Marshall McLuhan famously wrote that “the medium is the message.” When you list your blog on your resume, the message you send to a potential employer is that you understand the importance of modern media and its role in society. As a medium, a blog is very much an extension of yourself; it allows you …
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#socialmedia and Careers: Developing Your Social Media Presence
Here in Career Services, we’ve been talking a lot about our online presence. Social Media has increasingly become a major force in today’s job market. Employers are using Twitter and Facebook to post open positions. Job seekers and long time professionals are connecting in special interest and industry specific groups on LinkedIn. Interviews are being …
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Market Yourself to Get Hired: Social Media Edition
What is social media? Sites we use all the time; Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIN, Twitter, and blogs– these are all social media sites. We call them this because of the way we can create our own “media “ like status updates, sharing of other people content, or posting and sharing articles, pictures and videos, among other …
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Are You LinkedIn? Some food for thought on why you should consider joining the professional networking site.
Similar to Facebook, MySpace, and untold other online social networking sites, LinkedIn can keep you in touch with all your contacts. LinkedIn, however, does so for all of your PROFESSIONAL contacts. There are now over 60 million professionals in 200+ countries using LinkedIn to manage their online identities. Find out why you should be one …