Contest Rankings

Here are the official final rankings for the 2014 (8th Annual) JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Points = unique visitors + *bonus points earned.

Latest update: September 10th, 2014

Rank	Points	Period	Blogger	Article
1	5059	13.08-20.08	Dorothy Tannahill-Moran	Introverts’ Guide to a Smooth Job Search
2	2417	05.08-12.08	Fatemah Mirza	Keyword Research: All Job Seekers Need to Know
3	1618	23.07-30.07	Tony Deblauwe	The Secret to Boosting Your Reputation Online
4	1167	18.08-25.08	Ibro Palic	How to Find Jobs in The Digital Economy
5	975	02.09-09.09	Bless Vaidian	5 Job Search Tools You’re Not Using
6	963	01.09-08.09	Paula R. Stern	Top Interviewing Skills to Use In Job Interviews
7	733	28.07-04.08	Lavie Margolin	7 Must Read Job Interview Answers for College Grads
8	638	22.07-29.07	Steve P. Brady	The Jobseeker Mindset: It’s All About Hustle
9	619	11.08-18.08	Tabitha Flack	How Your Resume Buzzwords Get You Rejected
10	528	29.07-05.08	Tara Goodfellow	How To Make Job Search More Fun Than a Root Canal
11	491	06.08-13.08	Neil O’Donnell	5 Job Interview Tips for First-time Job Seekers
12	452	21.08-28.08	Sharon Sayler	How To Be Irresistible In Interviews
13	448	04.08-11.08	Beth Cambell Duke	3 Great Ways To Numb Your Networking Anxiety
14	413	12.08-19.08	Katherine Burik	How To Avoid Scary Job Interviews
15	324	31.07-07.08	Dana Manciagli	High Heels Are Overrated and Three Working Women Myths
16	323	14.08-21.08	Jamie Scuka	How Job Interviews Are Like First Dates
17	307	30.07-06.08	Yolanda Stafurik	3 LinkedIn Job Search Basics For Targeting Companies
18	292	19.08-26.08	Joey Trebif	How To Evaluate New Job Offers
19	246	25.08-01.09	Karin Hurt	7 Steps to Convince Your Boss to Promote You
20	135	20.08-27.08	Yinka Olaito	How To Use Personal Branding To Shine Bright
21	118	07.08-14.08	George Verdolaga	3 Effective Tactics to Get The Job You Want Job Faster
22	76	27.08-03.09	Ryan Biddulph	5 Tips To Use Blogging To Attract Recruiters
23	74	26.08-02.09	Stephan Wiedner	Do You Have This Moneymaking Personality Trait?

*Bonus points

Earned by submitting a contest entry as soon as possible after the contest announcement on July 1st:

• Steve P. Brady – 500
• Tony Deblauwe – 350
• Lavie Margolin – 500
• Tara Goodfellow – 250
• Yolanda Stafurik – 125
• Dana Manciagli – 100
• Beth Campbell Duke – 350
• Fatemah Mirza – 350
• Neil O'Donnell – 350
• Tabitha Flack – 300
• Katherine Burik – 225
• Dorothy Tannahill-Moran – 150
• Ibro Palic – 50
• Paula R. Stern – 200

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Here are the official final rankings for the 2013 (7th Annual) JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Latest update: October 24th, 2013

