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A guide to job hunting

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Then check your profiles on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for typos and poor grammar, and in LinkedIn, use a smart and simple profile picture. The post A guide to job hunting appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. Finally, Google yourself and remove anything that doesn’t present you in the best possible light.

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MySpace Founder Shares His Insights On Social Media In The Future Of Work, Plus Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Debacle

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Greenspan believes Elon Musk’s attempted Twitter acquisition has set a precedent that other companies will look to in the future in order to see how their board should structure a transaction. . Allwork.Space: Elon Musk has said he only spent 5% of his time working on the Twitter acquisition or dedicating his time to Twitter.

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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

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So, while you don’t have to change who you are, be mindful throughout your job hunt that future employers might be learning more about you through your public accounts, and understand the potential ramifications the posts on those accounts can have on your career.

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Be Careful What You Post Online: 7 in 10 Hiring Managers Are Watching

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According to a recent survey of hiring managers by ResumeBuilder , an astounding 83% of hiring managers in the United States turn to Facebook to vet job candidates. And that’s not all; Instagram (50%), Twitter (31%), and TikTok (24%) are also used to determine if applicants are a good fit for their organization.

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Job Hunting Tips & Telling Your Boss

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I see more and more people following my blog or Twitter each week! Here are 10 things to consider as you conduct your job hunt. To conduct a job hunt confidentially, only tell those people you MUST (the recruiters you are interviewing with, etc). Happy Friday, everyone! And welcome to new readers!

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Recruiting With Social Media Can Backfire

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One such instance that has proved highly disastrous for social media fanatics is the process of job hunting, whereby applicants may link their social networking accounts to their CVs without checking to see if any of the content posted will cause offence to the recruiter. Anti-social networking. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

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Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for assistants

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Twitter is great for networking and hearing from other assistants, LinkedIn is great for professional development and job hunting, Facebook is useful for interesting articles and receiving updates from relevant companies. This is especially important if you are looking for a new job. Facebook: Practically Perfect PA.