Archive for the ‘Link Love’ Category

Given Twitter’s incredible growth over the past year, it’s no surprise that everyone has some advice on how Twitter can be used to aid in your job search.

After reading hundreds of these types of articles and posts over the last several months, here are some of my favorites:

• How To Use Twitter To Job Search: Simple advice from The Job Bored.

• 5 Times To Use Twitter While Your Manager’s Talking – Without Losing Your Job…: An amusing post about when you shouldn’t Tweet.

• Career Gear: The TweetDeck, Your Job Search Dashboard: A guide for using TweetDeck in your job search.

• Twitter To Find A Job: Forbes finally caught on and posted their own Twitter job hunting advice. The old media has arrived (better late than never).

• 30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter: One of my favorite articles from all of 2009. It’s a collection of Tweets that might get you fired. Ouch!

• Tweeting for a job: A new grad’s guide to using Twitter to find a job.

Enjoy!

In an effort to help you craft your resume, here’s a look at some of the best resources I’ve come across in the last few weeks:

• Worst Resume Mistakes: A look at some of the “best” resume blunders as shared by employers and HR professionals.
• Will Your Resume Get You the Job You Want?: Beverly Macy shares some tips on getting your resume noticed with the Personal Branding Blog.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae?: The Lawrence University Career Center’s guide to whether you need a Resume or CV to land the job you want.
• Say No to the Objective Statement: Rebecca Metschke’s argument on why you don’t need an Objective Statement.
• Resume Writing Tips for a Technology-Savvy World: A great article from About.com with some excellent resume crafting tips.

Too many great resources, so little time.

Enjoy!