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In this 3 person show we'll get an update on the job market, talk about stories in the news like the Amazon work culture controversy and robots taking your jobs. Tune in for an extra special episode!
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How To Be A Super Intern
On my last day as a CareerCloud intern, I am reflecting on my work over the past year. It has been a great learning experience, and I'm happy to be able to look back and be proud of what I've done--like grow our Twitter and Facebook following, write articles for popular blogs, write a job report, and even attend a national conference!
Below I've listed some of the things that I've learned during my time as a CareerCloud Intern.
How to be a Super Intern:
Go above and beyond your duties. If you are the intern who is doing the work that no one wants to do, then it's because you're not respecting your own position. Don't sell yourself short! Instead, take responsibility for the jobs you are given, and make them your own. Be creative, work hard, and do more than you are asked--that's how your employer will know that you're not "just an intern". Being too good at what you do is what will make people notice that you deserve to be one step higher than where you are.
Always look for ways to improve. Don't just sit around waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Find something to do, do it, and make that a habit. By wanting to be better and working to make yourself better, you are already better.
Be open minded. Sometimes when we find our niche and a system that works for us, we like to stick to it. There's nothing wrong with that, but there are times where change is necessary. Learn how to recognize when that time has come: always keep your mind open to any possibility.
Pay extra attention. As an intern, you should be the hardest worker on your team. After all, you are the one who needs to leave the best impression. Take notes, listen to what people are saying to you, remember it, and save it as resource--it might be important later on.
Organize your work. Prioritize your projects and make to-do lists for your to-do lists. Know what needs to get done, when it needs to get done, and how it needs to get done.
Make suggestions. Show your employer that you have a mind of your own, but also that you can collaborate and compromise others. Think for yourself and use your sense of creativity and individuality to share a new perspective. Making suggestions will highlight your desire and ability to help.
Ask questions. Ask good questions. Ask questions whose answers are not obvious. Ask questions that they've never heard before. Ask questions with a purpose. Ask questions because you are interested. Ask questions because they lead to more questions, and more questions lead to more answers.
Be curious. Do your fair share of research on new projects or subjects you will be working with, especially if they are unfamiliar to you. Be interested in it, and show that you are interested.
Reflect on and analyze your work. Never assume that you are doing the best that you can because there is always a way to improve. Take the time to look at what you're doing and ask yourself whether or not it's great. If it's not, ask yourself how you could make it better. Set goals often, and take the steps that you need to in order to achieve them.
Take the job seriously. Being an intern is one of the best stages of a professional career--at least in my opinion. You're on the verge of beginning a life of employment--nothing major is at stake yet. It is the time to make mistakes and learn from them, the time to meet professionals and find the ones you aspire to be like. Having the title of an "intern" makes you important and shows that you are a hard worker. Take that position seriously and recognize that you are needed. No one can do you job better than you can!
Thanks to CareerCloud for an awesome year!
5 Social Media Infographics And What We Can Learn From Them
If you don't know how to conduct a job search using various social media...then you need to learn #ASAP. The social media job hunt is crucial in today's competitive market. Jobseekers are at a great disadvantage if they are not utilizing platforms like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Jobs WIth Friends, Tumblr, blogs, etc. etc....the tools and possibilities are endless.
How is social media so powerful? With the infographics below we hope to highlight some of the influences that social media have on the job search, and how they came to be.
The History of Social Networking
The first e-mail was sent in 1971...and the two computers were sitting right next to each other.
Friendster launches in 2002 and its user-base grows to 3 million in just three months.
Myspace launches in 2003, Facebook launches in 2004, and Twitter in 2006.
Today, Myspace has over 23.6 million users, Facebook with 1.11 billion, and Twitter with 500 million.
Social media began as a way to connect people. Soon enough, someone realized that it is not only a person-to-person connector, but a jobseeker-to-employer connector. Today, 92% of employers will recruit using social networks. Users can now have the best of both worlds; staying connected with their friends, and having professional accounts that help put them on recruiter radar.
Social Media Demographics
The majority of social media users are people with income levels between 25-75K.
LinkedIn users are 50% male and 50% female while both Twitter and Facebook have 40% male and 60% female users.
56% of LinkedIn users are between the ages of 35-54.
Professional profiles like LinkedIn and CareerCloud's Social Resume have jobseekers in mind. They don't target young teens or retired seniors for a reason, which explains why most LinkedIn users are between 35-54 years old. In addition to keeping people in touch, social media exists to help people connect with professionals and showcase their talents and skills.
Twitter: Facts and Figures
Only 23% of males and 22% of females use Twitter for work-related reasons.
71% of tweets created every day produce no reaction.
72% of U.S. companies have a Twitter account, and only 10% of company tweets are about job opportunities
Of all of the jobseekers out there, it is surprising that only 45% are using Twitter for work-related reasons. Innovative jobseekers who know how to use their social media are surely in this 45%. Twitter is powerful in the job search because it allows users to interact directly with companies and brands, use the search engine to find open positions, market themselves as active jobseekers, and share helpful links, advice, articles, and blogs with their fellow Tweeters. Companies are switching focuses from resumes to social profiles, and Twitter is what they will use to find out how your mind works.
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LinkedIn has over 135 million worldwide members.
LinkedIn profiles generally rank in the top five Google search results for first and last names.
Websites like LinkedIn are particularly powerful in finding a job because it is a social networking website designed to connect professionals to professionals. Active LinkedIn networking and Facebook friending will also lead jobseekers to the handy Jobs With Friends that will allow them to ask their connections for job referrals. We keep our connections for a reason.
