“You want that new job so badly, and the big interview’s booked. But when the recruiter types your name into an online search engine, nothing comes up. Will they hire you if they can’t find you on the Internet? Host Tory Johnson and others answer the question this week on Job Hunt.”

Tory Johnson, a well-respected television personality with experience working for both ABC and NBC, is a New York City local with the motivation to improve other people’s lives. Tory is a workplace contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America, successful author, entrepreneur and founder of Women for Hire: “the first and only company devoted to a comprehensive array of recruitment services for women, Women For Hire offers signature career expos, inspiring speeches and seminars, a popular career-focused magazine and customized marketing programs.” Continue Reading »

This post was originally published on Keith Petri’s Blog. Keith Petri, the founder of eBranding Me, is a graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. His studies in business, economics and studio art along with strong passions for marketing, technology and entrepreneurship led him to his current passion for social media and strong understanding of the new rules of networking. Through his prior entrepreneurial pursuits, recent blogging and extensive networking, Keith has seen the need for educating his peers on creating a positive online presence. eBranding Me is the culmination of his efforts.

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It is an employers’ market out there! With the economy slowly recovering job seekers need all the help they can get. Why not turn to social media to aid in your search for gainful employment?

As I have discussed on my business blog, eBranding Me, free social media tools are incredibly useful for young job seekers hoping to secure their next gig. One of the most useful tools to find your ideal job is Twitter.

While the eBranding Me eBook “Twitter [HowTo]: A Guide for First Time Users” is extremely informative, I thought I would take this opportunity to share an instructional video produced by Jehangir Irani from Mashable. Continue Reading »

eBranding Me and The Opportunities Project launch a new Workshop Series on using “The Art of Pull” to help soon-to-be graduates and young professionals successfully network with recruiters and employers to secure gainful employment.

The Opportunities Project and eBranding Me are joining forces to teach New York City job seekers how to use all the new tools available to them to achieve career success. Each seminar will focus on one particular tool that attendees can use to transform themselves into candidates sought after by multiple employers for their added value. The seminar series is called The Art of Pull because it focuses on a job search that attracts recruiters and employers to empowered candidates instead of the traditional method of simply applying to vacancy postings.

The third and final seminar, Achieve Career Success with Twitter, will focus on how to make the most of the micro-blogging service in relation to your job search. Topics discussed will include:

• how to create a successful Twitter bio
• how to use functions such as Reply, Direct Message, Re-Tweet, Hashtag to connect with the right people
• how to properly manage lists to stay organized
• how to participate in Twitter Chats to extend your network

Date: Wednesday December, 8th at 6:00PM

Location: McAnn’s, 3 W. 46th Street, New York, NY

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Phyllis Zimbler Miller, co-founder of the social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing, has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and frequently blogs about how important it is to protect your online reputation.  You can read more of her blog posts at www.millermosaicllc.com/blog.

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I’ve written about this topic numerous times – you must assume that everything you do on the web – private groups you join, DMs (private messages) you send on Twitter, anything – can actually be found by someone somewhere.

And once again we have a major news article to remind us of this.

The October 12th front-page Wall Street Journal article “’Scrapers’ Dig Deep for Data on Web” by Julia Angwin and Steve Stecklow explains this growing phenomenon: Continue Reading »

An eBranding Me original series, “Really? Really Jeff?” will feature weekly videos highlighting social media blunders throughout Jeff’s post-college life. Follow Jeff as he settles into the real world and searches for gainful employment with little success. Each week Jeff’s valiant efforts to further his career path are interrupted by an unfortunate social media mistake – whether Jeff has control over it or not.

Was this week’s blunder Jeff’s fault? Vote below: