How Job Seekers Can Build Their Online Brand

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In most cases posting your resume online is a complete waste of time. Usually it's blindly and you don't have a contact to follow up with. What makes matters worse is that most people submit the same resume for 100 different jobs. Every job is different, every job needs your resume to be tailored towards there specific needs.
Education is #1. Tackling the economy and creating jobs is very important, but when the time comes for individuals and they don’t know how to interview it won’t do them much good because they won’t get the jobs that are being created.
When someone is taught how to interview they feel empowered, they become so much more confident, they become inspired and motivated, they feel they can accomplish something that was unreachable. Millions of people need jobs and need to be taught how to find and interview for jobs, hopefully we can help millions of Americans and their families in these tough economic times.
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Alan of CA 3:46PM January 31, 2011

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charles williamson of OH 1:40PM January 29, 2011

"It may be the status quo now, but something should be done about it. I mean, isn't it a bit hypocritical for a company to ban Facebook from the company Internet and then use it as a hiring tool?"
First of all, the reason companies ban Facebook in the workplace is they don't want employees playing Farmville and chatting with friends when they should be working.
Secondly, don't put anything on Facebook that you wouldn't want a prospective employer to see and you should have no reason for concern. That's what a professional online presence and personal branding is all about.
On a related note, you may want to check your Facebook privacy settings to restrict access to who sees your "drunk pics."

Ed Potter of NC 12:58PM January 21, 2011

Alright now, there are things that we want potential employers to see and there are things we don't want them to see. To filter through the news media and perpetuate this is just plain wrong. Any employer who uses my Facebook page in the hiring process (or any other reason for that matter) is invading my privacy and has the potential to discriminate unfairly. I agree they want the right person for the job. And it's not that I have anything to hide. But what if I've expressed a view they may or may not like? Does it make me a bad person? Does it disqualify me? No, it doesn't. If I have the skills, the education and the right at-work attitude, I should be considered for the job.
I don't care what excuse any employer uses, they have no business looking at my Facebook page or any other page for that matter unless it's a personal website that I've created specifically for that purpose. I'm sorry that their HR departments are too lazy to consider someone based on ability. Now they have to look for drunk pics to make their decisions.
It may be the status quo now, but something should be done about it. I mean, isn't it a bit hypocritical for a company to ban Facebook from the company Internet and then use it as a hiring tool?

Michae Huff of KY 11:08AM January 21, 2011

No question video resumes will play a vital role in the future of the hiring process. Candidates that take the time to create a professional video resume will increase their chance for hire by 30% or more (as opposed to their "paper" counterparts). The is professionalism and consistency, which most video resumes are not (hence the challenge). Take some time - do you homework and make sure you get it right. Check out TalentRooster.com - you will see that we've got it down to a science.

David DeCapua of OH 9:11AM January 19, 2011