Social Media: Finding a job using Twitter

Any inspection of recruitment websites will show you a multitude of businesses looking to hire. “On any given week, we may see hundreds of new social media jobs posted,” said Kathy O’Reilly, director of social media relations for job recruitment site Monster. With over 200 million people on Twitter, companies are reaching out to Twitter […]

Getting a Job Using Linkedin: Part II

In Part I (https://mamrecruiting.com/getting-a-job-using-linkedin-part-i-2) we discussed How to set up your profile on Linkedin for the best results. In Part II we take the discussion further by discussing networking, making connections and setting up your links and expert status. MAKING YOUR LINKS Linkedin has features that allow you to post links to your page or […]

How to Achieve and Maintain Work and Life Balance

At some point in our lives, we have all attempted to juggle our work obligations with those of our life outside of work. It can be a daunting task with seemingly no end in sight. In our hectic day to day lives we can lose sight of the need for balance and become overly stressed […]

Managing Your Career as a Recent Accounting Graduate

You have put in the time and worked hard to graduate. Your dream is to have a productive career with upward mobility and be financially stable. The following are tips to help you manage your career as you graduate and enter the job market. The most important aspect of managing your career is to make […]

Getting a Job Using Linkedin: Part I

In this two part series, we will discuss methods for obtaining employment using Linkedin. Job searching using Linkedin can make your efforts more efficient and give you an edge through networking. The first step is to build a stellar profile as your profile not only reveals who you are but also demonstrates that you have […]

How Using Social Media Can Cost You a Job

The following information is a guideline of standard corporate policy on employee use of social media while searching for employment and after being hired. Although social media has tremendous benefits for the user, there are issues and dangers to be aware of to avoid losing your job. Not only do they apply to employees and […]

ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK FOR DALLAS IN 2012

Jobs have not come streaming rapidly into Dallas overnight and Dallas has lagged other major U.S. cities in wage growth. In a report from Pay Scale, Inc. Dallas wages grew only 0.7% IN 2011. It’s true that Dallas is still below job growth levels of 2009 with only .01% in 2011 compared to Houston’s 2.2 […]

Dallas Fort Worth Area IMA Spring CPE Conference

March 30, 2012, Hosted by the Dallas Fort Worth Area IMA and University of North Texas at Dallas Location: University of North Texas at Dallas, 7400 University Hills Blvd., Dallas, 75241 (map) Parking: Free (permit will be provided at the registration table on the day of the event) Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, registration […]

Upcoming Free Job Seeker Training Webinars:

Is Social Media Hurting Your Search? November 18th @ 9:00 AM PST/10:00 AM MST/11:00 AM CST/12:00 PM EST Employers often check your Social Media presence before they schedule an interview and almost always before they extend a job offer. During this session you will learn: • What does your Social Media presence say about you? […]

NOTE FROM YOUR CAREER ADVISOR

No One Calling You Back? It can be very frustrating not to be called back. However, there could be a valid reason. Too often you call and ask for information that is important to you. The hiring authority does not see the benefit to them to call you back. Rather than asking for an update, […]