What is social media really?

Social media, social networking, web 2.0 are probably terms you’ve heard of, but are they useful to you?

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter may be what you think of when you hear the buzzword “social media”. You may have decided to join the bandwagon and have a LinkedIn or Facebook profile. If you’re really hip (or you’re 17), you may even be tweeting throughout the day. But what really is social media? Why should I use it other than to do what everyone else is doing?

The answer to this will vary depending on who you ask. The academic crowd can give you a variety of information on network theories and how they apply to the newest internet technologies. I actually love the academia behind it, there is no doubt some powerful and more scientific concepts behind some of these new mediums A great introductory and fun read to this is

How to Find Talented Interns for Your Small Business through LinkedIn

Summer Interns Bring Value When You Least Expect It!

It’s summertime and remarkably there are hundreds of thousands of students looking for summer jobs or internships. This is the best time to get some really talented and bright students who can help you or your business and to leverage man power to increase your revenue.

I was recently talking to a close friend of mine that is about to finish up her exams and she is

Is Private Equity Back?

Is Private Equity Back? Are Deals in the Flow? Tell us your experience.

How is business? Are you getting more deal flow, better access to investors and capital? What is the change from last year?

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Jorge S. Olson
Group Manager 

Who is on LinkedIn in May 2010?

LinkedIn is growing every single day.  For me, it is one of the best sources of leads, sales, even website traffic with up to 40,000 unique visitors per month.  What is LinkedIn doing for you?

These are the last numbers from LinkedIn membership in May 2010.

·         LinkedIn has over 65 million members in over 200 countries.

·         A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of our members are outside the U.S.

·         Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.

The last time I reported on LinkedIn members it had 45 million.  Wow, now it is up to 65 million members.

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You’re so Perfect for the Job Why Don’t They Call You Back?

Have you sent dozens of resumes without a callback? How about hundreds of resumes? If you have been applying for jobs without not a lot of success you are not alone, most job applicants complain about exactly the same thing. Lot’s of application, lot’s of resumes, no interviews, no callbacks.

Sometimes you apply to that perfect job. A job that you saw online or on the newspaper and seems perfect for you and you perfect for it. You have the desire, the expertise and the experience. You even write a customized introduction letter and you tweak your resume to fit the job description. You apply to this perfect job and you are sure they will call you back for an interview. You wait for that call and wait and wait. Nothing! No calls, no emails, just nothing.

What is wrong? Why don’t you get any callbacks? Is it you or is it them? Don’t worry, it’s not you. I’ve been on both sides of the job process and anytime I was hiring I received hundreds of resumes. It’s not easy to go through all of those resumes quickly and effectively. It is not easy to get back to every single applicant to give them feedback, or to tell them why they did not make the cut.

How do hiring managers go through resumes? Most likely they make 3 piles. One pile has the “No way” resumes, the other pile has the “Maybe” resumes and the good pile has the “Call back” resumes. This is important because hiring managers make this decision in about 5 seconds. Yes, five seconds to look over a resume and make a decision either to send it to the good pie or the bad pile.

You have to write your resume thinking that your first sale is to make it to the “Call back” pile, not to actually get the job. After you make it to the “Call back” pile you have to sell an interview. Here, in the interview is where you sell yourself for the job.

How do you ensure a callback? By listening to my free audio conferences on how to get a job fast by clicking this link

If you would like to use LinkedIn to find your next job make sure to see the advanced linkedIn seminar here

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