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Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

William (Bill) Lee — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:58:10 -0000

Thanks for your generosity Chris. Looks really useful.

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SF — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:22:57 -0000

Social sites are extremely effective if you are able to sell yourself and not afraid to call strangers. Utilise everything possible to find your ideal job. I connect to various people each day on LinkedIn and they are able to view our latest jobs (or my latest chatter) instantly. It's a no brainer!

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BusinessCourses — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:26:42 -0000

This is great! Students can now start finding jobs through the social web instead of the traditional way of going to job fairs or personally submitting resumes to different offices.

Bob from Business Courses

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organizewithsandy — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:19:48 -0000

Thanks Chris! Some great info that I can research for my presentation on using social media to help find jobs for TechConnect Ohio. I'll add this link and of course give you credit. {hugs}

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orjin krem — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:28:57 -0000

love this article. You were one of the first speakers I found on the web when I first got started learning this stuff a couple of years ago. There was a panel of people speaking and I believe you were the moderator and the video opened my eyes to a new world. Now, a few years later, I am still working to get that escape velocity. I believe it will happen though. Thanks for all you do, Chris!

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Seslichat Siteleri — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:11:23 -0000

Thanks, Chris. I'm sharing your helpful e-book with people through my work at the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services in Cincinnati.

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James Todd — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:10:31 -0000

Great contribution Chris! While you're looking you should also consider what you can do to earn income on your own. If you're not working currently or just want a second income here is an article with some great ideas: http://www.everyjob.com/10-...

James Todd
Publisher: BuildMySiteforFree.com

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Joshua Waldman — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:02:01 -0000

Chris,

I just finished reviewing your book. And I made sure all links came back to this original post: http://twurl.nl/1m3zuh

Your LinkedIn advice was spot on, but I had some reservations about the Twitter advice.

How would job seekers "collaborate" when what they really want is a chance to speak with a hiring manager. You mention sharing the database. But I had a hard time making the connection for Job Seekers. How would that work, exactly?

Did you know that an applicant has about 36 minutes to submit their application in Craigslist, from the time it was posted? Probably the most intelligent use of Craigslist is to use it to find companies in your area that are hiring. After that, it makes better sense to leverage LinkedIn or Twitter for networking, then to apply.

You mention having a photo on our blogs or LinkedIn profiles. I actually think this is a VERY important point you make. To emphasize it, here is a story:

A recruiter friend had a client with a perfect resume. His LinkedIn profile was in tip-top shape so he was baffled why he wasn't getting call backs.

The recruiter came in to help and took one look at his profile photo. He looked liked an Axe Murderer. I kid you not.

So she had him change his photo to something more dynamic.

Literally, in 7 days he had 3 job offers. Not just call backs or interview. But Offers!

This fact scares a lot of HR folks because of the social implications. But the fact remains that people make emotional decisions about people, just like how we shop for breakfast cereal. We might not know how it tastes, but we like the packaging and buy it.

I offer these 3 tips for making a compelling LinkedIn profile photo:

1- avoid facing the camera strait on. Instead, stand to the side and rotate your head to face the camera. Then tilt. This makes for a more dynamic negative space around our head.

2- Try smiling!

3- There isn't a lot of space to capture background images, but you can still get patterns and color. Choose a background that is suitable to your brand:

Orange: Determination, Vitality
Green: Fresh, natural, Green industries
Red: Power, risk, aggressive
Yellow: Bright, visionary
Purple: Mystery, wealth, spiritual
Blue: Credibility, trust and loyalty

My full review is here: http://twurl.nl/1m3zuh

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Scott Webb — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:01:00 -0000

You the man brogan, you the man!

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Susan Stoppelman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:06:40 -0000

"Using the Social Web to Find Word" finally found its way to me. Thank you for writing it.

I agree with and will use much of what you say. However you comment that you "have a problem with the notion of traditional networking, in the social sense. [You] perceive networking to mean those cocktail gatherings where you stand around and ask each other what you can do for each other." I've found "traditional networking" to be much more valuable and powerful than that. I'll invite a colleague out for coffee and brainstorming over a new challenge. Or I'll sit down with someone who has a job in an industry I want to approach. A few sincere questions to get them started, and the conversation is running. We both learn something before the time is up.

Oh, and it works with folks you met at those cocktail parties or Chamber events. Follow up that initial meeting with a request for a 30-minute conversation. Then close that session with another question: "Who else do you suggest I talk to about this?" Time very well spent.

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mikeboehmer57 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:46:19 -0000

Thanks, Chris. I'm sharing your helpful e-book with people through my work at the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services in Cincinnati.

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mikeboehmer57 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:44:43 -0000

Thanks, Chris! Great stuff. I work at Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services in Cincinnati. We have been helping thousands of people in job/career transition due to the economic situation. I've started sharing your e-book with others who can benefit from it.

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Mike Boehmer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:43:59 -0000

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Christine — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:39 -0000

You are a very, very generous man Chris!

Thank you for the help!

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Zack Grossbart — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:56:18 -0000

Thank for the eBook Chris. You have a small error on page 14. You say "37 Signals." The company name is 37signals (lowercase s and no space). I made the same mistake and Jason corrected me.

Keep up the great work

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Marla Schulman aka DvinMsM — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:23:44 -0000

Thank you for always thinking of others, lots of good karma coming back your way as you keep spreading good thoughts ours!

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derekshowerman — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:59:02 -0000

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We just finished our Social Media Strategy eBook. Feel free to download for free and share as you like. Would love to hear from you with feedback. :)

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Jay Neff — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:21:59 -0000

Chris,

Some great tips to be had in this piece, thanks!

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Scott Semester — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:47:37 -0000

Thanks for tweeting about this resource again today! I haven't been using LinkedIn at all, really, and this is great motivation to spend some time tonight beefing up my profile there and elsewhere.

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Timothy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:20:42 -0000

Awesome!

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

melaniekissell — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:25:43 -0000

Bang on, Chris!

A Treasure Trove of Timely Tips!

As usual ... you've over-delivered,
~Melanie

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Dan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:36:07 -0000

Wow! Thank you for the ebook!
Love your blog and just subscribed to the email feed.
Also, Congratulations on almost 5 YEARS of this blog!

All the best,

Dan

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Scott — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:41:28 -0000

@Anirudh:
Try this copy
-Scott

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

Anirudh — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:11:44 -0000

hi chris,
it says the pdf file is corrupted/damaged.

Re: Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work

krishna — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:08:34 -0000

Thanks for the Free Pdf Chris. Happy New Year !!! :)