This infographic (courtesy of Smarterer) outlines how a social profile can help you land OR lose you a job. Have you ever got a job through social media? Let us know in the comments below! Takeaways: 73% of companies have found a new hire through a social network. 78% of recruiters react negatively to potential employees…
Have you ever taken the Myers Briggs test? It is an assessment based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types that looks at what kind of characters people have and is broken down into four categories: extraversion or introversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. These assessments are extremely accurate if…
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How to Get a Job Past the Age of 50
Having recently gone through an employment change at 55, I battled my own demons as I thought about the possibility that somebody would actually hire me, versus the options a potential employer has to fill their openings with someone younger and cheaper. It wasn’t just about finding a job. It was about finding a job…
LinkedIn recently hit 200 million members globally which was a great achievement for the world’s largest professional social network. But questions remain, such as “how many members live in Brazil?” and “which currently serving US president has the most visited LinkedIn profile?” and perhaps most frequently asked, “what is the most common first name of…
OK, you are looking for a new role – maybe still looking since last year. Here are some ideas that I hope will help you to stay focused. Some of this may come across as a little glib but I really don’t mean it that way so stay with it and I hope you will…
Our friends down at MyLife have done an interesting social behaviour study looking at 890 adults ages 18 and older – the results are presented below in this infographic. Takeaways: 36% admit to posting TV or movie spoilers 10% have been defriended due to prolific political posting One quarter of adults 18-35 are guilty of…
Last year, HireVue were selected as one of the top 12 LinkedIn Company pages by LinkedIn. This infographic (courtesy of them) shows how they built their page to be ‘award winning’. Takeaways: On the front page, use all the space given to you. Keep your page fresh and up-to-date. Use all three banners on the ‘Services’…
Don’t panic! I’m not getting all biblical on you. In fact, it’s the very opposite. The Arks I’m making reference to are all from the very excellent The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams. In this masterpiece of science-fiction comic writing an alien civilisation builds three space arks designed to shoot off into…
Valentine’s Day can strike fear into the heart of even the most happily single person. As the hearts and flowers multiply in February, singletons might feel the urge to go looking for romance. But finding “The One” isn’t just hard for hopeless romantics — it’s also difficult for those looking to hire top talent. From…