Who should you connect with online?

This week we will discuss who and what you can, must, should and should not connect with online. Connecting with the right people can get you far when you are looking for you first job.  At the same time, at some social media sites it is just as easy to connect with people of no use – especially on LinkedIn.

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How your resume can cost you a job

Now that we've covered how to avoid common job hunting mistakes, we're going to narrow that down even further to discussing common resume mistakes.

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How to avoid common job hunting mistakes

Monday, we posted about 10 common job hunting mistakes, though without giving any further explanation. Here we look at the most important job hunting mistakes and what you can do to avoid these mistakes when you look for a job.

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A review of common job hunting mistakes

This week we are going to focus on job hunting mistakes. Knowing these mistakes is the best way to avoid them and secure yourself a job. It is way too easy to fall into the trap of “common mistakes”. 

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Robin's first networking experience

This week we have blogged about networking. What it is, why it is important, and how do you do it. This blog post will be about my first and so far only networking event. I must admit that before the event I was quite skeptical. I am not skeptical anymore.

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How to create your network

Networking is changing. What used to a complicated and time consuming paper process is becoming faster and easier online. People are able now able to connect with people they did not even think would be in their network. However, the ultimate question still remains: Who do I include in my network? 

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How to find a job using networking

This week we're making the transition from using personal branding to manage your online presence and make a good first impression to how to use personal branding and networking to find a job.

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What can you do about your Google search results?

Being involved in social media is considered normal for most of us. We post examples of our life so that our friends and family can share in those experiences. Often times, these experiences are not “work appropriate." Since employers are using these sites, it is incredibly important that we monitor what is being shared.

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How to make a great first impression online

First impressions are a major component of personal branding, especially during the job hunt. To quote personal branding consultant Biana Lerman, "They set the tone for who you are, what makes you unique, and how you communicate that to others. First impressions happen faster than you can imagine ... they can even happen before you actually meet someone."

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When a suit and tie is not enough

A decade ago, looking and acting professional more or less meant, at least for men, to look appropriate by putting on a suit and a tie for a job interview. Today, putting on a suit and a tie is nowhere near enough.

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Why your personal brand and authentic voice are frenemies

Now that we've discussed how to develop your online personality, let's tie in the concept of authentic voice through an article by CV Harquail, an organizational consultant and part-time professor at Stevens Institute of Technology.

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How social media affects opinions of you

You can call it a cultural difference or maybe just immaturity, but when I arrived at Pacific Lutheran University last August, I did not think too much about what was on my Facebook account, such as posts and pictures, and I did not even have a LinkedIn account. I still don't have a Twitter.

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How to develop your online personality

“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see.” ― Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

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