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• TV for Job Hunters

  Over at Cheezhead , Vanessa Dennis writes about the new Chicago-based Job Search Television Network (JSTN) . The multimedia job search network is looking to expand its daily two-hour broadcast powered by Comcast into a 24-hour job ops channel. Currently Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Technology

• Razume: Resume Critique Meets Social Networking

  I just received an e-mail from a reader about Razume , a new online community where users can anonymously post, rate and review resumes. The service provides a fast and easy way to collect valuable feedback from knowledgeable sources like recruiters, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Technology

• Recruitment Spotlight: Can Candidates Find Your Jobs?

  In the coming months, I’m going to be focusing some of Water Cooler Wisdom’s content around employee recruitment and retention techniques. Let’s start with the obvious: the e-advertisements that you, as a manager or HR rep, might be perennially posting Read More... Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Technology

• Review: Jason Alba's I'm On Linked In - Now What???

  I’m very pleased to share this review of my friend and colleague Jason Alba’s new book, I’m on Linked In – Now What??? I have known Jason for over a year, and I can say with all seriousness that he is one of the best networkers I know. He knows everyone, Read More... Posted Friday, October 12, 2007 7:00 PM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Job Hunting, Networking, Personal Marketing, Technology

• Four Tips for Linking Up With LinkedIn

  I get a lot of e-mails asking me how people should use LinkedIn for business networking. And the truth is, I’m not entirely sure myself, which is why I’m looking forward to my friend Jason Alba’s book on the topic. This week, though, I came across a great Read More... Posted Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Job Hunting, Networking, Technology

• Job Hunting/Recruiting on Craig’s List? What Will They Think of Next?

  A post by Laurie Smith over at Career Hub talks about the rise of Craig’s List as a job hunting and recruiting tool. That’s right. Not only can furnish your new apartment or sell your old baseball card collection on the classifieds mega-portal, you can Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Technology

• Check Out The Most Painless Job Hunting Activity Ever

  It’s official: recruiting has entered the twenty-first century. A few weeks ago, I introduced the concept of Web 3.0 , and what do you know? We’re here already. TMP Worldwide is working with exclusive companies including eBay , Microsoft , HP and Verizon Read More... Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Networking, Technology

• What Web 3.0 Means For Your Career

  If you’re reading this post right now, you’ve heard of Web 2.0 , which describes the second-generation of Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. Web 2.0 tools include social networking sites, wikis, podcasts, and, Read More... Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Technology, News and Politics

• Blogworking is the New Networking

  Over at Career Hub , the subject is “blogworking.” Barbara Safani suggests that a job seeker involved in a full-time search should dedicate a full work week (35 hours) to their search each week. Since networking tends to be the most effective method of Read More... Posted Sunday, April 01, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Networking, Technology, Blogging

• Job Videos Bring Candidates the Insider View

  Employer videos, or video job advertisements, are popping up all over the Web from YouTube and Facebook to the company Web sites themselves. And depending on the type of firm and its willingness to be cutting-edge, these videos are often really entertaining Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Technology

• The Resume Game

  Career Builder has a new article on how to make this era of resume-scanning computers work to your advantage: incorporating strong keywords. According to author Jared Flesher, computers are instructed to hunt for certain words phrases, so the right keyword Read More... Posted Monday, August 14, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Technology Attachment(s): http://www.salessolutionsgroupllc.com/salesresume_r2_c3.gif