work on making final color selections. It was easier to TALK about making a change than it was to actually make a change. Surprise!

Does this sound like you? Not about painting, but about your job hunt? Is it overwhelming to even think about starting?

Maybe you’d like to hire an expert to help, but it doesn’t seem to be in the budget right now? I have great news for you! My friend and colleague, Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa) and I have created a guide to job search like you have never seen!

It’s our new eBook,  You Need a Job, 5 Steps to Get One. It is an end-to-end guide to how to get a job: 29 chapters outlining the five things you need to do to succeed in every step of your job hunt.

When you are among the first to buy a copy, youâ€ll also get some extra special bonuses.

Update: the ebook is available. If you want to learn how to find a job, learn more here. Don’s miss special bonuses for people who are the first to buy our eBook.

Remember: nothing happens until you take action, and we are guaranteeing that you will learn important tips from our book — or your money back!

photo by Marianone

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If I had one hour to save the world, I would spend the first 55 minutes defining the problem.

Think about it – donâ€t we often do the exact opposite in our daily work lives? How often do we spend the time planning that is necessary to REALLY get the job done – and done well?I have a friend who is a reference librarian. The first thing he does when faced with a patronâ€s question is to identify the root of the question – what does the person REALLY need to know?

For example, someone asking for history books or resources may actually be looking for information about period costumes from the late 1800s! Clearly, not everyone is skilled at focusing in on communicating exactly what he or she needs to know. My friend is trained to ask pointed questions before moving forward with what could be a wild goose chase for an answer to the wrong question!

This post (reprinted with permission) originally ran on Fast Track Tools, a site that offers solutions to get you unstuck in your business, sales processes, and communication. (Be sure to visit the site for many insightful posts!)

Look around – you are bound to see this happening all around you: people running after the answers to problems without stopping to identify the goal.

The following is a story that illustrates how important it is to understand your problem before you attempt to solve it.

Motorola has been reducing the size of their cell phones for years. Some of the first cell phones were the size of backpacks and now they weigh just a few ounces. Along the way, Motorolaâ€s customers requested bigger buttons. That is a tough request when the goal is to make everything smaller.

Motorola did some research and learned this request was coming from a specific market: firefighters, rescue workers, construction workers, miners and the like. In most cases, this niche market needed to use a cell phone in low visibility conditions while wearing gloves. Ultimately the solution was to provide a phone that operated by squeezing the phone. The firefighters did not know this was possible—and neither did Motorola—when this request came in.

The firefighters thought they needed bigger buttons, but once Motorola understood what these customers were trying to accomplish—using a cell phone in low visibility with gloves on—it found a reasonable solution. Motorola developed a cell phone that could dial and communicate when the user squeezed the phone in different patterns similar to Morse Code.

There may be a difference between what you think you need and what you are trying to accomplish. That is why you need to plan out your desired destination before determining what you need to get there.

What are you doing to identify your goal?

Post originally posted on Fast Track Tools.

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Don’t forget to read Hannah’s tips today about how to clean up your job search.

If your goal involves getting a job, I have good news! Have you missed the posts from earlier this week? My friend and colleague, Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa) and I have created a guide to job search like you have never seen!

It’s our new eBook, You Need a Job, 5 Steps to Get One. It is an end-to-end explanation of how to get a job: 29 chapters outlining the five things you need to do to succeed in every step of your job hunt. The book will help you figure out your goals as well as what to do once you know your job search direction.

When you are among the first to buy a copy, youâ€ll also get some extra special bonuses…

Update: the eBook is available. If you want to learn how to find a job, learn more here. Don’s miss special bonuses for people who are the first to buy our eBook.

Remember: nothing happens until you take action, and we are guaranteeing that you will learn important tips from our book. Stay tuned!

photo by dnwallace

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Youâ€ve heard the news. It sometimes seems virtually impossible to land a job. Some employers are receiving 25,000 applicants and insisting NONE of them are qualified.

Maybe youâ€ve applied for 100 jobs and havenâ€t landed one interview?

You feel like you are wasting your time looking for a job, and you are ready to just have a job now.

This isnâ€t how looking for a job used to be.

Today, thereâ€s a lot to know before you look for a job if you want to avoid the feeling of banging your head against the wall. The alternative? You could be looking for a very long time.

Sound familiar?

Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa) and I have been working with and talking to a lot of job seekers just like you. We get frustrated when we hear from long-term job seekers who are at their wits end. When we learn more about their job search journeys, itâ€s clear to us why they havenâ€t found a job: they donâ€t know how to look.

The job search rules have changed, employers are looking for very specific information in some cases and many job seekers donâ€t know how to use the tools at their disposal to help them land opportunities.

We decided it was time to get together to create a guide to help job seekers cut through the muck. We compiled series of tips to  help you overcome job search overwhelm.

The result? Our eBook: You Need a Job: 5 Steps to Get One.

We offer 29 chapters of “top five” tips. We focused in on exactly what we think you need to know to get your job search going, from how to figure out what you need to know before you start looking, to how to introduce yourself, best ways to research organizations, how to follow up after a networking meeting, best interviewing tips, how to get recommendations, job search correspondence tips and how to use all the major social networks – just to name a few topics.

In short – this book cuts through all the extras and breaks job search down into exactly what you need to know about key job search topics that may be confounding you. We’ll be launching it on June 11th. Don’t miss Hannah’s post today — Two Heads are Better than One!

In the meantime, stay tuned for lots of advice and blog posts leading up to launch day!

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Here are some recent blog posts I’ve added to the book’s blog. I hope you’ll click through and take a look!

How to use social networking for your business

Highlighting contributors Tasti-D-Lite (@tastidlite) and Pizzeria Venti (@pvatl), this post reminds readers of key considerations when thinking about using social media to grow a business

How to use job boards to prepare your social networking strategy

This post highlights Chris Russell (@chrisrussell) and Susan P. Joyce (@jobhuntorg), experts on job boards and online job hunting. While job boards aren’t generally considered social media sites, they are an important part of many job seekers’ strategies, so I tapped my network of experts for advice for you. Also, learn how to use job boards to help you research and prepare your pitch.

Chris interviewed me for a podcast on the topic of social media for job seekers. You can listen to the podcast by visiting the link HERE.

Twitter helps grow your reputation

This features my friend Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa), who noted, “Twitter, more than any other social media tool, enabled me to establish a recognizable presence and brand online. I highly recommend that everyone — even job seekers and business owners who do not have an interest in blogging — experiment with Twitter.” I agree with Hannah – I love how Twitter helped me connect and become friends with many colleagues and contacts. It’s an amazing resource for job seekers and business owners, which is why I devote three chapters to it in my book!

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