Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 18. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"If you’re like most job seekers, you approach your job search with a set of beliefs about how the hiring process works, what responses from employers are good signs and what responses are bad.
According to Stephanie Buck (photo, left), "LinkedIn has developed a killer resource of 225 million users, one you absolutely should take advantage of when it comes to your career.
"Securing a job is the tough part, but scouting an open position?
"According to Fast Company, Instagram is becoming an important part of the hiring process for some employers, especially in more creative fields.
Christian Ryan Jyoti (photo, left) covers the topic for FastCompany.
"Even for those who are "in the know" about the benefits of Plus, many have difficulty learning how to use Plus effectively.
"I hate negotiating.
Suzanne Lucas (photo, left) presents the results of a new survey by CareerBuilder.
Jenny Foss (photo, left) writes about what job search tactics people should not use.
Hagan Blount introduces the topic and presents the infographic at TheMuse.
"Things have changed a lot in the way we conduct business communications, especially between the customer and the company.
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"As consumers use mobile devices more and more to read email, creating flawless designs that are readable and useful in both desktop and mobile environments can be quite a challenge.
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"Here’s the thing: Editing is more than just giving something a once-over to eliminate egregious typos and grammar mistakes.
"I have written several articles about LinkedIn, and they often generate the most comments," says William Aruda (photo, left) in a piece for Forbes.
"Startups face tremendous pressure while competing with their bigger counterparts.
"So here you go, we present to you our latest infographic — Seven Shocking Stats & Trends about the Internet.
"The most important thing you should keep in mind is if anyone would want to share or recommend the specific post to their family and friends.
"There's a lot of resume advice out there—and some of it conflicting.
"The changing nature of résumés, use of applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn and other social media sites, Skype video conferencing, big data applications and more are all impacting the way employers and hope-to-be-employees find, communicate and interact with each other," writes Arnie Fertig in his introduction of a post at USNews.
"Everyday, each and every one of us interacts with the Cloud in some way.