technopodge on February 28th, 2009

This post from Seth Godin underlines the importance of maintaining your personal brand, suggesting “overlod Google with a long tail of good stuff and to always act as if you’re on Candid Camera, because you are.”

Seth’s Blog: Personal branding

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technopodge on February 27th, 2009

JobShouts.com is social media’s first job board, created by Michael Quale, and Robin Eads. Combines the power of web and twitter — follow @jobshouts on twitter for a steady stream of job leads.  In a recent TV…

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This timely article in Forbes includes a number of tips for expanding your network beyond the immediate circle of people you know.

How Do You Network When Your Network’s All Laid Off? – Forbes.com.

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technopodge on February 23rd, 2009

Over the last few days, I’ve been pinged several times by people asking when we are going to have another South Bay Tweet-up?

I was thinking the next one should be at Mountain Mike’s in Campbell. They have a great…

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technopodge on February 22nd, 2009

A short tutorial from WSJ.com about using Twitter as a tool in your job search.

Twitter Yourself a Job – WSJ.com.

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A great article from the Columbia Business Times by David Rosman than reiterates the importance of  “networking, networking, networking” including new tools like the twitter based #JobAngels movement along with a professional résumé when competing for jobs…

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Am I channeling Jerry Maguire this morning? Maybe.  I find people.  Predominantly I find them via their online information.  I find people for job openings and reverse the process and find jobs for people. Really, that’s what I do in

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technopodge on February 19th, 2009
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Re-engaging with Toastmasters has been on my “to-do”…

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technopodge on February 18th, 2009

This little video from “The Common Craft Show” is one of the best explanations of twitter that I have seen. Thanks to Nilo, the founder of the “Layoffs Cafe” for bringing it to my…

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technopodge on February 16th, 2009

Since the start of the year, I have been dilligently networking, often attending as many as 5 meetups / tweetups, etc. in a a given week.  For the most part, my motivation is to share what I have learned with…

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