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	1,317	17.09-24.09	Donna Sweidan	What’s New, Hot and Hidden on LinkedIn
2	1,284	02.09-09.09*	Bless Vaidian	5 Things HR Wants You To Know
3	1,050	01.08-08.08	Lavie Margolin	7 Bad Pieces of Job Search Advice To Ignore
4	1,046	05.08-12.08	Joey Trebif	8 Reasons Why You Won’t Be Hired (And How To Get Past Them)
5	648	07.10-14.10	Ibro Palic	How To Get Jobs At Startups
6	499	14.08-21.08	Aadi Reddy	Sex, Facebook and 21 Things That Can Get You Fired
7	432	26.08-02.09	Rebecca Rachmany	Why You Shouldn’t Be Looking For A Job
8	339	27.08-03.09	Alina Jingan	In Your 20s? Focus More on Time Than Moneymaking
9	326	11.09-18.09	Stephan Wiedner	How to Get a Second Interview: Not What You Think
10	260	15.10-22.10	Maria Elena Duron	5 Ways To Exude Professionalism With Your Personal Brand
12	245	06.08-13.08	Kate Baggott	4 Critical Lessons Your Grandparents Taught You
11	211	01.10-08.10	Michel Neray	Playing With Fire With Your Personal Brand
13	197	12.09-19.09	Todd Porter	How A Resume Works To Get You Hired
14	195	10.09-17.09	Soma Ghosh	4 Ways To Be Different On Your Job Search
15	155	03.09-10.09	Mark Anthony Dyson	Good Grief! Listen to the Employer and Learn What They Value!
16	146	09.09-16.09*	Ofra Kleinberger Riedrich	How To Market Yourself For The Job Search or Dating Scenes
17	118	23.09-30.09	Zac Johnson	Stop Making Other People Rich! Grow Your Own Brand
18	93	21.08-28.08	Recruiting Animal	Generation Hogwash
19	63	13.08-20.08	Margie Cohen-Jackel	Personal Branding Renegade: Why I Resist Labels

* There was a 5 hour outage on JobMob overnight on September 9th, and an extra 5 hours will be added in the final results.

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Here are the final, official rankings for the 2012 (6th Annual) JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Latest update: September 27th, 2012

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	2,302	11.09-18.09	Chris Perry	How To Keep Your LinkedIn Job Search Undetected While Currently Employed
2	1,845	07.08-14.08	Mildred Talabi	Why You Should Reject LinkedIn Connection Requests
3	1,556	06.08-13.08	Bless Vaidian	3 Things You Must Do on Your Job Search
4	1,375	21.08-28.08	Hannah Morgan	50 Ways to Leave Your Job Search NOW
5	1,243	13.09-20.09	Donna Sweidan	Become Your Own Job Creator in 10 Simple Steps
6	1,055	14.08-21.08	Lynn Tulip	15 Compelling Tips That Make Recruiters Froth
7	906	06.09-13.09	Joshua Waldman	2 Super Secret Job Search Ninja Techniques You’ve Never Heard Before
8	863	30.08-06.09	Yehoshua Paul	5 Ways To Have Fun With Your Resume
9	849	03.09-10.09	Recruiting Animal	Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You
10	751	01.08-08.08	Dan Keller	5 Reasons Your Resume Will Never Get Read
11	729	05.09-12.09	Joseph Richards	7 Ways People Fail at Salary Negotiations
12	682	09.08-16.08	Elliot D. Lasson	Top 5 Ways To Waste Your LinkedIn Account
13	612	12.09-19.09	Danielle McGaw	Why A Facebook Page Is A Must For Job Seekers
14	573	02.08-09.08	Lavie Margolin	15 Reasons Why Job Openings Seem To Appear Forever
15	573	20.08-27.08	Marshall Karp	The Worst Career Mistake You Can Make?
16	486	13.08-20.08	Tammy Paul	11 English Resume Writing Tips For Bilingual Job Seekers
17	393	17.09-24.09	Rosa Elizabeth Vargas	How and Why You Must Be a Smart Job Search Networker
18	356	16.08-23.08	Chrissy Scivicque	4 Ways to Avoid Going Nuts During a Career Transition
19	284	10.09-17.09	Tahl Wilson	A Recruiter’s Dilemma: Should I Add a Smiley or Not?
20	279	28.08-04.09	Roderick Lewis	Counterpoint: Don’t Bother Applying For Jobs Online
21	276	29.08-05.09	Peggy McKee	Why Your Job Search Sucks
22	234	08.08-15.08	Joey Trebif	Why The First Step is Hardest For Career Success
23	230	27.08-03.09	Dean Giles	Online Job Applications: All You Really Need To Know
24	142	15.08-22.08	David Deke	How To Beat Your Bully Boss

Most shared article prize rankings

The leaders in each category are bolded in green:

