Job Search 101 – Top Ten Ways LinkedIn Can Help You Get Hired

LinkedIn is the revolutionary networking website that has been trying hard to unite and empower all professionals since 2003. I can promise you, if you expend some effort on LinkedIn, you will get a fine return on those efforts for years to come.  Creating a complete LI profile there may seem daunting at first. But chip away at it in stages during your normal downtime, and before you know it, you are done. Fortunately, all your existing contacts can be instantly transferred to LI and you can cut and paste your resume, so it is not all that hard. After that you want to focus on making relevant connections, getting recommendations, best answer awards and enhancing your profile with attached documents like some recommendation letters, PowerPoint demonstrations, audio files or more photos. Think of it like a modern day career portfolio that just happens to be on the Internet.

As promised here are the top ten ways LI will help job hunters:
1.      The most obvious and powerful empowerment is through the new doors opened by personal networking.
2.      The advanced people search means you will always be able to proactively search out new opportunities.
3.      You will usually be able to find a specific person’s name to send introductory cover letters to.
4.      The Questions and Answers Forum allows you to have job hunting questions answered by the experts.     
5.      Many job listings are exclusive to LinkedIn because higher quality candidates are being recruited there daily.
6.      Get the inside track to your next job opportunity by knowing:  ”Who is in my network at this Company?”
7.      Your profile is a powerful marketing tool and is found in the search results from Google, Yahoo and Bing.
8.      You can easily pursue employment opportunities on LI in stealth mode without your employer knowing.
9.      LI groups allow you to focus in on your profession, job hunting and those areas where you need help.
10.   Employers and Recruiters always search for candidates on LI and routinely examine LI profiles.

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Not all incomes are equal. A surgeon, a retail clerk and a high school teacher don’t earn the same amount. Even within each occupation, salaries vary based on experience, training and location.

One expectation that many people have is that workers new to the professional world won’t make much money. Consider the stereotype that new college graduates have to move back in with their parents because they can’t afford to support themselves. The stereotype isn’t entirely unfounded. Walk into the apartments of most 20-somethings and you’ll see bare walls and furniture that was probably passed down from someone else. Tight budgets are just a part of starting your professional life.

As with all things, there are exceptions. Not every new worker is trying to earn enough to pay the bills. Some fresh-faced workers earn more than most Americans ever will.

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Success Stories: I Found a Job after Long-Term Unemployment

Headline after headline about corporate downsizing and businesses folding can leave you wondering: Is anybody out there actually finding a job? 

Yes (though oftentimes not very quickly). Here are three real-life success stories of people who persevered through prolonged unemployment before landing a new position. 

Volunteer work leads to paid position
"During unemployment, I became extremely hard on myself, questioning what was wrong with me as a job candidate that would cause my searching to be so fruitless," says Margaret White of New York City, who encountered a not-very-welcoming job market after leaving school in 2008. "I also felt enormously guilty that I was a burden on my family financially. It was stressful not knowing where my future was headed and how I was going to support myself." 

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Job Search 101 – Top Ten Ways LinkedIn Can Help You Get Hired

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The average job search in the U.S. is 4-6 months and slightly shorter in Canada. Dismaying statistics.

Keeping up your motivation to spend another day gathering leads, making contacts and polishing your hiring package can be daunting, never mind the constant rejection. Do yourself a favor. Be kind to yourself in this competitive job market and don’t abandon your search altogether.

However, here are some quick strategies to stay motivated and competitive:

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The average job search in the U.S. is 4-6 months and slightly shorter in Canada. Dismaying statistics.

Keeping up your motivation to spend another day gathering leads, making contacts and polishing your hiring package can be daunting, never mind the constant rejection. Do yourself a favor. Be kind to yourself in this competitive job market and don’t abandon your search altogether.

However, here are some quick strategies to stay motivated and competitive:

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Not all incomes are equal. A surgeon, a retail clerk and a high school teacher don’t earn the same amount. Even within each occupation, salaries vary based on experience, training and location.

One expectation that many people have is that workers new to the professional world won’t make much money. Consider the stereotype that new college graduates have to move back in with their parents because they can’t afford to support themselves. The stereotype isn’t entirely unfounded. Walk into the apartments of most 20-somethings and you’ll see bare walls and furniture that was probably passed down from someone else. Tight budgets are just a part of starting your professional life.

As with all things, there are exceptions. Not every new worker is trying to earn enough to pay the bills. Some fresh-faced workers earn more than most Americans ever will.

Read More at MSN Careerbuilder

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Effective Networking: Assumptions About Your Contacts Can Hinder Your Job Search

CIO — Everyone knows that networking is the most effective way to land a new job, but not everyone uses their network effectively in their job search. It’s not necessarily because people are shy, and thus reluctant to ask others for help.

It’s because certain types of people fail to see the connection—or lack of connection—among individuals in their network, and consequently, they make erroneous assumptions about their network contacts, says Ray Reagans, associate professor of organization studies at MIT Sloan School of Management.

