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@TheCareer100 Must-Follow Mavens on Twitter

Friday, May 15th, 2009

The following is a guest post from Ryon Harms, the founder of the http://thesocialexec.com/ and @TheCareer100. I thought it is such a cool idea and I am on the list! I have included his entire post which explains @TheCareer100:

On my last post, I offered 9 tips to get you started on Twitter. If you took my advice you’re probably reaching the, “So now what?” phase of your Twitter experience. A critical step beyond that all too common initial bewilderment is to quickly identify those powerful voices that can help you convert the overwhelming amounts of information on Twitter into a career-changing competitive advantage.

To that end, I’m please to announce the launch of @TheCareer100, a hand-picked collection of the 100 most influential personal branding gurus, power networkers, resume and interview experts, job boards and fellow executives on Twitter. If you’re new to Twitter, I hope you’ll find this list an invaluable resource for quickly getting up to speed on the who’s who of career management. I expect that even veteran Twitter’ers will find some undiscovered gems.

@TheCareer100 is a dynamic directory, meaning that as new voices emerge they will replace existing members. In fact, moving forward I’ll be looking to all of you for recommendations on who to add next. To submit recommendations simply email them to thecareer100@gmail.com. New additions will be announced via tweets through @TheCareer100 along with monthly member highlights and retweets, so be sure to follow us too.

As the name suggests, @TheCareer100 will never follow more than 100 people. Capping the list will help keep it fresh and dynamic for years to come. Listing them on Twitter, rather than on this static blog post, also makes it easier to click “follow” straight down the list. I recommend following everybody and then filtering folks out if they aren’t relevant to your career goals.

If you still haven’t joined Twitter, this is your opportunity. Knowing who to follow is half the battle. Following this list of 100 career mavens will allow you to listen in on some of the masters before you decide to join the conversation. Click here to get started: www.twitter.com/thecareer100.

P.S. It’s been a month since my last blog post. In that time I’ve added a few tools to make it easier to share this blog with your friends and colleagues. I also spent quite a bit of time doing my due diligence on these 100 career mavens. I hope you’ll find it was worth the wait.

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How Recruiters and Hiring Managers Use Linkedin, Part 6

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

So, you have joined a group or 50 groups on Linkedin, what is the next step?

Today’s Tip:

 Participate in your Groups and in the Answers section on Linkedin.

Take a look at the types of discussions in each of the groups you have joined. The rules vary from group to group, but try never to spam. Add value to the discussions and start some of your own. It is never a good idea to post something that just looks like an advertisement.

One question I asked recently, received many informed responses, but one person answered with one word and a link to his website that had nothing to do with the question. Some groups allow discussions that begin with “I accept all invitations to connect”, some groups consider that connection spam.

What I have just said about the groups is true for the “answers” section as well. You can go through questions and receive really helpful information. You can answer questions where you feel you can provide valuable information. You can ask questions, too. Now yesterday, Doug commented here and asked, “Has anyone seen their revenue opportunities increase by a significant amount through social networking tools like LinkedIn?”

Well, here are two personal examples: the web developer of this site answered a question of mine on Linkedin and we hired him. I answered questions on Linkedin and a company reached out to us and hired us to recruit for them. So, two examples in one year from one company.

Does anyone have any social networking success stories that would like to share?

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How Recruiters and Hiring Managers Use Linkedin, Part 5

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Do you want to have a larger network? You have written and received recommendations and connected with people you know. Look at your network statistics. That is how many people can find you easily on Linkedin. If you are job hunting, you may want to increase that number.

There is always a controversy on whether you should be an open networker, in other words, a person who connects with strangers as opposed to only friends and colleagues. There are pros and cons. The major pro is that more recruiters and hiring managers can find you to tell you about an opportunity. The drawback that many people fear is that they will be inundated with spam from all their new connections. As someone who has a few thousand connections, the spam has been very minimal and as a recruiter it has been worth it to me to be able to find potential candidates easily. Make up your own mind as to how open a networker you wish to be. I am just going to give you a tip to increase your connections if that is what you wish to do.

Today’s Tip:

Join and participate in the groups on Linkedin.

There are groups on Linkedin and you can belong to as many as 50 of them. Belonging to the groups will increase the size of your network as a whole. You can join groups related to your career, your hobbies, your school, former companies and other interests. To find groups, do a search under “groups”. If you pick “art” as a keyword, groups related to art will populate and then you request to join the groups that you have chosen.

If you would like to increase the size of your network, there are groups for that as well. There are the “Happy to Connect” group and the InvitesWelcome.com group, to name two. Look for groups related to LIONs, which stands for Linkedin Open Networkers. Most of these groups have rules saying that you will not IDK (hitting the I don’t know tab) on any invitation you receive from a member of the group. The archive button is always an option to ignore an invitation.

So, what groups do you belong to on Linkedin? What groups would you recommend? And have you had a very successful networking experience because of participating in a group there?

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How Recruiters and Hiring Managers Use Linkedin, Part 4

Monday, May 4th, 2009

So, you have connected to people you know on Linkedin, the next step is:

Today’s Tip:

Ask for recommendations on your profile.

Linkedin makes it easy to ask your connections for recommendations, but my advice to you is don’t spam all your connections. Ask only those who you know would genuinely give you a good recommendation, just like you would a reference for your job hunt. It is always good to have a few recommendations and also, write some of your own for others.

Bonus Tip:

This is something I learned last night. If you are a recent grad and don’t have a profile as yet, Linkedin is offering a free upgrade to your membership and it is definitely worth it. Linkedin is free, but there are additional upgrades that cost a bit per month. So, if you are a recent grad, check out the offer and the link:  http://grads.linkedin.com/

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Welcome to HCR Group’s New Blog!

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Hi, my name is Audrey Chernoff and I work for HCR Group as a recruiter and account manager.

This blog will often be short and to the point, giving you tips on acing the interview, using social networks to help you market yourself and anything to do with careers and job hunting. We will have  guest bloggers, so check here daily for updates. Feel free to sign up for our RSS feeds.

Here is today’s tip:

If you visit my linkedin profile, I am easy to find by name, you will see that I have done everything from working in advertising to licensed massage therapist. I am the original career changer. In this economic climate, many people are thinking of changing direction, going back to school and some are not sure what to do.

Years ago, I read a wonderful book that helped me decide what I really wanted to be when I grew up.  It was “I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was” by Barbara Sher. All her books are great, including “It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now”. Barbara Sher actually wrote to me on twitter saying that is her favorite book, but that’s a story for another blog.

The book “I Could…” is one of the best self help and discovery books I have ever read. It reminded me how much I love to sing and I began singing and auditioning again after reading  it. So feel free to comment here. Have you read and enjoyed any of Barbara Sher’s books? Have you read any other books that made an impact on what you do for a living? I would love to hear about them.

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