Blogger	Period	Retweets	Likes	+1's	Emails
Dan Keller	01.08-08.08	199	30	30	12
Lavie Margolin	02.08-09.08	29	19	4	11
Bless Vaidian	06.08-13.08	58	295	7	56
Mildred Talabi	07.08-14.08	93	105	9	26
Joey Trebif	08.08-15.08	28	13	2	2
Elliot D. Lasson	09.08-16.08	54	13	3	11
Tammy Paul	13.08-20.08	40	41	2	16
Lynn Tulip	14.08-21.08	194	81	57	40
David Deke	15.08-22.08	20	7	0	1
Chrissy Scivicque	16.08-23.08	39	8	0	15
Marshall Karp	20.08-27.08	25	17	2	11
Hannah Morgan	21.08-28.08	193	83	14	35
Dean Giles	27.08-03.09	24	4	2	7
Roderick Lewis	28.08-04.09	13	14	5	39
Peggy McKee	29.08-05.09	55	105	66	44
Yehoshua Paul	30.08-06.09	36	85	16	25
Recruiting Animal	03.09-10.09	87	19	9	13
Joseph Richards	05.09-12.09	54	32	6	6
Joshua Waldman	06.09-13.09	64	29	4	62
Tahl Wilson	10.09-17.09	12	8	0	6
Chris Perry	11.09-18.09	92	44	4	253
Danielle McGaw	12.09-19.09	52	38	5	8
Donna Sweidan	13.09-20.09	87	122	7	102
Rosa Elizabeth Vargas	17.09-24.09	45	24	2	6

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Here are the final, official rankings for the 2011 (5th Annual) JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	1,798	12.09-19.09	Blessy Vaidian	10 Good Things To Do While Between Jobs
2	1,747	07.09-14.09	Donna Sweidan	7 Life-Changing Job Trends You Need to Know About
3	1,701	10.08-17.08	Danielle McGaw	10 Ways to Build a Killer Web Presence Without Social Networking
4	1,550	01.08-09.08*	Hannah Morgan	10 Sure-fire Ways to Boost Your Job Search
5	1,403	25.08-01.09	Paula R. Stern	Resume Objective Statements That Kill Your Hiring Prospects
6	1,289	05.09-12.09	Chandlee Bryan	3 Simple Ways to Get Resume Responses and Company Feedback
7	1,249	30.08-06.09	Lynn Tulip	10 Tricky Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
8	1,228	09.08-16.08	Chris Perry	How to Master the 3 Moments of Truth for Job Seekers
9	824	17.08-24.08	Aliza Israel	10 Ironclad Reasons Why Job Seekers Must Use Social Media
10	776	04.08-12.08*	Heather Krasna	The Absolute 13 Best Websites for Job Researching Companies in the USA
11	763	29.08-05.09	Peggy McKee	The Only Job Search Tip You’ll Ever Need
12	748	02.08-10.08*	Karen Cayamanda	Why I Stayed 7 Years at the Same Company (and Counting)
13	645	11.08-18.08	Marivi Garrido Bianchini	How to Design a Popup Business Card Step by Step
14	633	08.09-15.09	Yehoshua Paul	How To Date Your Way to a Job
15	579	03.08-11.08*	Lavie Margolin	Debunked: The Hidden Job Market Myth
16	553	16.08-23.08	Rosa Elizabeth Vargas	4-Step Recipe To Become a Golden Job Candidate
17	417	24.08-31.08	Kristen Fife	15 Generation Y Stereotypes To Overcome on Your Job Search
18	386	06.09-13.09	Keyavash Monshi	How To Quickly Build a Personal Website For Your Job Search
19	367	23.08-30.08	Nettie Feldman	3 Most Important Things To Consider Before You Quit the Job
20	305	01.09-08.09	Melvin Dichoso	4 Key Factors to Consider Before Starting Your Job Search
21	303	31.08-07.09	Emily Suess	Top 10 Signs of the Worst Freelance Job Ever
22	259	08.08-15.08	Kate Baggott	4 Easy Steps to Positive Job Finding Thoughts
23	223	18.08-25.08	Adam Green	Why You Must Freelance Between Jobs (and How To Get Started)
24	153	22.08-29.08	Judi Perkins	How To Find The Right Company for You
25	102	15.08-22.08	Rebecca Haden	How To Evolve A Freelance Rock Star Cover Letter

* Due to a 29-hour JobMob outage on August 5-6th, this contestant received an extra day of competition time.