In 2008 and 2009, Reagans, along with Stanford research partners Francis Flynn and Lucia Guillory, conducted three studies designed to find out whether certain people could accurately assess the structure of their networks. Their work built on research conducted by Ronald Burt, a professor of sociology and strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Burt’s research suggested that the structure of one’s network—that is, whether or not the individuals in one’s network know each other—may be more important than the size of the network.

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Effective Networking: Assumptions About Your Contacts Can Hinder Your Job Search

CIO — Everyone knows that networking is the most effective way to land a new job, but not everyone uses their network effectively in their job search. It’s not necessarily because people are shy, and thus reluctant to ask others for help.

It’s because certain types of people fail to see the connection—or lack of connection—among individuals in their network, and consequently, they make erroneous assumptions about their network contacts, says Ray Reagans, associate professor of organization studies at MIT Sloan School of Management.

In 2008 and 2009, Reagans, along with Stanford research partners Francis Flynn and Lucia Guillory, conducted three studies designed to find out whether certain people could accurately assess the structure of their networks. Their work built on research conducted by Ronald Burt, a professor of sociology and strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Burt’s research suggested that the structure of one’s network—that is, whether or not the individuals in one’s network know each other—may be more important than the size of the network.

Read More at CIO Magazine

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Most people who fail after receiving a promotion do so because they fail to rise to the challenges the new position offers. It is perfectly normal to feel a twinge of insecurity when you assume a new position-after all, you’ve never had this job before-but seldom do promotions come before you are ready for them. Now, it is a fact that the day you are promoted, you are not yet competent in that position. You were promoted into the position because of your potential, not because you were expected to perform flawlessly from the outset. Work to prove that your boss’s faith in you was justified. Make becoming as proficient as possible in your new job-in the shortest possible time-your number one priority.

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Most people who fail after receiving a promotion do so because they fail to rise to the challenges the new position offers. It is perfectly normal to feel a twinge of insecurity when you assume a new position-after all, you’ve never had this job before-but seldom do promotions come before you are ready for them. Now, it is a fact that the day you are promoted, you are not yet competent in that position. You were promoted into the position because of your potential, not because you were expected to perform flawlessly from the outset. Work to prove that your boss’s faith in you was justified. Make becoming as proficient as possible in your new job-in the shortest possible time-your number one priority.

This positive message is brought to you by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Visit us at http://www.naphill.org.

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Most people who fail after receiving a promotion do so because they fail to rise to the challenges the new position offers. It is perfectly normal to feel a twinge of insecurity when you assume a new position-after all, you’ve never had this job before-but seldom do promotions come before you are ready for them. Now, it is a fact that the day you are promoted, you are not yet competent in that position. You were promoted into the position because of your potential, not because you were expected to perform flawlessly from the outset. Work to prove that your boss’s faith in you was justified. Make becoming as proficient as possible in your new job-in the shortest possible time-your number one priority.

This positive message is brought to you by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Visit us at http://www.naphill.org.

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Most people who fail after receiving a promotion do so because they fail to rise to the challenges the new position offers. It is perfectly normal to feel a twinge of insecurity when you assume a new position-after all, you’ve never had this job before-but seldom do promotions come before you are ready for them. Now, it is a fact that the day you are promoted, you are not yet competent in that position. You were promoted into the position because of your potential, not because you were expected to perform flawlessly from the outset. Work to prove that your boss’s faith in you was justified. Make becoming as proficient as possible in your new job-in the shortest possible time-your number one priority.

This positive message is brought to you by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Visit us at http://www.naphill.org.

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Careers Slideshow:10 Hottest IT Freelance Skills

By Ericka Chickowski on 2010-04-15
Full-time IT job growth may be relatively stagnant, but online freelance marketplace company Elance says IT contract gigs are going like gangbusters. Elance reported this week that the number of job posts for IT workers increased during first quarter by 29 percent compared to first quarter of 2009, and that freelance workers earned 35 percent more year over year. The following 10 skills were the most in demand by those hiring these workers on Elance.

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Careers Slideshow:10 Hottest IT Freelance Skills

By Ericka Chickowski on 2010-04-15
Full-time IT job growth may be relatively stagnant, but online freelance marketplace company Elance says IT contract gigs are going like gangbusters. Elance reported this week that the number of job posts for IT workers increased during first quarter by 29 percent compared to first quarter of 2009, and that freelance workers earned 35 percent more year over year. The following 10 skills were the most in demand by those hiring these workers on Elance.

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Plenty of seismic shifts have rocked and reshaped IT in the past. Some big rumblings’ epicenters had origins in an unstoppable technology shift; other fissures had nothing to do with PCs and servers. Consider the recent shocks: the Internet revolution and dotcom bust; Y2K and 9/11; the consumerization of IT; and the unstoppable broadband and mobile explosion.

However, the latest shock…

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