Be Your Own Headhunter

April 2010 LinkedIn, Job Search And Social Media Seminars

For those not familiar with me and are wondering if a session(s) would be a good use of your time I am an IT Recruiter with 12 years of experience and have been speaking to groups of all ages and skill sets in groups of 20-200 (and now online) for 8 years.

I am the Managing Partner of Nerd Search, LLC a Minneapolis IT search firm, author of the Minnesota Headhunter blog, Co Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters, listed as a Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovator and a national Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiter.

I am a frequent national and local speaker and article contributor on recruiter, HR, career, networking and social media topics.

Here is some background on presentations and interviews I have been a part of:

• Presentations
• Interviews
• Minnesota Social Media Innovator
• HRExaminer.com Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters

All presentations are 60-90 minutes with Q&A.

4 Ways to Launch A Successful Job Search Campaign

The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap:

From: Jessica Holbrook

 

After countless hours of tweaking your resume or finally deciding to have a professional write it for you, you now have your masterpiece in hand. With renewed confidence you’re ready to step out in faith and start your job search. But where do you start? The following four strategies will help you successfully start your job search campaign with your new resume.

POST YOUR RESUME ON JOB BOARDS

The first place to start is to take your resume and post it to the major job boards. You can do this yourself (it may takes many days to get all of the major job boards) or you can purchase a resume distribution service that will post it to approximately 100 job boards for you. Prices are reasonable and it saves you about 60 hours doing it yourself. Start here because this is a passive way to get noticed. Recruiters and hiring managers searching job boards will find you and contact you. Don’t just post to monster and careerbuilder. Those job boards have significant fees and some employers won’t pay to search or post. Instead post to a large selection of job boards free and fee based for employers you increase your chances of being discovered.

Email Etiquette for Job Seekers

The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap:

From: MJW Careers

• Keep your emails as short and to the point as possible.
• Use HTML to take advantage of tracking, but keep it simple.
• Intrigue your reader with the email message and get them to find out more by clicking your resume website.
• Spend most of the time on the top three inches of the email, because it is what people see if they are using “preview” in Outlook.
• Ask them to forward the email to other people who may be looking for your skills.
• Use an effective subject line.  It must reflect the contents of the email, but you also want to make it stand out.

Research Strategies to Prepare for the Interview

The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap:

From: Christina Archer

You've submitted your resume to a prospective employer, and they've called you to schedule a face to face meeting.  This is what you've been waiting for!  Being prepared for your interview, and armed with information to ensure you stand out from your peers is an essential goal.  Performing research in advance of the meeting is the most effective and efficient means to achieving this objective, and landing the job.

Here are the top five tips to help any job seeker uncover information about a potential employer.

Minnesota Job And Career Fair And Professional Clothing Drive

The Minnesota Recruiting and Staffing Association (MNRSA) is hosting the 2010 Job Summit & Professional Clothing Drive Tuesday, March 23^rd, 2010 from 8:00 am-12:00 pm at The Mall of America, 4^th Floor Executive Center.

Job Seekers this is a FREE event (you do need to register at www.mnrsa.org) and a good opportunity to meet with Search Firms, Staffing Firms and Employment Agencies.

As part of the career sessions that morning I will be doing a LinkedIn session and sticking around after to answer as many questions on the job search as I can.

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