Features

• LinkedIn Tip: Premium Account Elevates Job Seekers

  By Kristin Burnham | 21 April, 2010 05:02

  LinkedIn announced this week a new paid account exclusively for job seekers called the Job Seeker Premium Account. The upgrade, LinkedIn says, is intended to help LinkedIn members stand out from the crowd, reach out to hiring decision makers and manage their job search more effectively.

• Social Networking Profiles Sinking Your Job Search?

  By Meridith Levinson | 14 April, 2010 06:44

  Social networking is a key component of today's job searches because job seekers want to be where hiring managers can find them, and increasingly, hiring managers are cruising social networking websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter to source and vet candidates.

• Unemployed? 10 Ways to Fight Depression in Your Job Search

  By Meridith Levinson | 07 April, 2010 04:56

  Job loss and unemployment hit their victims hard. When people lose their jobs, they also lose a significant component of their identity, along with their daily routines and financial security. Job loss and unemployment upend people's feelings of self-worth, comfort, security and personal control.

• How to Discuss Your Job Search with Your Family

  By Meridith Levinson | 31 March, 2010 05:17

  No one likes to talk about their job search, especially when they're not making much headway, which is unfortunately the case for most unemployed professionals these days. But talking about your job search with your immediate family can be particularly frustrating. After all, they're the ones who have the most to gain or lose from it.

• Developing a Personal Brand for Your Job Search

  By Meridith Levinson | 24 February, 2010 03:49

  For 25 years, Kim Seltzer always had a job. But Seltzer's long tenure ended last spring, when she was laid off from her job as the IT infrastructure director of financial services company IHS Global Insight.

• Job Search Secrets: Targeting Done Right

  By Meridith Levinson | 03 January, 2010 05:22

  What's the best way for job seekers to land a new job in this dismal market? Target specific employers and network your way into them, career experts say. It's sound job search advice. Unfortunately, most job seekers go about this the wrong way (or they don't do it at all), says Vicki Brackett, a career coach and president and CEO of Make It Happen Consulting.

• Job Search Success: Planning and a Positive Attitude

  By Meridith Levinson | 29 September, 2009 12:43

  From social networking websites and online job boards to career coaches and job search software, job seekers have more tools at their disposal than ever to help them find work. But the most important assets for today's job seeker are a positive attitude and the ability to develop and execute a job search plan, according to a new study from the University of Missouri.

• How A Job Search Led Jason Alba to Start JibberJobber

  By Meridith Levinson | 04 March, 2009 10:02

  Jason Alba, a laid off general manager from a software company, was looking for a new job when he stumbled upon the idea for JibberJobber, a Web-based career management tool for job seekers that he launched in May 2006. This is his story.

• Twitter Tips: How to Use Twitter to Job Hunt

  By C.G. Lynch | 04 March, 2009 09:07

  If you're just using LinkedIn to job hunt, you're missing out on the power of Twitter. Here's expert advice on how to tweet your way to new contacts and opportunities.