‘Apply with LinkedIn’ App Could Be a Game Changer

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• ‘Apply with LinkedIn’ App Could Be a Game Changer
• 4 Simple Ways to Overcome the Age Factor in Your Resume
• How to Productize Your Skill Sets
• Is this the New ‘Normal’ for Career Changers?

‘Apply with LinkedIn’ App Could Be a Game Changer Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT Depending on a pricing strategy, the 'Apply with LinkedIn' app has the potential to be a game changer in the recruiting and hiring world. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

4 Simple Ways to Overcome the Age Factor in Your Resume Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:30 PM PDT If you've had more than a couple of jobs during your career, then it's a good idea to focus on the recent ones as you write your resume. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

How to Productize Your Skill Sets Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT If you want to get noticed, you need to "productize" your strengths and skills in a way that makes it easy for people to understand your value. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

Is this the New ‘Normal’ for Career Changers? Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:30 PM PDT The Wall Street Journal recently announced the length of a normal job search has jumped to 39 weeks in America. Is a career change worth it? To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Resources for HR & Recruiting on Social Media Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT First off, I wanted to say thanks for reading Blogging4Jobs, leaving comments, and making this site an amazing resource for HR, Recruiting, and Talent Management.  As I’m preparing to co-present a 4 hour pre-conference workshop on Social Media for HR along with my friend, Carrie Corbin, I wanted to share with you some great social media resources I’ve been working on. ToolBox HR is a culmination of a three year dream to provide resources and information on social media specifically for HR pros and recruiters.  The site will feature video, social media content, and other how to information.  Have a question, just ask!  I’ll add a video to the site. Official website address is www.toolboxhr.com but you can access it directly from blogging4jobs.com as well.  I’m easy that way. I’m launching this site along with my new HR blog aggregator, HR Blogger to help continue to provide HR and social media resources after my pre-conference social media workshop at the SHRM Annual Conference ends.  HR Blogger specifically will collect and showcase HR bloggers who are writing about and attending the SHRM conference.  Get all your SHRM conference blogs in one organized place. Social media shouldn’t be complicated or confusing and with ToolBox HR, I’m hoping we can make the education process easier.   So take a look and thank you for your continued support.  I’m looking forward to having some fun in Vegas next week and causing a stir with the estimated 25,000 HR professionals who will be there. Photo Credit 2bp.blogspot.

Swearing Makes You a Better Leader Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:47 AM PDT Tweeting may get you fired from your job (see yesterday’s post) but apparently swearing gets you promoted.  This is in fact the first thing that came to my mind after reading the bnet article on Swearing and How It’s Good For Your Team. According to the study conducted by Professor Yehuda Baruch and Stuart Jenkins, swearing aids in leadership communication and boosts team spirit. Didn’t President Obama once say on the David Letterman Show, (he needed) “to determine whose ass to kick,” when referring to the BP executives after the oil spill? And if President Obama’s doing it, is it acceptable for everyone else?  Late night television is not  exactly like the corporate boardroom at the bank or company you work is it? The above mentioned study which involved an undercover operation by Jenkins where he observed workers in a British mailhouse using profanity, and even tested the efforts and actions out for himself. A long time ago in a bright orange big box retailer far, far away I myself had a boss.  In fact, I had recently been transfered as HR Manager of a store.  I learned of my transfer the Sunday before I retuned from a much needed vacation.  The new HR Manager, called me to let me know that my personal effects from my office at the old location were in a box, and would I like to pick them up? “Yes, I would like to pick them up thank you?  And what store am I being transferred to?” I asked. My transfer lent me to a very rough and rowdy store where the profanity was free throwing.  It was a very urban neighborhood and for the first time as an HR professional, I was the minority. The store manager there had a reputation.  He was known for making demands and being unreasonable.  He was a jackass and wasn’t the type who tried to hide it.  And later that Sunday afternoon, I made a trip to my new store paying a visit to my new boss who I dotted line reported too. (HR folks you know what I’m talking about). I walked up to the boss, and said the following, “I heard I’m being transfered to your store.  You have a reputation.  I will not put up with your bullshit.  Let me do your job and I’ll do it well.  Don’t f*ck with me.” Yes, the f word and the b-poop word were used.  I looked him straight in the eye.  Didn’t back down.  See what I didn’t know is that he had requested me specifically to transfer to his store.  I later learned this so the profanity may have not been necessary.  But even still, I worked with that manager for nearly 6 months all while we were involved in a multi-tiered class action lawsuit.  For those of you that are Home Depot HR Alumni, yes, I was THAT store in the heart of Kansas City. So maybe profanity at work might make you a better leader, but I really believe there is a time and a place.  The words gave me confidence and a sense of power to make a point and take a stand.  And for those of you that work in primarily blue collar industries, the place maybe be 15 times a day.  I can’t imagine throwing down the f bomb in a New York City law firm or even the buttoned up insurance and investment corporation. What do you think?  Does swearing at work motivate your staff, increase employee engagement level, or is it just inappropriate altogether? Photo Credit Cookerly PR.

