A challenging job market awaits the tens of thousands of college graduates who receive their diplomas this month. One recent estimate is that 17% of people ages 20 to 24 do not have a job and two million college graduates are unemployed. The good news is that the job market for recent college grads is improving, with hiring up 5% according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Even with less than ideal numbers, there is much new college graduates can do to find fulfilling employment.
Using Facebook In Your Job Search
To use Facebook in your job search, you must first define your Facebook presence and page as personal, professional or both. Beyond that critical decision, there are several important ways you can use Facebook to advance your job search.
Your Friends, Your Network
If you are using Facebook as a personal social network, your Facebook friends are your inner-circle network. As such, they care about your success and are likely to want to help you. To use this resource in a respectful way:
Facebook and the Job Search: Personal, Professional, or Both?
For many, Facebook is a social Mecca. It’s a fun, easy way to share photos, news, party invitations and birthday greetings. And it certainly has no place in a professional job search, right? Yet with the job market tight, job seekers can’t afford to ignore the world’s most trafficked website as a road to a new job.
Sorting Through Reports on Job and Employment Trends
It seems every day there is a news item about unemployment numbers, hiring trends, layoffs or the possibility of recovery. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported “Job Gains Speed Up and More Seek Work”. The New York Times had a similar report, Economy Gains Impetus as U.S. Adds 290,000 Jobs, showing that, although 290,000 jobs were added, the unemployment number also went up. So what is a job seeker to do with all this news? Some suggestions for riding the hiring trends roller coaster:
Seattle Internship Opportunity (5/8/10)
Our friend at SYNC Sports & Entertainment is offering an exciting intern opportunity in marketing this summer. See the following for details.
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More Seattle Job Leads (5/3/10)
First, Jobfully has a new intern position in Online Content and Marketing. It’s a great opportunity to gain hands-on work experience at an exciting startup and build expertise in the area of online content and marketing. For more detail, see www.jobfully.com/jobs.
Additionally, another Seattle-based startup, Socrata, is hiring! Socrata announced job opportunities at last Friday’s Seattle Lunch 2.0 event, hosted by Talent Spring.
Trends In Recruiting, Part Three
In our final report on recruiting trends for 2010, we look at the hottest area for recruiters and how to make it the hottest area for job seekers. Earlier we looked at a new LinkedIn Survey of recruiters that shows spending on job boards and staffing firms is down. It also shows recruiters are keeping a pipeline of qualified candidates and that the emphasis now is on quality hires rather than quick hires.
Trends In Recruiting, Part Two
As recruiters change how they find candidates, job seekers must change tactics as well. A recent LinkedIn survey points to current trends in recruiting which have implications for job seekers. Last time we looked at where recruiters are spending less time and money. Today, we will talk about some of the areas where they are focused and what it means to job seekers.
Trends In Recruiting, Part One
Knowing what is happening in the world of recruiting can give you an edge in your job search. A new LinkedIn survey of recruiters offers important insights that may impact how you look for a job.
We’ll examine 2010 trends over the next few days. Today, we focus on where recruiters are NOT spending money and why it matters to you.
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Seattle Job Leads
An awesome fellow Seattle-based startup, Symform, is hiring!
About Symform –
“Symform is fundamentally changing the way businesses protect their data. We make it easier, more secure, and ten times cheaper than any traditional online service. Our award-winning technology is driving our growth and we are adding people who have a fire burning inside to create, market, and sell great software.”
Symform is looking for new team members in Sales and Engineering. Here are their current open positions: