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Advice: How to Market to Millennials -- and How to Use Social Media to Get a First Job
Last month I wrote a post called Tough love for marketing and PR job seekers. In it I challenged you to prove you are a great marketer by showing, not telling. I said that you need to create content that will brand you as someone to hire. Now. Starting today.I've delivered this advice to hundreds of people. Sadly for them, I know from... [read more]
Blow This Popsicle Stand: Insights from the SXSW Tech Career Expo
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Job fairs are usually known as events with less-than-impressive employers recruiting for less-than-desirable positions. This was not the case at all. Apple, Dell, Google, Salesforce.com and other notable tech, media, startup and other digerati -- about 70 companies present -- were out in full-force. [read more]
How to Land a Job Using Facebook [Infographic]
In recent years, social media has become one of the sharpest tools in any job seeker’s toolbox. And for good reason—using social media, job seekers are one step closer to connecting with their dream employer. With more than 800 million active users, Facebook is a social media Mecca for just about any job seeker. The key is to use it effectively. [read more]
The Problem with Facebook Jobs
An opinion why Facebook's attempt to enter the Online Job Search market needs a serious overhaul. [read more]
Establishing the Brand of YOU
Much like an organization is judged by its logo, its offices, and other physical manifestations, you are judged by your looks; just as an organization lives by a credo, or a mission you live by your morals and values; and just as an organization strategizes about the company they keep so too must you with the people you surround yourself with, or your "partners." [read more]
Social Media & Employment: 'Apply With LinkedIn' - The New Way To Get A Job
The world's biggest social networking site designed for business, LinkedIn, has this month launched a new plug-in that allows its users to apply for jobs with the click of a button. The 'Apply with LinkedIn' feature is aimed at both making the recruitment process easier for businesses and ensuring that those looking for... [read more]
Personal Social Media Experience: A Negative for Job Seekers?
One recruiter's advice: “Remove all of your personal speaking, writing, blogging, and social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, SlideShare links, etc.) items from your resume. Companies don’t give a crap about that..." Is this the way it really is? [read more]
How to Find Your Dream Job in Social Media
My response to folks, who are feeling left out of the social media space and/or are looking for that next opportunity, is that all's not lost and many of their current skills can be very valuable in this space. [read more]
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What Was Said at the Social Recruitment Debate
Our good friend Delfin Vassallo (who we met in Helsinki last yet) captured what was said at our first Social Media Week event on Social Recruitment. With thanks to Delfin, we’re republishing his blog post here: Social Recruitment Debate Today’s most interesting topic at Social Media Week so far was the debate about Social Recruiting.... [read more]
Facebook can be a recruiters best friend
Recruiting has never been an easy job. You really have to be able to pick up cues from candidates to determine how they will fit if you hire them for your organization.To do that well it takes skill, time and even some luck. I know there were recruiters that just wished, especially when they were undecided on a candidate if they could... [read more]
14 Ways to Get LinkedIn to a Better Career
LinkedIn is a great tool for networking, promoting your services, finding a job and managing remote projects. Here are 14 ways you can use it to advance your career: [read more]
Blogging for Job Seekers: Tips for Using Social Media to Secure Employment
For anyone who’s out of work or considering the possibility of a future job search — and let’s face it, that’s most of us — social media platforms offer relatively easy-to-use tools for demonstrating expertise and professionalism to potential employers or clients. Here are five tips for using social media to help secure employment:... [read more]
Social Media Today is Hiring!
Social Media Today, the premier builder of independent online B2B communities, is looking to add moderators, a Director of Community Marketing, and an Editorial Director to our talented team. The right applicants will have a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, a sixth-sense for great business content, and an insatiable appetite and passion... [read more]
A different way to land your dream social media job
I had the pleasure of sharing lunch with Deirdre Breakenridge yesterday, and we spent a good chunk of time talking about a subject we're both very passionate about - students. Deirdre and her equally passionate partner-in-crime, Valerie Simon, run #PRstudchat - a weekly Twitter chat that connects professional communicators with... [read more]
Social Media Today is hiring!
SMT is looking for a driven, creative project and influencer-relations manager to help manage event and premium content initiatives, manage promotional campaigns and projects, and cultivate relationships with top influencers in the B2B space. We're an exciting company blazing the trail for a new business model. If you're in the... [read more]
Survey says PR hires must be up on social media to get jobs (and the 3 things I look for)
iPressroom, Korn / Ferry International and the Public Relations Society of America has produced a long list of new media skills for today's PR professionals hoping to get a job in a new survey. (source - Marketing Charts) Conducted among PR recruiters in the US, social networking knowledge is second as an important or very important... [read more]
What is important today?
Social Media Today, an attempt to quantify the evolution metric of person versus person/product/company relationships will always center on the satisfaction of the person and the item. Who needs to know where you are and what you are doing right now? Why do people dive across the room to answer their cell phone, the... [read more]
Breaking News - Creative Director required
We are currently searching for a talented and experienced Digital Creative Director to join us. Based at our accessible offices in Stockport, Cheshire this is an opportunity to join KMP's dynamic Management team with responsibilities in both studio and executive management. The role involves exposure to blue chip clients looking to push... [read more]
Job Board Update: 16 Open Jobs
It's that time again - plenty of community jobs up for the taking! Fast-Growing, Kids Website Seeks Community Service Lead (San Francisco)Sales Associate (Virtual Office)Community Development Manager (Wikia Germany) (Germany)Online Community Manager, Zazengo (virtual)Games for Change Community... [read more]
How to get paid $40 to contribute to Wikipedia [del.icio.us]
"It occurred to me that when the dust settled on the Wikipedia versus Britannica question, the likely conclusion would be ‘Wikipedia is more up to date; Britannica has better illustrations." So Wikipedia will pay authors $40 for needed illustrations.Link to original post [read more]
Jonathan Salem Baskin is an author who writes a regular column on Advertising Age & posts on his award-winning blog. More »
John Bell heads up the 360° Digital Influence team & teaches graduate studies in Digital Influence at Johns Hopkins University. More »
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Communication Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell More »
John Byrne is chairman & editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc. & the author or co-author of eight books. More »
Gini Dietrich Gini Dietrich is the founder and chief executive officer of Arment Dietrich, Inc. More »
Vanessa DiMauro is the CEO of Leader Networks & has been creating successful online communities for over 15 years. More »
Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group & was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in Marketing Magazine. More »
Laurent Francois I lead the marketing&development hub @ Express Roularta Services, a media company. I focus on 2 main brands (L'Express, More »
Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable & a blogger at The Social Organization. More »
JD Lasica is a consultant who is considered one of the leading authorities on social media & user-created media. More »
Brian Solis s author of Engage and is recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders & authors in new media. More »
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“Up until this point we have always understood content through the lens of the distribution channel it sat within. The channel, in fact, gave its name to the content (TV is a form of distribution but we think of it as a form of content) - or, as per your reference to McLuhan, "the medium was the message". The social media revolution is all about the liberation of content from its means ...”
“Alternatively, and this is what I believe, GM is simply not very good at Social. The easiest way out of that situation might well be to blame the tools, rather than the craftman. From what I've been observing, GM has been using Facebook, and especially their brand pages, as little more than a glorified megaphone. ”