LinkedIn Social Advertising

Read full article → January 25, 2012

“LinkedIn may sometimes pair an advertiser’s message with social content from LinkedIn’s network in order to make the ad more relevant. When LinkedIn members recommend people and services, follow companies, or take other actions, their name/photo may show up in related ads shown to you. Conversely, when you take these actions on LinkedIn, your name/photo [...]

Startup Insight

Read full article → January 25, 2012

There is much to be said about starting a company. There are just as many websites offering advice on what to do and what not do when starting that company and learning from your mistakes, or even better, from the mistakes of others. One of the sites I have found most helpful and whole-heartedly recommend [...]

Invest in your Life, Career & Education

Read full article → January 18, 2012

Optimists know the importance of investing time in refocusing their life and career to adjust their skills matching new emerging opportunities. Embrace life long learning. Optimism and security doesn’t come from holding onto the past, but in working to continually invent your future. It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. ~Attributed to [...]

Taking Screen Shots

Read full article → January 9, 2012

Taking a picture of your screen on a Windows computer is relatively easy. You can use the PrintScreen button on your keyboard and than paste to a Word document or the SnippingTool software that comes with Windows 7 but if you have an older version you may like the free software ScreenHunter. The software runs [...]

Resumes in PDF format

Read full article → January 9, 2012

Why do we (Recruiters) receive more and more resumes in PDF format? If you search the web for “Resume format” or “CV format” you will find many articles describing the benefits of saving the current resume as a PDF file. That has various reason: Emailing a PDF resume gives an applicant a 100% assurance that the [...]

America’s 25 Best-Performing Cities

Read full article → January 6, 2012

It turns out “Don’t Mess With Texas,” is more than just a slogan. At least judging by the state’s ability to rebound from the Great Recession, and its dominance over the rankings in a new report highlighting the best-performing U.S. cities. San Antonio heads up the Milken Institute’s 2011 Best-Performing Cities index, but is just one of four [...]

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