One California woman, while trying to shield portions of her Facebook page from employers, accidentally blocked her sister. Who promptly unfriended her.
On the phone
If the ad says call to apply, don't phone without a script. This should include introducing yourself and telling how your abilities and experience deliver what the employer needs.
Networking
On Facebook, join professional groups in your area of expertise. "Like" potential employers' pages.
Don't ask for a job when networking, this author writes. Good advice. But she appears to say network only with people you know well enough to take to lunch. I would suggest you need to interact with a lot more people than that if you're going to find a job.
Noted
Don't judge the job market by listings on Monster of Careerbuilder. Since those general boards are abysmally poor at finding people work, more postings there don't mean a great deal.
One exective in India says applicants with a Yahoo or Hotmail email address are immediately eliminated.
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