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50 Great Marketing Twitter Feeds

50 Great Marketing Twitter Feeds

Marketing is everywhere. For consumers, this is probably not ideal, but for students of marketing it means that there is no shortage of examples, both good and bad, from which to learn about the craft. The easiest way to keep your finger on the pulse of marketing is to log in to Twitter. Almost every [...]

Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry: The Power of Social Media

Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry: The Power of Social Media

Social Media has become one of the most powerful influences on the global society to-date. It is an amazing prospect when you consider that everyday members of society are considered just as and sometimes even more inspirational than magnates of any industry. Social media has given every man and woman a voice and creates a [...]

ResumeBear Picks The 20 Most Legendary College Bars

ResumeBear Picks The 20 Most Legendary College Bars

Just about every school has one: a long-standing college bar steeped in history and, most often, cheap beer. It is in these bars that traditions are made, legendary stories are created and shared, and good times are remembered. We’ve found 20 of the most legendary of these bars, listed in no particular order, and we’ll [...]

Take Advantage of Social Media! How to Find a Job on Twitter

Take Advantage of Social Media! How to Find a Job on Twitter

These days there’s no lack of job searching sources online. Unfortunately, many of these sites become cluttered with traffic and don’t allow for a personal connect between you and the company. As social networks become the number one source for networking online, it only makes sense that you would go there for your job search [...]

LinkedIn Tip: Be Sure To Add Skills To Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn Tip: Be Sure To Add Skills To Your LinkedIn Profile

By Sean R. Nicholson The Skills feature of a LinkedIn profile is one of the most often overlooked features, but one that is critical to anyone leveraging LinkedIn to develop a social network or look for a job. In addition to listing your education and experience, the skills section can help your profile by adding [...]

Can You Have One Too Many Interviews in Your Job Search?

Can You Have One Too Many Interviews in Your Job Search?

How many times you interview for a given job can go a long way in determining whether or not you get the position you seek. That being said when is one interview looked upon to be one too many? Businesses all have their own set up when it comes to interviewing candidates for a position [...]

ResumeBear: Signs an Employee is Job Hunting, Don’t get Caught!

ResumeBear: Signs an Employee is Job Hunting, Don’t get Caught!

Job hunting in the workplace is always a risky business and, unless you’re being right-sized out of your present job, should be done only on your own time. If you insist on searching for a new job during work hours, or suspect that one of your employees has one foot out the door, you may [...]

ResumeBear Hits USA Today: Four online tools for navigating the job market

ResumeBear Hits USA Today: Four online tools for navigating the job market

Since the beginning of April, many of us, especially seniors, have been wondering where the semester has gone. Summer is right around the corner, but an even greater event is looming for all of us fourth years: graduation. For some of us, graduation is an exciting time because it is opening the doors of a [...]

Social media transforms the job search, recruitment landscape

Social media transforms the job search, recruitment landscape

By Pedram Tabibi Recently I read an interesting article about whether Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can really help people find a job. The article noted how nowadays, a college degree and even years of experience do not necessarily translate into a good job. This is especially true for young professionals entering the work force for [...]

The Social Media Interview, what Employers and Employees should know

The Social Media Interview, what Employers and Employees should know

By Pedram Tabibi Imagine landing a job interview. How do you prepare yourself?  You might read about the company, prep for questions, bring your résumé and arrive on time. Then, the interviewer begins by asking for the username and password of all your social media accounts. Surprised? Don’t be. Recent employment practices show your interview [...]