Road to Success
95% of businesses throughout the world use social media as a networking tool.
More than 70% of new business partnerships have been as a result of social media.
45% of companies check the applicant via social media after receiving their applications.
Successful job hunting requires that our social media profiles match who we say we are on our resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Employers need to know that our social footprints and online profiles are appropriate, parallel, and representative of who we are as employees. Social media can make or break your next opportunity.
"Go social, go mobile, get hired."
Powerful media is media that affects lives--and that is exactly what social media does. It opens doors to endless possibilities of employment, friendship, creativity, travel, etc. It is important that jobseekers are aware of these opportunities because without social media, the job market would be even tougher.
Social Media: Fake It And You'll Never Make It
A social media presence--like all good things--takes time to build. You don't just sign up for LinkedIn and have 500+ connections with an incomplete profile, and you certainly don't get that blue checkmark next to your Twitter handle by tweeting curse words and meaningless updates.
Your online profiles are what make your social media footprint, and the paths you follow on the interweb are make you an attractive (or unattractive) hire to recruiters and hiring managers. Aside from acting as a window to your personality for potential employers, your online activity is what we like to call a "social resume". So whether you realize it yet or not, what you are doing online has an affect on your future.
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Successful jobseekers are finding employment by dedicating themselves to social media. Their secret is this: they really, truly, genuinely believed in the power of social media to help them land that job. They didn't succeed by pretending to care; they did it by using social media purposefully and to their advantage.
Here are some tips to help you do the same:
As a social media user, learn how to:
Stay focused, but show your personality. Show your followers (and potential future employers) that you have a variety of interests in addition to your job or career. If you're a finance major, use Tumblr and share finance-related articles/facts/infographics, but add a little personality by posting an image or an article you enjoyed about a movie you saw. Be consistent, but varied--and make it personable!
Leverage your contacts. Don't just create and share content, but get involved in the conversation, or make a new friend. Use platforms like Jobs With Friends to help organize those who you are connected to--after all, they are the ones who could be referring you for your next job.
Be professional. There's really no need to drop F-bombs on your Facebook status every day. It gives you a bad image, a bad attitude, and a negative energy: not exactly making you the ideal person to work with in a professional environment. Just keep in mind that potential employers are looking at what you post.
Before overwhelming yourself with all of the possibilities, you should also know that dedicating yourself to establishing social media profiles has its benefits too.
From using social media, learn how to:
Practice forming good habits. Although many of us are already addicted to our preferred social networking sites, being active users makes it more likely for our profiles to be discovered. For example, participating in LinkedIn discussions and regularly keeping in contact with your connections might just be how your next employer will find you.
Communication/networking skills. Maybe starting a blog and writing about topics you care about will lead to meeting fellow bloggers or jobseekers. Blogging can also help you communicate more efficiently by learning what readers like or don't like, and how you can use that knowledge to better your writing/expressive skills.
Find the value in quality, vs. quantity. People don't want to follow someone who tweets once every 35 seconds. They also don't want to follow someone who tweets once every 3-5 years. Find the happy middle between the two extremes, and stay there. In the workplace, quality will also matter more: your boss wants to see a job done well rather than an abundance of jobs done poorly.
According to a study conducted by Reppler, 91% of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates. And, according to The Young People's Consumer Confidence (YPCC) Index, 1 in 10 young people have been rejected for a job because of their social profile--inappropriate photos, discriminatory comments, curse words, etc.
Be not afraid of social media--these facts are not meant to be discouraging in any way. In fact, these numbers are meant to influence you, as a social media user, to take your tweets and statuses seriously. According to Mashable, 65% of companies have successfully hired via social media. See? Doing something right online could just get you your next job.
Like a job search, social media takes time--and the two go hand in hand. Use them wisely to complement each other and you could be the next successful social media jobseeker.
Top 5 Hidden Job Leads This Week
Happy 5th of July! CareerCloud hopes you had (and are still having) a great holiday weekend!
Each week, we try to help jobseekers find hidden job leads using our Hidden Jobs App. Companies all over the country are hiring, expanding, and looking for new employees--we make it easier for you to find them. Our top 5 employers this week are:
Northern Beef Packers in South Dakota expect to employ 600 new workers. [View Source]
Chevron Corp. is investing millions of dollars to expand its facilities in Texas; they plan to create 1,752 new jobs. [View Source]
Wal-Mart Supercenter in New York will employ about 300 people once it opens. [View Source]
Pueblo Chemical Depot plans to hire 600 workers in Colorado. [View Source]
Sports Authority is looking for 390 new employees in Colorado, Utah, and Alaska.[View Source]
Top 5 Hidden Job Leads This Week
Every week, we post thousands of hidden job leads via our HiddenJobsApp. You can search the app by state and get linked directly to articles about companies expanding and looking to hire in your area. These are this week's top 5 employers:
General Dynamics Information Technology has plans to recruit 1,000 new workers for a new facility in Utah [View Source]
Nissan is adding more than 900 manufacturing jobs at its plant in Tennessee [View Source]
Iowa Quality Beef, in Iowa, announced plans to hire 550 meatpackers [View Source]
Shutterfly, Inc. expects to bring 500 full-time jobs to its new production facility in South Carolina [View Source]
Athenahealth is relocating to Georgia and bringing 500 new jobs to the area [View Source]
State Farm has new office space in Texas and plans to hire about 500 employees [View Source]