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Using Social Media to Find a Job

by Jonathan on 6:32 am

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Need to job hunt but you find it easier to chat with friends on Facebook? Wait a minute, where do you think your future employer is? Yes, they are on Facebook, Linkedin, Google Plus and right here on blogs such as CPACareerCoach and what about your smartphone? You need to be in the know when it comes [...]

What is Linkedin All About?

by Jonathan on 2:29 pm

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It still surprises me how many career professionals still have no clue as to what Linkedin is all about. I often hear questions like,”So, what is Linkedin all about?” I always try my best on this blog to talk about simple strategies related to career advancement and the job search so I thought I would [...]

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Do you have a Linkedin job search strategy? If not, you should. Of course, nothing replaces face to face networking, but using Linkedin in the right way can benefit and feed your networking funnel. More and more recruiters and hiring managers are looking to Linkedin to source candidates for their open positions. They want the [...]

5 Linkedin Tips for Your Job Search

by Jonathan on 7:55 am

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I recently met up with a coaching client for breakfast. The goal of our meeting was to walk him through how to use Linkedin in order to better network for a new job. Since it is fresh in my mind, I thought it would be good to share the same Linkedin tips that offered to [...]

Twitter Job Search

Twitter is fast becoming a must have tool for job searchers. My goal today is to show you how to perform a simple Twitter job search. Early on in the life of Twitter many people were touting how useful twitter was for searching for jobs. To be honest, while these people were on the leading [...]

How to Use Linkedin

I recently met a coaching client over breakfast and he talked about his frustration with his job search. There is no question that it is a competitive environment for jobs out there. When I asked him if he had any networking leads, he mentioned that he did have one lead but that he could not [...]

Rick Telberg of CPATrendlines recently caught up with Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA, CITP, Executive Editor of The Progressive Accountant and asked him about his thoughts on Social Media and Public Accounting. Hear what he had to say by clicking play below: So, what are your thoughts? Is social media a valid medium or should we [...]