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To do something these days many social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedln has been very famous and center on many job hunters. But you have made some forays into these sites already. By this job search strategy many people are reporting success by incorporating these sites, if you have little experience using these sites, you might not know where to begin. Before jumping into this social media fray, first decide your overall purpose. In a recent interview by Shama Hyder, social media expert and CEO of the internet marketing firm, Click-to-Client, advises job hunters to first start with a focus. The biggest mistake she found is that they people just post their profile on these social media sites without having any future employee in their mind. So start with a purposeful profile and think from prospective of what overall first impression that employer will have of you. Hyder suggest that listing interest that support or underscore your purpose is a good option.

Most job hunters think of themselves as a list of skills, job duties and responsibility when anybody talk about purpose or focus. Obviously this thing is not going to make you stand out in world of social media. There are two major issues which grip employers: too little time, and unfilled job problems. Because no employer has time leisurely read through hundreds, if not thousands of candidate profile on facebook or Linkedln. Moreover there mind always focused on the immediate job openings and the problem this is causing them. So you can break this thing through the social media barriers?

Consider your BOD.

What special in you that an employer would hire you, you should always have this thing in mind before jumping into the social media world. According to Hyder there is one good way is to develop what she calls a “BOD”. This stands for Brand, Outcome, and Differentiator, and is a good way to answer the question “Why would an employer hire me?”

Brand

If you want to describe yourself in front of the employer a brand in concise sentence or phrase is a good option. Now days it is called a Unique Selling Proposition. What is it that sets you apart from other candidates looking for a similar job or opportunity? Since time is of the essence, Hyder goes even further by asking if your brand can be summed up with one word. While most of us may not be able to distill our brand into one word, we should at least have it down to a sentence or phrase.

Outcome

What is one single benefit you can give to your employer ? Always remember this thing that employers have no interest in pawing through lists if skill sets or past duties. They just want to know this thing that whether you can able to solve their problem or not. So imagine this thing that if the employer wants to hire you what the single benefit you can provide to that employer. This is the outcome of hiring you.

Differentiator

Before settling on just interview employers today may look thousand of potential candidates. So it is better if you ask from yourself that what potential you have that can stand you out from others. What contribution you can provide to the company which others can’t. This is your differentiator. Examples of good differentiators might be your expertise as a cold caller, your bi-lingual expertise or your combined technical and management abilities as a project manager. Look for factors that employers would highly value when searching for your differentiator.

Summary

It is true that these social media sites offers new space for both employers and job hunters, so always start with a profile that is beneficial to you. Always see that what your employer want and accordingly use your BOD to your best advantage to quickly cut through the white noise of the competitor. Onces your message is clear then this social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn can provide you better as a job hunter.

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Designing of the resume doesn’t mean that you get a job. A resume can’t make you qualified if you are not up to the mark .A resume won’t open up doors or knock down obstacle in your path. Executive resume’s are much longer (two or even three pages is the norm) if we compare it with entry level or mid level resume. Everything in the resume should support a specific career target. Resume should present a sharp, focused, cohesive picture of the person that who he is and why he is valuable.

1. A summary will give a better start to resume as compared to an objective. You should start your resume with an objective, what is required at the starting of your resume is a clear cut mention of your strong points which would inspire an employer to give proper attention to your resume. The summary should reflect the highlights of your career contribution and properly tell the kind of profile you’re looking for.

2(c) Work History should be shown chronologically. While presenting your work profile in your resume it is always good to display it properly in a reverse chronological way or it may confuse the reader. This format way finds an easy acceptance by most of the employers when they try to go through the resumes. Moreover, even when trying to show any less-than-stellar experience of yours in your work profile, make it a point to include the job title, employer details and dates of employment. In case, you are not following these standards, the chances of your resume not making an impression and going through elimination become quite probable.

3 Resume should be in proper order starting with your scope of responsibility then your achievement and your contribution. Contributions that improved the productivity, profitability, revenue, customer satisfaction or other things that contributed to other business activity. An Executive should be more focused on the strategic contribution rather than the administrative task that he has done. Always keep in mind that the resume readers are very smart they can make the assumption on the job title and general description. They don’t need everything to be spelled out for them.

4 Your impact will be more if you highlight your contributions in a context or as a specific challenge. Instead of writing that you have increased the revenue by 23 percent you should write that you reversed the downward revenue trend by focusing business development efforts in niche markets. And then you achieved the profitability for the first time since 2002. Use of the bullets and indentations make the information easy to absorb. Never make mistakes of spellings, punctuations or grammatical errors .

