Marketing, Advertising, Graphics & Communications. ….
If this is your area of interest, then join us on
TUESDAYS
9 am
First United Memorial Christian Church
1401 N. Main
Euless
(just north of Harwood and N. Main)
Come early for coffee and networking.. ….
for questions, contact karen.granade@sbcglobal. net

Many jobseekers poopoo the fact that they need to get out and attend networking functions. Using very lame excuses, this group of people miss the opportunity of meeting the very folks that could and most likely would be the key to their next life opportunity in the occupational world. Key groups in the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex include all the groups associated with the Career Search Network (www.careersearchnetwork.org) and the Southlake Focus Group (www.southlakefocusgroup.com) who entertains over 300 participants in weekly meetings every Thursday.
These groups meet and further hone the networking process by …

About two weeks after my notification, I knew that I had to take steps to increase my network and re-establish contacts with people I had worked with in the past.  Like many, I had been pretty weak at maintaining my network over the years.    
 
One step I decided to take was to pull together my past colleagues from MCI.  These former colleagues had spread wide and far, were successful in diverse industries and as I remembered, we were a pretty tight group.  To do this, I coordinated a happy hour in mid-May and worked to get …

I’ve been helping with a lot of letters lately. Here are some typical mistakes and my comments–
 
Too long. Limit your letter to one page; anything longer than a page almost certainly won’t be read.
 
Type too small. How old are the eyes of the CEO able to hire you? What is the probability s/he is reading with glasses? Larger is better.
 
Too complicated. Even if you are smarter than 90% of the people you are writing to (you probably are), you lose when you make the letter complicated, obscure, obtuse. Too complicated …

Favorite Job Search Websites
Posted July 11, 2009 by rosewaltz
Categories: Job Search
Tags: Job Search

http://www.linkedin.com
Please read my last blog post for details about job searching on this site.
http://www.tweetmyjobs.com/
This is an awesome site for job seekers!  You just subscribe to job channels in whatever fields you are interested in and in whatever locations you desire.  You also set up twitter to follow tweetmyjobs.  Then you get e-mails listing new job openings. 
http://www.smartbrief.com/industryjobs/
Smart Brief Jobs are featured content in various industry newsletters. SmartBrief publishes co-branded, customized e-mail newsletters in partnership with leading trade associations and professional …

www.fortworthcareersearchnetwork.com
 
www.fortworthcareersearchnetwork.com

20 Tips and Tricks to Becoming Successful on LinkedIn

Treat your LinkedIn profile like a website. Make sure it is formatted, clean, and most importantly, filled with search engine friendly keywords.
Create a LI Profile Word template to create and edit your profile. This will guard against spelling and grammatical errors, and can be easily copied into other social media platforms to keep your branding unified.
Keep you name clean – LinkedIn can’t find you if your name looks like this: Smith, PhD. John A. (johnsmith@gmail. com) LION  941-555-1555
Keep your photo professional. Headshot …

RESUME TIPS
 

This week on Good Day we’re talking about getting back into the workforce.   Your ticket to the interview is the resume.

 
In addition to our coverage on the air, below are some tips from resume expert Katrina Chapo.  Her resume perspectiv e includes< “an empowermen t concept that the run-of-the -mill resume companies charging $300 + can’t do.”  She has offered up the following advice.

 
Resume tips:

I tell people that the resume is just the ticket to an interview.   It will not get you the job.  The content should include …

Twitter Tips: How to Use Twitter to Job Hunt
If you’re just using LinkedIn to job hunt, you’re missing out on the power of Twitter. Here’s expert advice on how to tweet your way to new contacts and opportunities.
By C.G. Lynch
February 25, 2009 — CIO — Though LinkedIn tops the list of professionally- oriented social networks for job seeking, you can also use Twitter to get the word out about your skills and talents to relevant people in your industry.
More about Twitter on CIO.com
Twitter Etiquette: Five Dos and …

Know Someone Who is Unemployed? A Job Search Work Group May be Just What They Need
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Being unemployed can be one of the most lonely feelings a person can experience. Some companies provide a severance package and outplacement services that allow the person to “continue” a routine of sorts. For most, even those lucky enough to have an outplacement service, there is a signficant risk of lost productivity, lack of energy, lack of focus and low self-esteem throughout the job search period. This emotional energy rises and falls …