Most shared article prize rankings

The leaders in each category are bolded in green:

Blogger	Period	Retweets	Likes	+1's	Emails
Hannah Morgan	01.08-09.08*	299	137	17	23
Karen Cayamanda	02.08-10.08*	24	191	28	100
Lavie Margolin	03.08-11.08*	35	28	2	14
Heather Krasna	04.08-12.08*	59	57	2	21
Kate Baggott	08.08-15.08	69	46	1	1
Chris Perry	09.08-16.08	82	57	7	90
Danielle McGaw	10.08-17.08	147	158	34	26
Marivi Garrido Bianchini	11.08-18.08	20	132	10	770
Rebecca Haden	15.08-22.08	18	0	0	0
Rosa Elizabeth Vargas	16.08-23.08	66	41	4	0
Aliza Israel	17.08-24.08	34	42	4	21
Adam Green	18.08-25.08	16	7	2	1
Judi Perkins	22.08-29.08	31	5	0	0
Nettie Feldman	23.08-30.08	34	17	1	0
Kristen Fife	24.08-31.08	45	25	0	4
Paula R. Stern	25.08-01.09	91	178	8	11
Peggy McKee	29.08-05.09	187	77	3	24
Lynn Tulip	30.08-06.09	198	176	30	21
Emily Suess	31.08-07.09	51	14	2	2
Melvin Dichoso	01.09-08.09	38	21	153	811
Chandlee Bryan	05.09-12.09	67	26	0	0
Keyavash Monshi	06.09-13.09	37	10	3	1
Donna Sweidan	07.09-14.09	150	168	5	37
Yehoshua Paul	08.09-15.09	19	74	3	17
Blessy Vaidian	12.09-19.09	21	217	9	15

* Due to a 29-hour JobMob outage on August 5-6th, this contestant received an extra day of competition time.

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Here are the final rankings for the 2010 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	860	10.08-17.08	Nettie Feldman	6 Standout Job Interview Tips From A Professional Interviewer
2	702	16.09-23.09	Yehoshua Paul	18 Tips That Helped Me Find Work This Year
3	583	31.08-07.09	Hannah Katsman	10 Best Practices to Volunteer Your Way To a Paid Job
4	528	14.09-21.09	Kristen Fife	How Texting Shorthand Differentiates Top Candidates From Mediocre Ones
5	461	22.08-29.08	Melvin Dichoso	How To Define Your Ideal Job and Why You Should
6	391	12.09-19.09	Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll	Success Story: How A Headhunter Changed My Career (and My Life)
7	360	01.08-08.08	Kimberley Green	10 Reasons Why Unemployment is NOT Going to Kick My Butt!
8	341	04.08-11.08	David Corman	3 Out of the Box Ways to Grow Your Network and Land Your Next Job
9	328	02.08-09.08	Jonathan Degani	Free Tool: Compare Job Offers With The Job Payoff Index (Israeli Version)
10	325	23.08-30.08	Rob Kiernan	How and Why To Get A Job in Australia
11	314	18.08-25.08	Kate Baggott	An Impractical Exercise: The Job Search Alphabet
12	243	24.08-31.08	Kelli Brown	Resume 2.0: Blogging Your Way To A Better Job Search
13	230	11.08-18.08	Leslie Drew	Clever Career Networking Tip Inspired By McDonald’s Big Mac
14	230	26.08-02.09	Mohammed Al-Taee	Job Search 2.0: Build Your Online Reputation to Attract Jobs
15	216	01.09-08.09	Rita Ashley	How To Vet Employers and Why You Should
16	199	19.08-26.08	Peggy McKee	Goodbye Gatekeepers: Use Social Media To Target Hiring Managers
17	196	12.08-19.08	Marina Shemesh	4 Ways To Write Yourself To A Job From Someone Who Knows
18	173	02.09-09.09	Doug Caldwell	12 Free Tools To Promote Your Job Search Self
19	142	08.09-15.09	Melissa Cooley	How To Deal With Good Friends Who Send Bad Job Listings
20	122	09.08-16.08	Ed Han	Why Job Seekers Need To Be Like Millers
21	120	30.08-06.09	Kelly Wilson	How I Found My Blogging Job
22	103	16.08-23.08	Joey Trebif	4 Essentials For Your Job Search Travel Bag
23	84	15.09-22.09	Theunis Steyn	8 Quick Reasons Why You Should Improve Your Writing Skills

