No doubt you’ve seen these little graphics popping up all over the place. These are called “QR codes”, or “Quick Response codes.” They started becoming popular in Japan about a decade ago, with the advent of smart phones.
Who cares?
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The conventional wisdom these days is that social media – LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube – is critical for every business interaction, especially for job-hunting.
Let’s get realistic.
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The balance of giving and takingI have several blogs, as you may have discovered. On a regular basis, I get emails from other blog sites which say something like:
Now, I really like helping out other people, so on occasion I’ve obliged. But after having received dozens of nearly identical requests, I’ve stopped participating. (more…) |
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The small voiceIf you think about it, our culture is very loud and brash – especially the American society. But it’s generally true worldwide that people are struggling to figure out what’s important from the noise in their lives. For me, TV and e-mail are the worst addictions. (more…) |
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A lot of people I’ve talked to have puzzled over how to present themselves on Facebook. The problem is that you really should have only one “identity”, yet you don’t necessarily communicate the same kind of messages to friends, co-workers, future employers, or people in other social circles. This can be especially a concern for those born before, say, 1970, who didn’t have to deal with this before the Internet changed our lives.
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Most job seekers have heard about LinkedIn these days. If you want to maintain a professional presence online to make connection with employers, it’s a must. But LinkedIn can do a lot of other things that you might have overlooked.
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You’re doing your best to hang on to your job, constantly worried that it might disappear tomorrow. That’s consuming so much mental energy that it’s hard to think much about next month, much less a year or two in the future.
But that’s dangerous.
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If you’re trying to make professional connections, LinkedIn is clearly the place to be. Everybody’s there, everybody’s connecting.
But I’m surprised at the number of people who haven’t given much thought to the image they’re projecting.
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I ran across a very nice resource recently, 20 simple Twitter tips for your job search.
I know, I know – you’re saying that Twitter is such a waste of time and, besides, what would you possible want to tell the universe? Fair enough.
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