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No one is immune to spending too much time on Facebook, not even hospital workers in the emergency department. In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, researchers who set out to determine the impact personal Internet use has
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You’ve worked diligently on your LinkedIn profile, and you’re ready to have it get you some hard-earned attention. So, why not give yourself a moniker like “Jayne Smith, marketing czar?”
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LinkedIn is an outstanding professional networking tool, and invaluable to job seekers. It’s the best place to find, and be found by, prospective employers. LinkedIn groups, perhaps the best place on the planet for job seekers for professional
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Social Media has changed the job search landscape dramatically over the past several years but many jobseekers have not embraced or accepted the changes and for the life of me I do not know why? So here are some ways to get the most out of social media in a job search
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There is a lot of discussion about how, where, and why one must use social media in today’s digital economy. It can be a bit overwhelming for some. The following myths and truths are intended to demystify some of the ways in which you
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What do you do with your LinkedIn profile? Do you check it only every once in a while when a connection request comes through? Have you linked it to your Twitter account? Did you never quite remember to sign up in the first place?
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Two weeks ago, LinkedIn started sending around noticies to certain users, letting them know that their profiles were among the top 1%, 5% and 10% most-viewed in 2012. Some people derided this as nothing more than a clever marketing ploy. After all, being in
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Have you Googled yourself lately? Do you know what information is out there about you? What’s your online presence? Search engines are making it extremely easy for employers, recruiters, and hiring managers to find information on job candidates.
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For those of you who think Twitter is the energy drink form of Facebook, please think again. While I agree there are thousands upon thousands of people who “tweet” every thought that comes into their heads, business takes advantage of this Social
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A company you’ve anxiously been waiting to hear back from has just called to schedule an interview for next week. Immediately, you begin thinking about how you can turn in a stellar interview that will leave them forgetting all other candidates.
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It was near the one year anniversary of her mother’s death, and Amy McClenathan was having a bad day. She posted to Facebook: “I wish I could get fired some days, it would be easier to be at home than to have go to through this.” The next day, reports KTVK-TV, she was fired.
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Using the Internet has become a great resource to job seekers but it also comes with its own set of pitfalls – especially in regards to social networking. It’s easy to think that you’re just venting to friends and family until you find out later it’s costing you a job.
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I am extremely excited to release this today. As the first project of the Social Health Institute, I have spent the last few months reviewing a 3 month period data from 13 hospital systems across the country. The infographic below is a representation of some data that I collected.
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Social media was once described as a professional cocktail hour—a way to connect, share, and interact with others beyond the confines of your cubicle. But now, it feels more like an epic college kegger; the kind where you find yourself…
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Brad Schepp, co-author of How To Find A Job On LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, shared tips for finding a job using social networking sites. Here’s what he suggests…
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