Ben's Blog – August 2011 Archive (4)

A newbie’s 10 considerations for social media recruitment (UPDATED)

Have you seen the film A Bugs Life? If you have you’ll remember the scene where the two bugs are flying perilously close to one of those blue light thingys that emit a fatal electric shock if an insect flies into it:

“Don’t go into the light!”

“I can’t help it. Its beautiful”

*Zzzzzap*

That’s me…

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Added by Ben on August 21, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Are cover letters necessary or a complete waste of time? – The Poll Results… (and “How to” guide)

A couple of weeks ago I was having a wee discussion / debate on Twitter with @garyfranklin and @petergold about the relevance of the good ol’ covering letter when it came to…

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Added by Ben on August 15, 2011 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Are cover letters still necessary?

***UPDATE*** The results to the post below are in. See my conclusions HERE or…

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Added by Ben on August 11, 2011 at 5:30pm — 20 Comments

A tale of how social networking helped me land my new job, and how it could work for you.

After more than 4 years I’ve made the difficult decision to leave my current employer. I’ve had some truly great times here and will never be able to thank them enough for the personal and professional development I’ve received. In a relatively short space of time I’ve been promoted, have been able to diversify my skill-set, have made some good friends and I’ve had some great laughs along the way.

“So why are you leaving if you hold the company in such…

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Added by Ben on August 5, 2011 at 5:53am — 1 Comment