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5 Signs Your Startup is Heading for Disaster

5 Signs Your Startup is Heading for Disaster

Jun 12, 2012

Working for a start up seems like the new “get rich quick” scheme for 2012. With Instagram being bought by Facebook for $1 billion, many entrepreneurs are hoping and praying for the day they can dominate their industry.   The reality is that only one out of every ten start ups make it past a 2nd round of funding. If you decide to take a job...

Network on LinkedIn: The Right People

Network on LinkedIn: The Right People

Apr 5, 2012

The most effective way to improve your employment outlook through social media is to network on LinkedIn.   I don’t think it’s a secret that social media can be an incredible resource for job seekers. Every day new statistics come out about the effect social media has on the job seeker market.  And yet Jullien Gordon, in his article 50 Job...

Job Networking with Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

Job Networking with Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mar 19, 2012

Social media is becoming increasingly important for job networking. The last couple of years have been hard on the economy, and if you’ve been forced to hunt for a job during that time you know this all too well. On the bright side 63 percent of recruiters say that their organizations are exhibiting signs of recovery from economic difficulties, but job...