Comments on: New Career Finding Strategies for Job Searchers

By: Bob Davis

Bob Davis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:13:39 +0000

Just wanted to give your audience another option in the job hunt, HireFlyer.com. You can actually win a vacation just by creating an account. Not just anohter job board, HireFlyer.com allows the seeker to create a search profile and receive email and text message notifications when jobs are posted to the web site. Those of us with web or email enabled phones can receive a job notification, download our resume and send to the job poster right from our phones. HireFlyer.com doesn’t collect any personal data and you don’t build or upload your resume to the site so we guarantee complete anonymity in case you are still working but looking. HireFlyer.com quite literally allows you to “Find The Right Job. Without All The Work!”. The site is http://www.hireflyer.com.

By: socialbutterfly4change

socialbutterfly4change — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:35:34 +0000

@segan1 haha, that’s a good point. I didn’t catch that at first, but yes, TwitHire is a bit of an oxymoron. 😉

By: segan1

segan1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:30:36 +0000

Good links! Also I don’t think I would’ve called it TwitHire if I were at Twitter, but hey. 😉

– Segan

By: socialbutterfly4change

socialbutterfly4change — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:22:58 +0000

@Melanie Thank you for pointing us to Craigslist. I’ve heard this before from many freelance writers especially, so a great add!

@Blogs2c Glad I could be of help to your students. It’s a whole new ballgame out there (and a better one I think) =)

@John For a recruiter to give a nom, means a lot as you are in the trenches as we speak. Are there any sites/tools you use specifically when it comes to social media and recruiting?

@OnlineMarketerBlog isn’t Twitter great? =)

By: Melanie Guin

Melanie Guin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:19:06 +0000

Another consideration for recruiting in the new technical age is craigslist. It seems to generate endless leads when I’I’ve used it.

http://www.charitynetusa.com

By: John P. Kreiss

John P. Kreiss — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:08:06 +0000

Good article! As a recruiter serving real estate and construction firms since 1995, I can honestly say that social media networking has revolutionized recruiting.

Using these sites is now an integral part of identifying top talent in the industries we work. Thanks for sharing.

John P. Kreiss
President & CEO
MorganSullivan, Inc.
\www.morgansullivan.com
jpkreiss@morgansullivan.com

By: Blogs2c.com

Blogs2c.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:29:35 +0000

Great article Alex!

As a College Professor, I often talk with students that are getting ready to graduate and find jobs.

I’ll be sure to direct them to this post.

–Brian

By: OnlineMarketerBlog.com

OnlineMarketerBlog.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:06:42 +0000

This is a great post and so true! I recently tweeted for an intern and had a resume in my inbox in under 30 minutes. It shows me that candidate knows how to use the tools and is prepared for future challenges.

The personal exchange is also useful. You never know when one of your tweet peeps will ask you to meet with someone from their HR department.

Thanks for the post!

By: socialbutterfly4change

socialbutterfly4change — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:45:38 +0000

@andre Thanks for sharing and that’s a great tip about creating a social media resume. Not only can someone highlight that more on their resume, but you can also create a video resume, create a website of your portfolio or even start a blog!

By: Andre Blackman

Andre Blackman — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:34:24 +0000

Great resources here, thanks Alex.

Another thing to note is the growing popularity of adding your social media activities on your resume. I know that when I applied to become an employee at New Media Strategies, it was something I put at the forefront. I completely changed how it looked.

Many companies these days may be interested in knowing that you have a blog and that you are involved in this new space. May give some added sparkles to your application!