"Getting on to every single social media platform (and there are a lot these days!) can distract and disengage your followers," writes Kara Perez (photo, left) in an article at Due.

"You’ve probably heard the advice over and over again that you need to become an authority and build your own personal brand to stand out.

"Ever get an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach during a job interview?

"Before experience, educational background, or skills, a small profile picture on LinkedIn is often the first thing a recruiter sees when making a judgment about a potential hire.

Uncovering your micro-motives — that collection of super-specialized things that make your particular heart sing — are key to finding fulfillment and success at work, say social scientists Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas.

Richard Feloni covers the work of Dr.

"Fantastic resume submitted.

"Nobody wants to wait days, or sometimes even weeks, to find out if the hiring manager was impressed by them in the interview.

"Most job applicants work hard to make a great first impression during their initial interview.

"As soon as something goes wrong in our lives, we as humans tend to fall into negative thinking patterns.

"Jesse Rieser's memories of growing up in Springfield, Missouri in the 1990s unfold against a familiar retail backdrop: storming the aisles of Toys R Us with his brother; meeting friends at the mall to flirt with girls and play videogames; hunting new bands in the CD racks of Best Buy," writes Laura Mellonee in a piece at Wired.

"It's not where you worked, It's what you can do.

"Politeness pays off, especially when you’re looking for jobs," writes Brittany Wong (photo, left) in a piece at HuffingtonPost.

According to David Jensen, "As an advanced-degree holder in the sciences, you don’t have to be on the job market to feel beat down.

"This manager has worked with remote team for 10 years, and has learned that in order for remote teams to be successful–you need to set them up to do so.

"These stats will help you bring your recruiting strategy into the 21st century.

"Happiness.

"This is the letter to write when you don’t get the job.

"Any time we interview someone, we wait to see whether they’ll write a thank you note or not.

"Great results are more than half the battle.

"It’s been a decade since LinkedIn starting adding features that help you do your job better, but many people still aren’t taking advantage of those features.

According to William Aruda (photo, left), "I spend a lot of time helping people improve their LinkedIn profile and align it with their real-world brand.

Stefano Tasselli [photo, left], Martin Kilduff, and Blaine Landis provide the answers at HBR.

Theresa Merrill (photo, left) answers a question from a TheMuse.

Some recruiters prefer the familiarity of popular video tools, like FaceTime and Skype, but they may be missing out on the rich candidate profiles and analytics of dedicated systems.