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Job fairs are great places to meet company representatives from corporations of all industries and sizes during a short period of time. To help jobseekers find their next job faster, JobConcierge.com has worked together with recruiters and HR event organizers in compiling over 300 career expos - making JobConcierge one of the most comprehensive lists of job fairs and networking events on the internet. http://www.jobconcierge.com/job-fairs

“The free job fair networking database is a great addition to the JobConcierge human-powered job search service. The list is extensive - there are job fairs organized as general fairs or by industry focus in almost every state from New York all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. The list is extensive - there are job fairs organized as general fairs or by industry focus in almost every state from New York all the way to Alaska and Hawaii (http://www.jobconcierge.com/job-fairs/organize-by-state). It’s one of the best resources out there.” says Jason Lee, JobConcierge.com founder.

“In today’s challenging environment, the keys to succeeding are being persistent and casting the job net as wide as possible. JobConcierge members have really taken advantage of the job fair networking database - while our members are out there meeting employers and growing their business networks, a dedicated team of professionally trained HR professionals are working hard screening job boards for opportunities for them. JobConcierge helps jobseekers optimize their job search by allowing them to cover more ground in less time.”

“The average jobseeker spends 50 hours each month in front of the computer searching through the major online job boards. What people don’t realize is that they’re finding the same jobs that everyone else has already found and wondering why their search isn’t going anywhere. We found that by only using the major job boards, many job searchers were missing as much as half the jobs out there relevant to them. We’re proud to offer the JobConcierge job search optimization service that’ll put more people back on track towards finding the careers of their dreams.” says Jason Lee, JobConcierge.com founder.

JobConcierge helps jobseekers widen their job searches and increase their chances of finding the right jobs in less time. It’s a human-powered job search service where real people search through over 300 job boards and submit applications by focusing on job search optimization.

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If an executive recruiter successfully places you in a position that you deserve, you both benefit from it. If you are successful, your recruiter will keep you in mind for future positions, and is also likely to see you as well as a source of information about individuals who could be good candidates for other openings. The most important thing to keep in mind about working with search firms is that you have an opportunity to develop a working relationship that should last over time. For that reason, you should consider executive recruiters as a valuable resource and a necessary part of your long-term career development, rather than just a one-time service that can help you find your next job. For a comprehensive list of executive job recruiters in your state or industry, check out the JobConcierge free list of top executive recruiters.

Never give repeated calls to the executive recruiter once you have sent in your information. The life of an executive recruiter can be quite hectic and intense, and repeated phone calls from you asking if they’ve found any job openings will annoy them and diminish your chances of being seen as a viable candidate. Give them a chance to do their job and keep contacts with them to a minimum. Call only to confirm whether they have received your material or not, you should definitely call them to know if your employment status changes. Otherwise you should expect to hear from them, rather than vice versa.

Sometimes when you apply for job openings on your own, you are informed that search is being handled by an executive recruiter. In that case always remember to ask whether the recruiter is Retainer-Based or Contingency-based firms. If it is being handled by Retained-Based firm follow the suggestions of the company about how to be included in the job application process. If handled by Contingency-based firms, in that case, it would be appropriate to apply directly to the company on your own; particularly if you are able to find someone in your network that can help you get past the initial screening process and get to the interview stage. There’s a lot of job advice out there on the internet. For interview advice or general job advice, check out the JobConcierge Collection of Best Job Search Advice on the Internet.

A good recruiter would have developed a clear understanding about your job specifications, so you must feel free to ask him as many questions; he will also be willing to share it with you. Always advisable to clarify the responsibilities you will have, who you will report to, the salary and benefits, and other information about the company that isn’t accessible on their website. The recruiter is likely to have helped the organization determine salary levels and other job particulars, and would be in a position to help you negotiate the details.

One should safeguard multiple search firms from presenting the same job opening. This can lead to real Conflict between the firms and the hiring company, regarding the payout fees for presenting you, incase You are hired. Other than executive recruiters, be sure to check out industry niche job boards at the JobConcierge Best Industry Job Boards.

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While a business will probably not get rich with government contracts, they do provide a very steady income with guaranteed payments and a fairly steady source of work. In order to succeed at bidding and winning government contracts, one must have at least a basic understanding of how they work.

As a business you should start off small. Make bids on contracts offered in your town or municipality. This work will likely be easier to get than the large federal jobs. These contracts will likely pay less than twenty five thousand dollars, but this is how most fledgling companies build a reputation as a reliable contractor.

