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Social Media to the Rescue: I Used Linked In to Land a New Gig

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By Kristus Ratliff , event and conference manager & blogger at "Hotel Food Chatterbox" Nearly a month ago, someone saw my LinkedIn page and contacted me to request a phone interview for the Operations Manager position at his company.  I agreed to the phone interview and two weeks later, accepted the position.  The job and company were everything I’d been dreaming of: more responsibility, a promotion, and working in the private industry.  However, the job opening was never posted online, … [Read more...]

Trends: 21st Century-Syle Job Search

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Get creative with social networking to land your dream job -- or at least a gig that pays the bills. Social networking sites and new digital tools are making it easier and easier for the average person to get noticed in such a crowded job market.  Read on to learn more . . . Sites such as Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, along with a relatively new site called SlideShare, are making waves and folks are creatively using such resources to expand their networks, open new doors of opportunity and … [Read more...]