10 Things You Need To Do While You’re Unemployed

Posted by: Darlene Duncan CWDP, JSS, CCC, JCTC, JCDC
Training Coordinator

Being unemployed leaves you with a great deal of time on your hands. If you’re not sure what to do with all that time, besides job searching. Here are some productive ideas for you, take a class to learn or improve on a job skill, use the time to come up with ideas or start a professional blog.

For the details on these ideas and more read the article by clicking here.

YIPPEEEE!!!! NO MORE RÉSUMÉS

Posted by: Darlene Duncan CWDP, JSS, CCC, JCTC, JCDC
Training Coordinator

As we move deeper and deeper into the age of the Internet many of the companies whose business is closely tied to the Internet, technology, and social media are no longer accepting résumés.

I can just imagine the smiles on your faces now at the thought of not having to create a résumé. However, depending on how tech savvy you are, that smile may disappear. You have to know that they’re going to use something to replace résumés.

So what could they want in place of a résumé? They want applicants to show them a ‘web presence’ to apply for positions. That web presence could include a profile including things like a personal blog, LinkedIn profile, Twitter feed, and links to other various social media sites.

For more details on this topic, click here to read the Wall Street Journal article.

How To Leverage Social Media for Career Success

Posted by: Darlene Duncan, CWDP, JSS
Training Coordinator

Some people spend more time on Facebook, Twitter or writing their own blog than they spend doing anything else. Then there are those people who barely know what Facebook, Twitter and blogging are. Regardless of which category you fall into this article can help you use social media more effectively in your job search.

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