A majority of employers have no formal policy regarding the use of external social networking sites. Nonetheless, work hours or work computers are in most cases not the right time or property to be using to prospect and communicate about your job search. The risk is that your cohorts, your boss, or your future boss may question your priorities and loyalties, and have grave doubts about your effectiveness and your focus. 
 
That said, networking is a professional social activity that you really should be doing all the time, not just when you are looking for a job. Presenting an engaging, responsive, solutions-oriented attitude towards all people you interact with will win you a good image and reputation. 

Effectively communicating what you do and how you did it well, without flaunting or bragging, is the way to remain in people's minds when they need a professional of your talents. Social media lends itself to this kind of communication. Of course, no proprietary or confidential information sharing would be appropriate, but tooting horns and celebrating public wins are ideal communications.

Did you just help you company release a new product? Tweet it and mention what your contribution was or how your team overcame obstacles in getting it to market on time and on budget. Were sales goals exceeded this quarter? Post to LinkedIn to announce the great news and link back to your company's press release on the subject, add a line about how your targets were met and give recognition to the new customers you made along the way.
 

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By Jessica Hernandez

Jessica Hernandez

Do you ever wonder why other candidates are bombarded with calls for interviews and are fielding offers for jobs left and right ... while you're struggling to garner any attention at all from hiring managers? It could be as simple as the resources these candidates have available to them and how they utilize them.

When you need your taxes done you hire a tax preparer, and when your car is broken you take it to a mechanic, right? So when your job search is busted and isn't working right who do you go to?

Getting the help your job search so desperately needs includes...

The View From 5,318 Feet

While this recovery is much slower and longer than most post-recession recoveries, most economists anticipate modest growth for the rest of 2012, and stronger growth in 2013. The National Association for Business Economics panel predicts an average monthly growth of 188,000 of jobs in 2012, up from the previous forecast, with GDP growth of 2.8 percent.

So what does this mean for recruiting?

The health of the U.S. recruiting sector is obviously linked to the health of U.S. businesses. A recent survey by Bullhorn Reach showed that 70% of respondents (in the U.S.) reported that their firms either reached or surpassed their revenue goals for 2011. And the vast majority - 96% of survey respondents - expects 2012 revenues to increase.

A strong indicator of where recruiters feel the economy is heading lies in the firms' own hiring plans. 79% of recruiting firms responding plan to add staff. 
 

What does this mean for companies recruiting new staff?

Cloud computing jobs increased by 9 2 percent in February 2012 in comparison to numbers from February 2011. And it was up 400 percent from the same time in 2010. More than 2,400 companies posted job ads during the last quarter of 2011 and hiring demand grew 61% year-over-year. As a result hiring managers are having trouble finding workers to fill these positions. A shortage of skilled workers means demand is high for people with cloud computing experience and development skills.

The challenge in filling these jobs isn't just that experience or training is needed in technology. Workers proficient in cloud computing need skills in managing process and knowledge of the law. The shortages are not restricted to technology companies either. Nearly one-third of the jobs that are being created are non-IT positions, including marketing managers, sales managers, customer service representatives, and analysts.

Read about the necessary skills & certifications. 
 

The energy marketplace is dynamic, being continuously influenced by economic conditions, technological developments, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations and behaviors. What are residential consumers and businesses thinking and doing about energy consumption and provider choice as the U.S. economy shows signs of stabilizing? Is corporate progress on energy management likely to continue as the easier tactics are implemented and greater investment is required? To what degree are consumers actually interested in purchasing energy-related products and services, including emerging technologies?

 

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