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New ResumeBear Movie Launched!

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New ResumeBear Movie Launched! Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT Today marks the release of the latest informational video from ResumeBear, highlighting the simplicity and effectiveness of its online resume delivery system. This 3 and a half minute long video walks newcomers through the simple steps to creating, editing, sending and tracking of their online resume. This video (Hi-res version) shows the 1 minute sign-up process, as well as simple steps to upload a resume in Microsoft Word format, one of ResumeBear's newest and most prominent functions. It also covers, in more detail, the resume creation wizard, which allows resumes to be created from scratch by answering simple questions. It concludes with how to track your resume's views, and the benefits of doing so during your job search. The ResumeBear allows its users to take a more proactive approach to their job search, and enables their resumes to stand out from the normal, everyday resumes that pour into businesses each and every day. Make sure you watch the video, and if you aren't already a member, sign-up today – It's FREE!

Rudest city in America: congrats, you won? Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:19 AM PDT Here's a distinction you probably don't highlight on your Visitor's Bureau brochure: you've just been voted "America's Rudest City" by Travel and Leisure Magazine, according to USA Today's Travel section. According to the article, there are plenty of people who don't love LA.  It was selected as the rudest city in America, not the Big Apple as we might think. Not surprisingly, a lot of the "top" rudest cities were also the ones that see a lot of traffic congestion.  Face it, people are not civil in bumper-to-bumper traffic. They get irritable, they get grouchy…they get rude. I'm sorry to say my own Seattle ranked 16 of the top 20 "rudest" cities ranked.  Shoot, guys…can't we take it a little easier on each other? On the flip side, Charleston, SC is frequently voted as the most polite city in America.  I don't know how that stands recently, but I'm lobbying for Seattle to work a bit harder on its manners so WE can turn that "impolite" ranking around. What do you think? Can we do it? What if we all took a little mental chill pill before getting in our cars and consider that cutting someone off on the road really doesn't shave ANY measurable time off our commute?  Or, when we get ready to board a plane, remember that we all leave at the same time?  We can even get proactive and remember to grace someone with a smile when we hold open a door — it may be dreary and rainy outside, but how 'bout we spread a little emotional sunshine? It wouldn't be hard. It'd just take a little more "outside thinking" as we say in SocialSmarts and consider others' needs, too, not just ours.  If every city on the "Top 20″ list took just a little time and made an effort, I'm sure we could all turn it around. How's this:  friendly competition for that "Politest City" award. We could arm-wrestle for it! <grin> About Corinne Gregory The 'Civil' Warrior & School Crusader I'm an author, speaker, award-winning educator focused on social skills, character and values development for children, educators, and professionals. As the President and Founder of SocialSmarts, a nationally-recognized, schools-based program for building positive social skills,  I'm very passionate about improving the education system for every child, every teacher, every family.  While it may seem like a big job — changing our education system — it's a necessary one, and one we can do, if we work together and insist on it. My experience and message about the power of social skills and positive character have been featured on such leading media as The Today Show, CNN, Good Morning America, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post and many more. For more on SocialSmarts and how we are transforming education, click here. To book me as a speaker for your students, education staff or business, email triciam@socialsmarts.com for info and schedule. You can also learn more about my presentations, view testimonials and videos at www.corinnegregory.com

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The Work Buzz's Latest News: Companies hiring this week

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Companies hiring this week Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT Today — Tuesday, June 14th — is an exciting day. It's Flag Day (this should help you get in the spirit) and it's also the day before the Stanley Cup champion is decided (Go Bruins!). But, we hope you can tap into your excitement reserves and show some enthusiasm for our weekly list of companies hiring, below. GEICO Industry: Insurance Sample job titles: Claims representative, customer service representative, sales representative Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets Industry:  Grocery, retail Sample job titles:  Team leader, customer assistant, store manager, production managers, kitchen table associates Public Consulting Group Industry: Public sector consulting Sample job titles:  Business analyst, consultant, senior consultant, schools specialist, project manager, software engineer, program manager Career Systems Development Industry: Education Sample job titles: Residential advisors, instructors, cooks, drivers, alcohol and drug counselors, counselor Accenture Industry: Consulting Sample job titles: Java technical architect, financial management analyst, Informatica developer, .Net support analyst Summit Health Industry: Health care Sample job titles: Flu shot nurses, wellness iInstructors, medical directors Siemens Industry: Electronics and electrical engineering Sample job titles: Software engineer, product engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, energy engineer, quality engineer, biochemist, research scientist, clinical application specialists Lowe's Home Improvement Industry: Retail (IT) Sample job titles: Web Sphere, Developer, C+ Unix, senior system analyst The Dow Chemical Company Industry: Manufacturing Sample job titles: Business analyst / IS, process automation engineer, analytical chemist, production manager, Improvement Engineer Allscripts Industry: Health care Sample job titles: Software developer, implementation consultant Location: Boston, New York, Raleigh, Chicago For more companies hiring, check out recent posts, below: June 7th May 31st May 25th

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