Monster.com is restricting some job ads to people who are already employed. Yet another reason general job boards are bad for your search.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is looking at ads that require applicants to be already employed. A bill before Congress would outlaw the practice.
Google vs. LinkedIn?
One person prefers Google+ to LinkedIn partly because you can connect to people without getting their OK. Uh, doesn't sound like a real high quality connection to me.
I was never big on either-or choices. Sure, be on Google+ as well as LinkedIn. For one thing, LinkedIn is larger than Google+, making it more likely the people you need to find to network with are there.
On LinkedIn, concentrate on the people you've actually met. The folks who are amassing a huge collection of contacts willy nilly may not have the time or inclination to actually answer you.
Don't have a network? So much for the pity party. Start one today. Besides people you've worked with, you should be following people in your target company--the first step to moving them into your network.
Why is networking so crucial? Because most jobs aren't advertised--one source claims 70%.
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At the interview, be prepared with examples, examples, examples. If you've read my book, you've prepped stories about the strengths and integrations (what's in it for the company) you want to present to the employer.
About a third of America's unemployed have been job hunting for more than a year.
Don't forget the state unemployment agency your taxes pay for. Does their local office have resources or classes you can't get on the net?
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