Contracting Procurement Officers and Purchasing Agents (CPOs and PAs, respectively) will have the job of defining the parameters of the Request for Proposal (RFP) that will be released for bids. It is going to be their responsibility to get acquainted with the market value of the goods and services they require. That way they will be able to ensure that the government contracts will be awarded to the company that will deliver the most value at a fair market cost.

In order to protect the government’s financial investment, the CPOs and PAs will also take the time to examine any warranties, service history, and the reputation and terms of the bidders. Taking this precaution up front will save a lot of time and money down the road.

Right now, only about 20 percent of the businesses in the U.S. participate in bidding for government contracts. This is a startling statistic since there really is a lot of potential for work and income from these contracts. The reason many companies don’t attempt to gain government contracts is simply because they are too nervous about the rather large amounts of paperwork and red tape that surround government work.

Another reason why many companies fail to get involved is that they simply don’t know how to get started with the bidding and acquisition process. It doesn’t have to be difficult, though. In fact, the Government Services Administration (GSA) website provides a lot of answers and tips.

The GSA office also maintains a website that will provide a lot of prospective bidders with the education and assistance they need to make the most of their bidding efforts. These courses provide a continuing education credits, and there will even be a certification of completion after the classes are done.

When a company has gone through the process of building a strong reputation on the local scene, they will find it much easier to get larger contracts down the road. When it can meet all its deadlines and deliver quality work, their contracts are sure to become more lucrative as well.

While applying for government contracts it is essential to have a well written RFP. Evelyn has some writing practice with construction contracts, government bids and other similar topics. For more information, see her other articles.

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JobConcierge is inviting jobseekers to connect on its social networks to keep up to date on the newest job advice and strategies, and to network with recruiters and other job seekers. Social media continues to play an increasingly important role in the job market as the use of Twitter, LinkedIn, FaceBook and other networking sites grow. The recruiting industry has changed dramatically from a year ago, as jobseekers now have the upper hand in terms of the wealth of information and advice available online.

“Whether you follow our tweets (http://twitter.com/jobconcierge) along with our base of over 10,000 followers, interact with our 1,000+ members on the JobConcierge FaceBook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=140213070625), follow our job advice bookmarks on StumbleUpon or just receive periodic newsletters from us, there are plenty of opportunities to share and network with others on JobConcierge. We’re proud that JobConcierge is one of the few jobsites that actually encourages people to interact with one another,” says Jason Lee, JobConcierge.com founder.

“As an added benefit, we offer our members as well as those who are connected with us on social media special benefits, invitations and discounts; they’ve received access to our Job Fair Database (http://www.jobconcierge.com/job-fairs) and Best Job Sites (http://www.jobconcierge.com/best-industry-job-boards) list weeks before the general public and have been able to participate in promotions and sweepstakes. All the networks, as well as the information on our website, are free so we definitely encourage jobseekers to check out the individual JobConcierge social networks and see which ones they’re most interested in joining.”

“The average jobseeker spends 50 hours each month in front of the computer searching through the major online job boards. What people don’t realize is that they’re finding the same jobs that everyone else has already found and wondering why their search isn’t going anywhere. We found that by only using the major job boards, many job searchers were missing as much as half the jobs out there relevant to them. We’re proud to offer the JobConcierge job search optimization service that’ll put more people back on track towards finding the careers of their dreams.” says Jason Lee, JobConcierge.com founder.

By focusing on job search optimization, JobConcierge helps jobseekers widen their job searches and increase their chances of finding the right jobs in less time. JobConcierge is a human-powered job search service where real people search through over 300 job boards and submit applications.

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The current unemployment rate in America is just over 10 percent and doesn’t show any signs of dropping soon. All categories of workers, from high school students seeking their first job to laid-off former CEOs, are having great difficulty finding the type of job opportunities that used to be common. This is a situation that most of us have never seen before.

While teenagers are willing to work for minimum wage, many established workers are now being forced to work for that or face no income at all. People who are highly skilled are taking jobs they would have laughed at several years ago. This is what happens when the job market becomes truly dire.

Working two jobs has always been an option in years past for people who have trouble making ends meet with just one. This year though, working two jobs is something few can do because so many are having trouble finding the first job. This is a time period where many are just trying to survive rather than figure out what next big purchase to make.

