The Winners of The 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest

The Winners of The 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest 83 After the biggest edition of the contest in 5 years, it's time to announce the winners of over $5000 in prizes. Here we go… Contest statistics Before we get to the long list of prize winners, let's take a look at some of the numbers that sum up what happened this summer: 25 guest posts were submitted by contestants from Israel, the USA, the UK, Germany, The Philippines, Spain and Canada 10 guest posts were rejected because they didn't meet the guidelines or arrived after there were no spots left 17 of 25 contestants, or 68% of the participants, won prizes (so yes, it really is worth getting in on this every year) 1 contestant â€" Judi Perkins â€" had her part of the competition interrupted by Hurricane Irene The articles were shared with over 1850 retweets, 1904 Facebook ed over 2000 times Almost 250,000 people visited JobMob during the contest Thank Yous Thank you to all the contestants, for all the time, effort and all-around hard work you put into your terrific entries and driving traffic to them. Thank you to all the people who visited the contest entries, and tried to help their favorite entrants reach the top.eval Thank you to all the sponsors for making this contest and all its prizes possible. Extra thanks to sponsors Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, Gerald Weber of MyBlogGuest.com and David Harrison of Freelancer.com for being interviewed on the podcasts.eval Extra thanks to Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg (again), Marcus Tandler of JOBlog, Jason Alba of JibberJobber and Dan Schawbel of The Personal Branding Blog for choosing the Judges' Choice winner. Speaking of winners, let's announce some. The Winners All contestants won: A copy of the Personal Branding Magazine. Sponsored by Dan Schawbel. Winner of the Judges’ Choice prize: Chris Perry Chris won: US$100. Sponsored by Freelancer.com. Winner of the Most Retweeted Article: Hannah Morgan Hannah won: US$50. Sponsored by HireAHelper.com. Winner of the Most Liked Article: Blessy Vaidian Blessy won: US$50. Sponsored by HireAHelper.com. Winner of the Most +1'd Article: Melvin Dichoso Melvin won: US$50. Sponsored by HireAHelper.com. Winner of the Most Emailed Article: Melvin Dichoso Melvin also won: US$50. Sponsored by HireAHelper.com. Bonus participant prize winners The following 10 participants, randomly chosen with Random.org, each won a free copy of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies, sponsored by Joshua Waldman: Heather Krasna Yehoshua Paul Keyavash Monshi Judi Perkins Lavie Margolin Peggy McKee Karen Cayamanda Paula R. Stern Kristen Fife Aliza Israel And now on to the grand prizes. With 1,701 visitors to her article 10 Ways to Build a Killer Web Presence Without Social Networking, the 3rd grand prize winner is… 3rd grand prize winner: Danielle McGaw Danielle has won US$850 in prizes: US$50. Sponsored by Marcus Tandler and JOBlog. 1 hour of business consulting. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$360 value 4-hour video of Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg’s Marketing Secrets Seminar. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$200 value 1 year PRO membership of MyBlogGuest.com. Sponsored by Ann Smarty and MyBlogGuest.com, a US$200 value One premium WordPress theme. Sponsored by Keller Hawthorne and Simply Fresh Themes, a US$40 value With 1,747 visitors to her article 7 Life-Changing Job Trends You Need to Know About, the 2nd grand prize winner is… 2nd grand prize winner: Donna Sweidan Donna has won US$950 in prizes: US$150. Sponsored by Marcus Tandler and JOBlog. 1 hour of business consulting. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$360 value 4-hour video of Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg’s Marketing Secrets Seminar. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$200 value 1 year PRO membership of MyBlogGuest.com. Sponsored by Ann Smarty and MyBlogGuest.com, a US$200 value One premium WordPress theme. Sponsored by Keller Hawthorne and Simply Fresh Themes, a US$40 value And with 1,798 visitors to her article, the grand prize winner of the 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest is… Drum roll please… Grand prize winner: Blessy Vaidian! Blessy has won over US$2600 in prizes: US$250. Sponsored by Marcus Tandler and JOBlog. 1 hour of business consulting. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$360 value 4-hour video of Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg’s Marketing Secrets Seminar. Sponsored by Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a US$200 value 1 year PRO membership of MyBlogGuest.com. Sponsored by Ann Smarty and MyBlogGuest.com, a US$200 value Premium blog setup and design services. Sponsored by Kiesha Easley and WeBlogBetter.com, a US$600 value 1 year of premium website hosting + cPanel + $75 Google Adwords coupon, sponsored by WebHostingBuzz.com, a US$881 value Interviewed on The Recruiting Animal Show. Sponsored by Recruiting Animal. Access to Jason Alba’s paid webinar “Blog Marketing 201-501?. Sponsored by Jason Alba, a US$100 value. A copy of Jason Alba’s upcoming book “8 Lunches”. Sponsored by Jason Alba. One premium WordPress theme. Sponsored by Keller Hawthorne and Simply Fresh Themes, a US$40 value Congratulations to Blessy, Donna, Danielle, Chris, Hannah, Melvin, Karen, Lavie, Heather, Aliza, Judi, Kristen, Paula, Peggy, Keyavash and Yehoshua. I will contact each of you in the next few days about how to claim your prizes. Question of the article If you could have been a judge, which article would you have chosen for the Judges' Choice prize? Tell us in the comments. See the full, final contest results here

