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Friday Link Round-Up

Best LinkedIn Company Pages of 2012 from LinkedIn

Here are your links for this Friday morning:

• The Fiscal Cliff and Other Reasons Employers Aren't Hiring More Workers--We are still battling a dearth in hiring. This article explores what employers are thinking. 

• Workforce3One Most Popular Resources for 2012--A collection of the most used webinars, articles, tools, etc. 

• What Do 3 Million Job Openings Tell Us About the Skills Gap?--Short answer? That there isn't much of one. 

• Informational Interview Questions--An informational interview can be a great way for career changers to get their foot in the door. This list of questions will get job seekers started. 

• Turn a Holiday Party into a Networking Boon--As job seekers venture out to holiday parties, here are some tips for using the festivities to help in their job search. 

• Top 10 LinkedIn Add-Ons--These additions to your LinkedIn profile will help you market your brand. 

Friday Link Round-Up

Here are your links for the week:

• How to Clean Up Your Online Reputation--Good tips on making that employer's Google search work for you. 

• Employed in 2013: The 7 New Job Search Basics--Are your job seekers using all of these strategies? 

• From Jobs to Job Quality: Ideas for Improving Low Wage Work--A video panel discussion from the Aspen Institute. 

• Election Results: What It Means for Workforce Development--Ron Painter, NAWB Director, talks with two guests on what to expect in workforce development following the election. 

• Fired from a Job? Here's How to Talk About It--Helpful advice from Vault. 

• Where the Jobs Are For Mature Workers--Ageist attitudes persist, but the tide is turning in many ways. 

Friday Link Round-Up

Learning2learn from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

As power returns to most locations and clean-up continues following Sandy, here are your links for this week:

• The Scariest Job Seeker Mistakes to Avoid--Good advice in a Halloween-themed infographic. 

• 20 Ways to Stay Motivated During Your Job Search--Motivation is half the battle, especially if the job search starts to drag on. These tips may help. 

• List of Top Recruiter Turn-Offs--Some of the main reasons job seekers aren't hired. Note that 40% of employers said they would "blacklist" (block) any applicants who applied for positions for which they were unqualified. That scatter-shot, apply for any job, approach may really backfire!

• 7 LinkedIn Tips for Career Changers--For those job seekers who are looking to change occupations and/or industries, these tips can help them use LinkedIn more effectively. 

• 4 Tips for Introverts on Going to Networking Events--Networking can be particularly difficult for introverts. These tips can help them improve their skills. 

• A Part Time Life, As Hours Shrink and Shift--The New York Times looks at how many jobs are now PT and the impact this has on job seekers trying to make a full-time living. 

 

Friday Link Round-Up: Sandy Edition

As most of NJ continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy's devastation, here's a special edition of links:

• NJ Office of Emergency Management--Includes links to federal, state and local resources. 

• 511.org--Real-time travel information on roadways and public transportation routes. 

• Red Cross Disaster Recovery Guides--Includes guides on checking your home and recovering financially. 

• Red Cross "Returning Home After a Hurricane" Checklist--A handy reference sheet. 

• Federal Disaster Assistance Programs-FEMA programs available to help individuals and families with temporary housing, counseling (for post-disaster trauma), low-interest loans and grants, and other assistance. The federal government also has programs that help small businesses and farmers.

Friday Link Round-Up

[E-book] The 10 New Career Commandments from CAREEREALISM

Here are your links for this week:

• 10 Things You Need to Know About Today's Job Search--An important list for job seekers and staff to understand. 

• LinkedIn Job Seeker Webinars--LinkedIn hosts periodic free webinars showing job seekers how to get the most out of their LinkedIn profile. They can also view recorded versions of previous webinars here. 

• Your 31 Hidden Networks That Can Help You Land a Job--Some of these are obvious, but some are not. It's a good idea for job seekers to think about connections in all of these different areas. 

• How to Build Social Credibility During Job Search--Networking is the heart of any job search strategy, but to do it effectively, you need to build social credibility. This article shows you how. 

• The 6 People You Need in Your Corner--For both staff and job seekers, these are the career "must-haves" for any employee. 

• 24 Ways to Be Uncommonly Productive Today--Some excellent suggestions on this list. Focus--on priorities and on value-add activities--is key. 

 

Friday Link Round-Up

Here are your links for this last Friday in September:

• The Best Google Features You're Probably Not Using--Google is much more than a search engine. Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendars and other Google products make it one of the "go-to" resources for working in the cloud. But did you know that you can also send and receive faxes, use it for event planning and to run online meetings and presentations? All for free? 

• Lifetick--This easy-to-use website lets you set your goals and track your progress. 

