I’m pissed.
Seriously. What does it take? What DOES it take?
I mean, we know how to help job seekers. Yet, ShitForBrainsJobBoards continue to “help” jobseekers by showing old jobs, out of date jobs, scam jobs, postal jobs which are jobs you have to buy application forms yeah right, duplicate jobs and the list of crappy things [...]
ShitForBrainsJobBoards. Just Stop.
Posted in November 5th, 2009
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The First Job Search Engine With SEO Built Right In
Posted in October 29th, 2009
by wwds in Job Seeker Advice
From Wikipedia: Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” or un-paid (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results as opposed to search engine marketing (SEM) which deals with paid inclusion. Typically, the earlier (or higher) a site appears in the [...]
Improving Your Resume
Posted in October 4th, 2009
If there is one topic of major concern to a job seeker it’s the resume. It is the common starting point of a job search, and it seems everyone has an idea on how to make the perfect resume.
That’s why Jeff Lipshultz’s blog post on How Much Is Your Resume Worth is so timely, and [...]
Five Tips To Create More Confidence After a Job Loss
Posted in September 30th, 2009
by wwds in Job Seeker Advice
From the book THINK CONFIDENT, BE CONFIDENT by Dr. Leslie Sokol and Dr. Marci Fox, a must read book for those who are doubting themselves and/or loved ones.
FIVE TIPS TO CREATE MORE CONFIDENCE AFTER A JOB LOSS
1. Make a list of your skills and be prepared to sell them. Remind yourself that these skills are [...]
One Example of How To Use Twitter
Posted in September 30th, 2009
Yesterday I tweeted and asked for some help. I asked begged my followers to RT the following message:
HELPFUL idea- Pls download LinkUp’s IPhone app, shows jobs only from company website.
Backstory: We are really excited about LinkUp and our LinkUp IPhone app is still in the top 20 free business downloads. It is exciting because it [...]
Brett Favre, Nick Corcodilos and Seth Godin: Connect the Dots
Posted in September 29th, 2009
You most likely saw the last minute or so of the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49′ers game. You know, the one where Brett Favre threw a touchdown pass with two seconds left. Two seconds. It. Was. Amazing.
I used this game, and mostly the heroics of Brett Favre to write a blog post for US NEWS called [...]
Kristin Davie, Our Un Employed Recent College Grad Wonders About Social Media
Posted in September 28th, 2009
By Kristin Davie, a recent college graduate who is writing about her job search efforts for WWDS
The past six months have seen an unprecedented rise in social media adoption. Companies are scrambling to create Facebook pages and no mainstream news medium is without a Twitter account. Despite the state of the economy, companies are promising [...]
Wowzer. LinkUp and IPhone Partnership. Ok, It’s Just Our App.
Posted in September 17th, 2009
It took us a while, but we wanted to get it exactly right. Our IPhone app is sweet.
We introduced our IPhone app today. Without question, LINKUP is already the best job search engine available today.
No other job search engine ONLY searches through company websites to find those hard to find and often un [...]
Kristin Davie–Still Looking, But Expanding Her Job Search
Posted in September 10th, 2009
by Kristin Davie, exclusive for WWDS. Kristin is a 2009 college graduate who is still looking for her first job. She writes about her search for all of us.
In the popular 1989 movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner is commanded by an unknown force to build a baseball field in his Iowa corn field [...]
If I Had a Nickel Everytime I Heard This, I’d Have a Big Pile of Nickels
Posted in September 1st, 2009
by wwds in Job Seeker Advice
Ever heard this?
I don’t know what I am passionate about yet.
Why do people say this? Because most career advisor give pablum advice like:
Find something you are passionate about.
What are you excited about?
What is it you reallyreallyreally want to do?
What will make you happy at work?
What stimulates you the most?
The real practical advice-giver can help you [...]
