Run your job hunt right.

Watch out for online jobs that are really scams.

These days, Craigslist is fill with more crap than good. Sure, the site might work well for selling those old baseball cards or finding a new apartment, but the jobs usually leave something to be desired, especially for freelancers. Yes, there are tons of telecommute jobs listed every day…but half of the people who list writing and other online jobs aren’t willing to pay, and the other half are largely made up of people who never reply, don’t know what they want, are extremely picky about every detail, or forward your email to some kind of spammy email list where …read more

Have you been looking for a employment but haven’t found one yet? Were you thinking about starting your own business online for extra income? Do you have an extensive and comprehensive knowledge of social media marketing or Web 2.0 tools? Then maybe you need to start your own social media job hunt  to find an online job.
As many bloggers have realized, there is money in blogging about different topics from business to hobbies to sports or just about any topic you can think of. One of the keys to finding a social media job is to determine what you are …read more

TheSOCExchange.com, an e-commerce site that allows the sale of unlimited items online for a flat subscription fee of $1 per month without collecting any commissions or listing fees, has launched a career portal that leverages the online marketing tools the platform offers to its sellers for use by job seekers to market their skills and expertise. Founder, Franco Lagudi offers five tips on using online tools to find jobs:

1.  Build a network: Your best advocates will be your family, friends and contacts so they all need to know that you’re looking for work. With the proliferation of online social media …read more

Many are losing their jobs from the downsizing of many businesses that have been hit by the subprime fallout. For many, it is job-hunting time or a time to consider a career change.
If you still have your job and your employer appears to be having problems meeting the payroll, start looking for a job, but do not resign. If you resign, you don’t get unemployment benefits.
Darlene McDaniel at Interview Chatter has excellent advice for job-hunting and job-interviews.

Look up the old school tie network. They may have a job for you or a good referral. …read more