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese The Key to Surviving Disruption

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese The Key to Surviving Disruption At the turn of this century, Xerox was in trouble. The competition was offering cheaper products and new technology was eroding customer demand for its products. Stock prices skid more than 90% from June 1999 to December 2000. But then Xerox began reviving itself, aggressively reconfiguring its core business, simplifying product lines and outsourcing core functions. Cash flow became positive and stable. But Xerox wasnt done making changes. At the same time it was repositioning its core business, the company began experimenting with new service lines and bought Affiliated Computer Services for more than $6 billion. By 2012, Xerox was hitting $21 billion in revenue. Scott D. Anthony shares this story in his new book, Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Todays Business While Creating the Future, which he wrote with Clark Gilbert and Mark W. Johnson. Anthony says Xerox is an important example of what companies can do to thrive when their industry is being disrupted. But perhaps the real kicker to this story is this: Xerox is going to need to do it all over again. Thats the lesson for any business wanting to survive in todays fast-paced environment, Anthony says. Survival depends not only on repositioning the core business while also creating a new separate growth engine but also being prepared to do it over and over again. Thats the new normal, he says. Those who dont follow such a strategy will end up like businesses such as Kodak and RIM that were buried bydisruption, Anthony says. While Anthony says the book addresses many of the steps leaders need to take, he says its also important that employees in every nook and cranny of an organization been seen as a critical piece in helping such a strategy be successful. Their input, he says, is important for spotting signs that companies may need to change. Employees can be a great early warning system fordisruption. You tell them to keep their eyes open and ears tuned, and they can pick up on faint signals that new competitors are emerging or customer preferences are shifting, Anthony says. At the same time, these workers must be educated that change will be (read more here)

Jobs on Facebook Our Year in Review

Jobs on Facebook Our Year in Review When Facebook decided to create a jobs marketplace about 18 months ago, they scored another home run. Recruiting through social media is one of the most important and transformative trends in the past decade for this industry. These platforms offer a faster process: Not only do they provide recruiters an opportunity to reach large numbers of potential candidates, but they also enable extraordinarily easy ways for candidates to share their experience.   Its somewhat surprising that Facebook took this long to develop their platform â€" but this step has definitely shaken the foundations of the contemporary job search realm. This year, the digital giant turned 15 years old and hit 2.3 billion users per month, providing a massive pool of job seekers and businesses with their new recruitment feature. As expected, it has had an enormous impact on recruiter’s results and will likely continue to change the recruiting landscape for years to come. Let’s take a look at Jobs on Facebook and look at what we can expect from it in the future. The beginnings With the permanent goal of connecting businesses and people, on February 2018, Facebook officially released its job website after realizing that one in four people in the US searched or found a job using their social media network. Moreover, one of the main reasons that made Facebook take a leap into the recruiting sphere was that the social media networks specializing in employment searches, like Linkedin, were not structured for blue-collar job seekers.   During the first phase, Facebook started with 13 modules that allowed job seekers to create applications, have direct contact with the employer through the Messenger application, and subscribe to alerts, among other features. Furthermore, businesses could create detailed job posts from their own company page, choose from different display options, schedule interviews, and boost their posts to reach the most suited candidates.   Where are they today? Today, Facebook’s job website continues to expand its modules, aiming to effectively connect a variety of job postings with job seekers. Beyond improving its infrastructure and algorithm, the platform is working around peoples needs to help them move forward in their careers, providing education options and mentorships when possible to improve job skills in candidates. Another important feature that Jobs on Facebook provides both jobseekers and talent acquisition professionals is a robust set of mobile tools. These tools are perfect for small companies that don’t have an ATS and allow the hiring manager to check on posts they have made, track applications, contact prospects, and even schedule interviews through the Messenger app. Facebook isn’t forgetting the mid and large size enterprises, however, that have different compliance requirements, ATSes, and mandatory workflows that include assessments and background check information. These companies can use third-party software to add their ATS’s jobs to Facebook and create an experience that joins the best of both worlds.   It’s only been a year and a half since Facebook started to implement their own recruitment solution. Raising the bar for big competitors like Indeed, the platform has cashed in on its unbeatable, gigantic database. What’s next? It looks like they will take some time to improve the algorithms to better match people with appropriate jobs, and we are likely to see the gradual implementation of growing technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. And we can’t wait to see their job advertising API, which should allow larger employers to boost their jobs programmatically. For now, we can only wait to see what incredible new ideas they will turn into realities. About the author:  Othamar Gama Filho, is the CEO at Talentify, a recruitment marketing automation platform.