• 14 Ways to Impress the Hiring Manager--From an HR director. 

• Social Pressure is a Better Motivator than Money--How could you be using social contracts to motivate staff, especially in an age of shrinking resources? 

• How I Used a Webcam to Break My Bad Habits and Make Better Decisions--An interesting approach that could also be adapted for developing good habits. 

• Best Interview Technique You Never Use--This could be adapted for meetings with job seekers. You'd be amazed at what happens. 

• Occupations Report: Medical Records and Health Information Technicians--Some good info on a demand occupation. 

 

Friday Link Round-Up

Your links for this beautiful Friday morning:

• LinkedIn Connect for Nonprofits--LinkedIn has started a new program for nonprofits to find Board members, which could be very helpful for WIBs. It's in limited release, but it's worth a look as it gets you free access to the $1000 Talent Finder account with all its perks. 

• Virtual Incubation Network (VIN) Toolkit--Developed by the American Association of Community Colleges, this toolkit helps local areas grow entrepreneurship while offering more flexible delivery.  
• Is an Online Portfolio Necessary for Job Seekers?--From Glass Door, some good info on online portfolios. 

• 5 Ways to Get a Job When You're "Over-Qualified"--Good advice. 

• 6 Rules That Should Be Guiding Your Career--Helpful to share with job seekers, but also good advice for staff to consider for themselves. 

• Why Employee Referrals Are the Best Source of Hire--Lots of reasons why companies are increasingly relying on employee referrals for hiring. For job seekers, this means that networking is more important than ever. 

• The Top 75 Websites for Your Career--From Forbes Magazine, a pretty comprehensive list. 

Friday Link Round-Up

How to improve your teaching using emerging technology from Mike Pascoe

Another Friday, another set of links:

• Talent Beats Trade in Economic Development--A new study finds that the quality of human capital in a region is the greatest driver of economic development. 

• To Fix Skills Gap, Think Local--The National Fund for Workforce Solutions writes that locally-focused industry-based partnerships with employers are having an impact in getting low-wage workers into middle-skill careers. 

• Why Job Hunting is So Hard and How to Make it Easier--Most people aren't prepared to job search and haven't had much practice doing it and if they haven't job searched in the last couple of years, the process has changed substantially. Tips on how to deal with these factors. 

• Story-Telling: The Secret Weapon to Wow a Hiring Manager--Good advice on how to use stories about skills and experience more effectively in the interview. 

• 10 Smart Rules for Giving Negative Feedback--Can be used with both staff and job seekers. 

• How McJobs Have Replaced Middle Class Jobs-Mid-wage jobs, such as construction trades and secretaries, accounted for 60 percent of our employment drop during the recession but made up just 22 percent of the recovery through the first quarter of 2012, according to the most recent Current Population Survey data. Low-wage occupations, such as retail and food service workers, made up 21 percent of the losses and 58 percent of growth.

• 12 Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake--Could be helpful advice for workshops and orientation sessions. 

Friday Link Round-Up

How To Be Your Best at a Job Fair from Kathleen Smith

It's Friday again and time for another round-up of links:

• How to Read a Job Description--Before getting into tailoring their resumes, job seekers should learn how to read a job description. 

• 50 Ways to Find a Job Now--Some good tips in this list. 

• An A-Z Guide to Employee Engagement--Helpful advice on how to keep employees motivated and engaged. 

• New Wave of Deft Robots is Changing Global Industry--More on how technology is reducing the demand for some workers. 

• 20 Resume Tips from a Hiring Manager--It's helpful to understand what hiring managers are looking for in a resume. These tips give you an idea. 

• 37 Ways to Grow Your Job Search Network On and Off-line--Job seekers should be spending the bulk of their time on growing and nurturing their networks. This post offers several ways to do this both on and off-line. 

• What Successful People Do with the First Hour of the Work Day--Great ideas for both staff and job seekers. 

Friday Link Round-Up

Silly Self Sabotage in Your Job Search from Kathleen Smith

Here are your links for this week--not as many as usual. August seems to be a slow month. . . 

• Training Cutbacks Thwart Jobless--USA Today reports that companies are drastically cutting training programs for new workers. 

• 10 Tricks for a Fabulous Work Day--Some good ideas here for both jobseekers and staff. 

• If You're Looking for a Job, Get Out of Your Own Way--There are 6 types of frustrated job seekers, according to this article, each with different bad habits of getting in their own way. 

• Managing Yourself: 5 Ways to Bungle a Job Change--Looks at the most common job-hopping mistakes. 

• Social Media Can Help You Land a Higher Paying Job--Researchers have discovered that social media plays a significant role in connecting people to higher paying jobs.