The holidays are just around the corner, which should provide some much needed temporary employment opportunities. This will certainly help young people and those who lack sufficient experience to land a variety of part time positions through the New Year. Store owners have suffered difficult sales reductions in the past few years, and the general hope is that this Christmas season shows a slight improvement. Failing that, we can anticipate another explosion of companies filing for relief under Chapter 11 reorganization.

If you are one of the many employment seekers at the present time, prepare for a long wait. Now would present an opportunity to continue your education, either through a formal degree program or by independently enhancing your knowledge base. The successful employment applicants will be the individuals who realize that they must keep at it on a daily basis. No matter how bleak the immediate picture might appear, one must remain optimistic that there is a job lurking just around the corner if you continue working at it.

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A suggestion I would like to share with everyone - from recent college graduates to executives who are earning over $100k -is use social media and start a proactive job search. Over the past year the recruiting industry has changed dynamically; use social media and start a proactive job search. Posting ads on the traditional job boards or hiring headhunters is replaced by searching through candidate’s profile on linkedin and doing online their own diligence. If you haven’t done this than create an linkedin facebook and twitter accounts by taking some time out. In today’s competitive era the basic rule is to grow up or you will be left behind.

One way of extending your personal brand is to join and participate in discussions on facebook and linkedin. LinkedIn has Q&A sections and both sites have specialized groups. Participate in discussions leave your signature with your email address at the bottom of your message with the other media information so that people who enjoyed your posts and the web scouring headhunters can add and make connections with you. The only way is the sincerity and consistency. The great way to start is the jobconcierge facebook if you have not started. People quit in frustration people who get success are the ones who give proper time to this on weekly or monthly basis.

Merging social networking with the job applications is the second step of differentiating the application of your job. The very time consuming and tiring which can call job itself. Start from the best job board. This is a must if you want to maximize your chances for getting your next job and want to be thorough. When you start finding jobs accordingly by online job search than you must classify the job results in the following categories: (1)ideal job or (2) willing to work there. The chance of getting more interviews totally depends on the numbers of the jobs you applied for as it is a game. I know people who applied to 100 jobs in a week have only been getting interviews regularly. In this you get an assigned HR recruiter who search jobs and apply it for you what the Jobconcierge helps. The executive search services really works.

The search can be more refined by using the search box which is their in linkedin in right upper hand side. The members within 1st and 2nd degree connections are contacted by the clients , I suggested. You can make a basic ground by joining the same interest groups in which the person is to whom you want to contact and in which there is no basic ground. By messaging people and talking them on phone is the best way to know more about the company what we suggested. The surprising thing is the results that how many people are willing to help. Whether they have any information on the posting can be judged through the conversation if you know anyone in a particular division can bring you a HR contact or you can send your resume directly to HR attached with a suggestion.

Think strategically and take things one step further now. In past seven days I’ve had two Jobconcierge members thank me and tell me they each have received job offers. How they did it? It is not any miracle. The online job search took care by their Jobconcierge each week and found relevant jobs for them. They reached out and networked with people on LinkedIn for ideal level jobs. Their Jobconcierge filled out and submitted their applications for all the other jobs. Job searching is itself a full-time job. It means using your time in most efficient way and maximizing your results. 50 hours a month is spending by an average jobseeker online and getting nowhere. By classifying jobs you find online, starting a proactive job search, and reaching out to various connections on LinkedIn things can be taken one step further. How far you get might be surprised you.

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As a freelancer you need to take absolute responsibility for everything in your business. You must be able to win clients, you must price your services appropriately, you must ensure you complete your jobs and therefore get paid. The whole cycle starts with the first point though, you need to learn to consistently win clients.

Finding clients when you start freelancing is extremely important. Without clients, you will not make any money and you will quickly run out of money. You may as well just work a 9 - 5 job. But finding clients will be integral to your entire career as a freelance contractor. You must always find a way to close your next client to ensure you earn your next pay packet.

There is not one best way to win clients. There are many many different methods you can try. We have summarised some of the main ones here but you are pretty much only restricted by your imagination and your tolerance to rejection. Here are some ideas.

1. Contacting Clients Cold

Before the internet, the sales tactic was called “cold calling”. There are so many new forms of communicating today though that cold contacting is a more appropriate term.

The principle is simple. You have to get out and contact your potential clients and sell your wares. To most people this is a very difficult job, as rejection rates are high (Ie. the number of potential clients who say “no” is much higher than those who say “yes”.) You need to have a really positive attitude to rejection, to make this form of client acquisition work. Having said that, I have never met a person who has mastered the art of cold contacting, who wasn’t a rich person. When mastered, its a skill which can be applied to any industry in the world. As such, this method of sales can then become another skill which you can freelance with.

