Blah-blah-blah: social media this, twitter that, zoominfo those.
What the hell, right? Okay, so you’re reading a blog. Whoopadeedoda! What’s the big deal – just words on a screen, right? I don’t know who’s reading this. I don’t know where it’s going to wind up. I make no money off of this. Seriously, that’s weird to me. The whole “if a tree falls in the forest, does anyone give a crap besides the squirrel it flattened?” has some sense of relevance here.
Ah.
Ah ha.
Wait.
I got an e-mail on Monday. Nice person named Jackie Noblett asking a question (btw, I’m about to gleefully quote a journalist without their permission):
I just found your blog and saw it had a lot of interesting tips on how to use Web 2.0 in your job search. I am a reporter from the Boston Business Journal, and I was wondering if you would be willing to speak with me about how you are using your blog to attract talent to ZoomInfo.
The article came out today – here’s the link.
So here’s the lesson: build your brand online. Get random e-mails from cool journalists. Win prizes (ie, job offers…). Be a participant in the wholesale slaughter of the English language (see: “leet” “tweet” and “mismeeet”). Be able to say “people know me”, and actually mean it.
You stay classy… planet earth.
March 13, 2009 at 10:40 am
Martin,
Check this out:
The Rising Power Of Social Media As A Traffic Driver
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/
March 13, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Nice one Barrett – thanks!
March 23, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Recently I found myself unemployed – very unexpectedly. I showed up for work and the door was locked and the furniture was gone. I am working hard to find a job and I am taking a new approach. I’ve always been quiet and reserved and it shows in my interview technique. This time I am more open – and I am providing more information about myself. I take my Myers-Briggs report with me to the interview and let them review it if they want. Apparently sharing information is working, I’ve had several offers in the last few days.
March 23, 2009 at 9:34 pm
That’s great, Kristen. What types of roles have you been looking for? (and, just as an aside, and I hope I’m wrong – is this a shill for the Myers Brigg reports…??)