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What’s New, Hot and Hidden on LinkedIn

3 LinkedIn features that you aren't using enough of. This is a guest post by Donna Sweidan. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. There are a few things we know for sure: * The world of work has irreversibly changed * job search is no fun * networking is the foundation of your career success and... * LinkedIn is now as fundamental to a job search as a resume ever was So where does this leave you if LinkedIn is always evolving, you’re ready to hustle, or you are still employed and need to be discrete about a job search? For better or worse, the LinkedIn interface and its features are always evolving, and it’s just not that intuitive to use. Like many other social media tools, there are just so many bells and whistles it’s hard to keep up with them. So what’s a frustrated job seeker (or career changer) to do? Well, you have two options: one, become an active and proactive user of the site or, two, follow those that are.

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September 17, 2013

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One of The Best Career Books of 2013

Dan Schawbel's Promote Yourself will be out this week. Thank you to Dan Schawbel for being a Chrome Sponsor in The 7th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest. This is Dan's 4th time sponsoring the contest! Hot on the heels of his first book Me 2.0, my long-time friend and career blogging colleague Dan Schawbel will be releasing a new book this week: Promote Yourself. This is the official description: Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success, written by career expert Dan Schawbel, frees you from the outdated rules for getting ahead and lays out a step-by-step process for building a successful career in an age of ever-changing technologies and economic uncertainty...

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September 1, 2013

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Why Bloggers and Writers Should Use MyBlogGuest

The MyBlogGuest interview with founder Ann Smarty. Thank you to MyBlogGuest for being a Titanium Sponsor in The 7th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest. Please support them! What is MyBlogGuest? Ann Smarty: MyBlogGuest is the oldest platform giving bloggers one place to build relationships through exchanging great content. We are focused on high-quality guest blogging and on community building benefits of guest blogging. What is the single best reason for bloggers to use MyBlogGuest? Ann Smarty: With us, you are no longer alone! One of the hugest challenges of blogging is that it takes time to be heard and not everyone can just keep writing to yourself without feeling support. Our community is the perfect place for such bloggers because we teach how to build the community of returning contributors. Invite to friends In fact, our tools are so easy that the only issue with them is that bloggers stop writing content and start relying on free contributions (which we actually discourage as we want bloggers to help find voice, not lose one!)

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August 24, 2013

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115+ Resources for Showing Off Your Work Skills

Prove to employers you can do the job they need done. In Work Portfolios: The Best Job Interview Tool You’re Not Using, we explained what a work portfolio is and gave you 3 reasons to have one. Go read it now, then come back here if you like. (The link will open in a new tab or window, so you won't need to click the back button) By publishing your work on any of the sites listed here, you give yourself the extra benefits of a work portfolio in the public eye: * Building your personal brand and skills-related contact network * Impressing employers who need what you do, and who will proactively reach out to you * Displaying your project accomplishments in a centralized location

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June 19, 2013

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39 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work for Israelis

Get inspired to make a beautiful Hebrew resume or CV that recruiters will remember. Some of these are memorable for their colorful designs, others for their minimalism and still others for getting the most out of the text and nothing but the text. Don't miss the awesome infographic resume at the bottom.

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May 22, 2013