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August 26th, 2013 by SEM Contributor
According to a 2012 infographic by
CareerBuilder, 37% of employers use social media to check out job candidates.
Of those employers, 65% said they were checking to see if candidates presented themselves professionally, 45% wanted to know more about the candidates’ qualifications, and 51% researched to find out if potential employees were good fits for the company’s culture.
With…
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June 21st, 2011 by Damian Davila
“When the
going gets tough, the tough get going” is a popular English language proverb.
What about when the
going gets boring?
British entrepreneurs Howe, Symington, and Jackman have the answer for that with their startup, Escape the City.
According to its founders, Escape the City is a community for corporate professionals who want to do something different.…
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June 20th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Nowadays everyone has a Facebook account, from celebrities to politicians to probably even your grandmother. Social media sites are becoming more and more popular as people continue to look for new ways to connect, interact and share pictures with each other. Although Facebook might seem harmless, this is not always the case.
Among the 350 million plus users on Facebook…
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June 13th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
If you’re in the market to find a new job in the current financial wake – it might be worth taking a peek at Facebook to help you successfully get a new job? Social media is getting more and more popular and many of my friends have actually used websites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to help themselves find interviews…
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March 23rd, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Having recently gone through the process of hiring a new employee in my own company, I feel I am in a position to give you some insight into how a Facebook profile can greatly impact on whether an applicant makes it through to the interview stage or whether their CV gets binned right there and then.
Whether they like to
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September 16th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Everybody knows that Facebook is the undisputed king of social networking, it’s the world’s most visited website and almost every individual and business in the US has some kind of presence within it’s domain. As a result it has become easier than ever to reach out and connect with people you don’t know in real life, which can have some…
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