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[24 Jun 2009 | No Comment | By mspecht | ]

An interesting issue is starting to brew for job seekers, where does one store their online professional profile? For most people they would say LinkedIn, or for the more technically minded maybe a personal web site along the lines of http://yourname.com.
But with the launch of Facebook’s personalised URLs does this mean Facebook could become your online profile?
At Jobseekr our recommendation is no. Keep a professional and a personal profile. Other than the simple Facebook is more a personal tool there is key reason to not use Facebook.
Googlejuice!
Facebook is a walled …

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[20 Jun 2009 | No Comment | By mspecht | ]
Targeting your new employer in the job search

The job market is still soft the latest ABS figures show that in May 2009 unemployment climbed to 5.7%, an increase of 1.6% over the last 12 months.
This growth in unemployment means that many job seekers have to go the extra mile to land a new role.
For example take Doug Winfield.
Doug decided to take out a Facebook ad advertising his skills. But with one unique difference. He targeted a specific company, SHIFT. Using Facebook Ads Doug was able to narrow in on the specific organisation he wanted to work for. …