Tips for Finding a Job in the Hidden Job Market - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Tips for Finding a Job in the Hidden Job Market - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career In the current job market, it’s not unusual for people to be looking for jobs over many months. It’s a very competitive market, and job openings are few. This situation is amplified by the herd mentality whereby people deploy the job search strategies commonly used in the past. For example, asking people about their target companies elicits, in most cases, the names of large and very well-known companies. This means that all of those people are competing for the same few openings. Yet there are lots of jobs in the untapped arena called the hidden job market. The hidden job market is at the other end of the spectrumâ€"mostly hidden from the public because the jobs in it don’t get published. Such jobs get filled by word of mouth or through recommendations. Most jobs are not advertised anyway, and people who get hired never responded to advertisements. Research has shown that 25 percent of people lie on their résumés. Hiring managers have a basic mistrust about résumés, preferring candidates who are recommended. Some news articles profess that only one-third of job openings are advertised. That means that two-thirds of job openings are invisible to most job applicants. Here are some more facts: Big companies are eliminating jobs as a result of their mergers-and-acquisitions activities, while small and medium-size companies are creating jobs. Small companies have problems attracting talent and are thus often settling for less-than-perfect candidates. The job market is localized. Plumbers in New Orleans could be doing well, while those in other cities could be doing poorly. At the same time that companies are laying off people, they could be hiring in areas where other employees are needed. More than ten percent of the current job market is contingent (part-time, temporary, or contract). Two-thirds of all new jobs are on a contingent basis. The chances of a contingent job’s becoming permanent are very good because the employees in them are known quantities. So, what should job seekers do to increase their chances of getting employed? Here are a few suggestions. It takes a minimum of 40 job-search work hours a week to get a job. Research has shown that many unemployed people spend less than 10 hours a week. One has to make several contacts in the same company to get hired. It is a multi-step and protracted effort. Nothing happens fast when one is looking for a job. People get jobs by talking to people. Improve your verbal and written communication skills. You should be working on at least 5 leads at all times. Don’t be discouraged by the voices in your head saying you cannot do it. By following these suggestions, people in transition will not only speed up the process but also increase their chances exponentially.

Why Should You

Why Should YouYou may be thinking to yourself why you should you mention research and writing sample link in your resume. Well, if you did you are a smart and lucky guy! This is a good way to stand out and not get overlooked or passed over for a new candidate that did not include this in their resume.Most of the jobs nowadays include some form of a writing sample. There are several companies that just hire writers as a part time job and use them as their own employees, but there are many companies that are looking for new writers.There are a lot of writing samples that are used to help a person get their foot in the door in an employer's door. They can list them in their resume and show a strong work ethic to prove that they have not only researched the jobs, but wrote a research paper. This will help them land the new job faster.If you are wondering why you should you mention research and writing sample link in your resume then consider this: sometimes you will have to use a specifi c tool. You may have used an application on a site that you find or have some other program or even a tool that will show you how to write your own.Writing samples can be a great tool for these jobs. Research and writing sample link is a great way to provide that information to show that you know a lot about the type of writing they need to read.You may have to list out all the things you have done in order to get to where you are in life and a specific tool used, but you will want to make sure that you list it as a sample. It will be up to the hiring person to check out your written skill and determine if they want to hire you based on the information you provide. You can have people look at the research and writing sample link in your resume, which is a good thing.Sometimes companies may want a person to take a practice test so they can see what type of ability you have when you have to write. Another thing is if you are taking a short test on the Internet, you can use the writing sample link in your resume to help.The last tip I will give you is try to make sure you list out all the things you have done in a resume, especially if you have written on any website you may have worked at. This will allow a hiring person to see how serious you are about getting the job.