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Here are the final rankings for the 2009 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	1861	04.08-11.08	Israel Weisser	5 Israeli Job Search Survival Tips
2	999	01.09-08.09	Mirko Humbert	9 Tips To Finding A Job With LinkedIn and Twitter
3	854	13.08-20.08	Yvette Francino	7 Quick Rules for Networking To Your Next Job
4	725	25.08-01.09	Tim Tyrell-Smith	5 Typical Job Search Problems And How To Solve Them
5	634	03.09-10.09	Patrick Ambron	Your Social Media Power Belt: 5 Powerful Tools You Need For Your Job Search
6	500	26.08-02.09	Rita Ashley	Want To Become An Executive? These Are The Traits You’ll Need
7	461	24.08-31.08	Alex Shalman	How To Quit Your Job By Burning The Ships
8	394	27.08-03.09	David Kearsley	9 Thoughts On Branding Yourself With A Personal Website For Your Job Search
9	355	11.08-18.08	Jonathan Degani	Find Which Career Path You Need To Break Into A Targeted Company
10	327	19.08-26.08	Pearl	Recently Laid Off? Here’s A Quick Job Search Refresher Guide
11	298	12.08-19.08	Peggy McKee	Job Interviews: How You Can Benefit By Asking Questions
12	293	05.08-12.08	Kate Baggott	What To Do When An Overqualified Friend Gets Laid Off
13	291	17.08-24.08	Rodney Cooley	3 Ways To Change Your Job Search For The Better
14	287	20.08-27.08	Lisa Damast	Success Story: How I Used Twitter and LinkedIn to Find a Job During the Recession
15	229	02.09-09.09	Joey Trebif	How To Kickstart Your Job Search
16	153	18.08-25.08	Todd Porter	Real World Example: The Logic Recruiters Use To Find Candidates
17	36	06.08-13.08	Hayim Abramson	Job Search Poetry: Taking Stock

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Here are the final rankings for the 2008 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	689	04.09-12.09	Benji Lovitt	The Idiot’s Guide to Finding a Job in Israel
2	441	21.08-29.08	Sharon Gefen	How To Use Your Blog and the Long Tail Effect to Help Your Job Search
3	396	27.08-03.09	Kate Baggott	Keep The Light Shining: 3 Unemployment Survival Lessons From Your Canadian English Teacher
4	336	18.08-26.08	Andrew Rondeau	The Secret “So What?” Method To Resume Writing Success
5	316	25.08-01.09	Aviva Sieradski	Shortchanged: Israeli Pay vs. American Pay and Why I Changed My Mind
6	301	03.09-11.09	Dr. Michael Britt	5 Ways Your Voice Speaks For You in a Job Interview
7	82	08.09-16.09	Hillel Porath	Dreams of Riches? Here’s Why You Should Start Your Business Before Firing Your Boss
8	72	13.08-21.08	Yehuda	Why Immigrant Lawyers in Israel Must Watch TV
9	48	01.09-09.09	Jason Nethercott	How I Dramatically Improved My Job Interview Skills With Video Analysis
10	36	05.08-13.08	Daniella	Offbeat Yet Normal Israeli Marketing Writer Job Interview Story

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Here are the final rankings for the 2007 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest:

Rank	Visitors	Period	Blogger	Article
1	145	15.08-22.08	Sue Tourkin-Komet	Surprising Correlation Found Between Unemployment and Divorce
2	81	23.07-30.07	Yehuda	3 Job Myths for Immigrant Lawyers in Israel
3	75	17.07-24.07	Joyce K. Babu	How To Ace A Walk-in Panel Job Interview
4	37	06.08-13.08	Ferdinand J. Reinke	Do You Create Value?
5	30	29.07-05.08	Philip	Why I Decided Not to Look for a Job From Outside Israel
6	28	17.08-24.08	Isabella Mori	Do You Need Help Writing A Resume?