2. Advertising

Straight up, advertising can be very expensive. You have to pay someone else to put your message on their medium (Ie. radio station, TV station, magazine, billboard or newspaper) The benefits of paying money for advertising include that you can reach a much broader spectrum of prospective clients than if you do anything else, and that you prospective clients call you. This makes closing sales much easier.

Advertising is not just about throwing some money at an advertiser though. Unless you hire professionals, it will also take some time. You need to be careful you don’t throw all you money away for waste. You must research the various advertising media to ensure you pick the correct one. If your prospective clients don’t see your message, they will never contact you. You also need to ensure you structure your advert in a way that attracts the attention of your prospective clients and convinces them to contact you. This is not as easy as it sounds given the plethora of advertising messages we see each day. If you get your advertising campaign wrong, it can cost you a small fortune. If you get it right, it can be like turning on a perpetual money tap.

3. Referrals

This is an extension of cold contacting, albeit typically this type of client acquisition activity has a much higher success rate than cold contacting. As such, your tolerance for rejection does not have to be as high as it does for those going cold.

Using referrals means you need to contact your entire network, everyone you know, to see if there is anyone your family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, friends of family and family of friends may know, who may need your services. Once you find people who need your services, you can use the person who told you about them, to give you an introduction and recommendation. The reason this works is that you are leveraging off the trust your friend has in you, and the trust your potential client has in your friend, to generate an element of credibility in your skills. That way the potential client has a much easier time deciding to use your services, than those of someone that no-one has recommended

4. Get Involved With An Organisation Who Already Owns Your Clients

Back in 2003, I left the Australian Superannuation industry and specifically, a company which made database software for all the major players in the industry. I did my own thing for a while, but then realised how much money there was to be made, contracting back to the superannuation industry. Instead of contacting all my old clients throughout the Superannuation industry, I contacted my old employer. Why not, they already had a relationship with all the clients I was going to speak to anyway. So we discussed some potential engagement models, and finally agreed that they find me work and take a percentage on every hour I charge their clients. I used them successfully as an informal placement service and booked myself out for years.

As you grow in your freelancing career, you’ll quickly learn that there is no absolute and perfect way to find your next client. All of the above are proven methods in their own right, but the most successful freelancers, consultants and contractors will use a mixture of some or all of the above.

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If you’re a small business providing certain goods and services, government contracts are a great way to go to develop a great source of recurring revenue. The United States government is one of the largest purchasers in the world, and if you can secure a contract, you can usually rely on it for a good source of revenue. But how, exactly, do small companies get started with it?

There is a process that a business that must go through if they want to procure a government contract. The good news is that the government has a number of regulations that make sure that a certain percentage of their contracts are awarded to small businesses.

Any business that bids on government contracts has to go through a certain process. This includes properly classifying their company by the size and type of industry or business they are in. These standards are dictated by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the SBA size standard.

The government agencies behind the contracts will use this information when they award a contract. Also, because many contracts are awarded to certain types of businesses, such as veteran-owned businesses, woman-owned business, service-disabled business, or HUBZone business, so it is important that you note this as well.

The next step, if you want to get a government contract, is to register with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. This is the system most government agencies use to discover the companies that will be most likely to successfully provide them with the services or goods they need. That means the company will have to have an NAICS code, the SBA size standard for the company, the DUNS number, Standard Industrial Classification codes, and a Federal Tax Identification Number.

Once you’ve registered in the CCR database, you will be able to start bidding on a number of different government contracts. Many different agencies will also be able to contact you if they think you are capable of fulfilling their needs. However, you should always be proactive and seek out your own opportunities as well.

There are a number of different resources that you can use in order to do this. For example, there is a FedBizOpps.gov website where all opportunities for projects over $25,000 are listed. You can check that site to see if there are any projects you can bid on. Federal agencies also list smaller opportunities on their Bid Boards or on their websites, so it is important to check these locations as well because many of these smaller opportunities are reserved for small businesses.

Another good way to find out about bidding opportunities is to become a GSA Schedule Contractor since some types of products and services are almost always purchased through the GSA. When you can cover all these bases, you’ll be more likely to keep the revenue flowing.

The procedure of adding an application for a request for proposal (RFP) is difficult when not understood clearly. Once understood it is essential to provide well written government contracts. Evelyn has had enough writing practice with construction contracts, government procurement and other comparable topics that she understands the process. For additional information, see other resources.

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