Sneak Peek: The 2011 Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide

Take a first look at the 2011 edition of The Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide, which is almost ready. This is the second of a few announcements I'll be making over the next few weeks about what I've been working on for JobMob moving into 2011. The next announcement will arrive Wednesday, April 13th. To get you excited about what's coming, here's your sneak preview. Table of Contents When you set your eyes on the 2011 Guide, this is the list of sections you'll find inside...

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Top 20+ Micro Freelance Marketplaces and Why You Should Use Them

The most popular micro freelance marketplaces on the Web according to Alexa. What are "micro" freelance marketplaces? Freelance marketplaces where the prices are small, anywhere from $5 to $100 per project. Why use micro freelance marketplaces? 3 reasons 1. Make quick pocket money to pay for other purchases online 2. Get ideas for new skills that are currently in demand 3. Test market such a new skill with a small project where there's less pressure, quicker feedback. To find the right ones for you, we've compiled this list of the top micro freelance marketplaces. The list mentions site specialties and main language when not English. The list will be updated as we discover more sites, so if you know of any, leave a comment to tell us.

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7 Kinds of Job Search Kindness To Make You Squirm

What is sometimes a small thing for you can be a big deal for someone else. The 3rd annual #Kindness Party will take place on Twitter this coming Sunday, April 3rd. More details below. There are actually lots of ways to be kind to people on their job search. Most don't require much effort, but they will all be very appreciated. 7 ways to be kind to job seekers Here are a few ideas to get you going: 1) Proofread a resume The more someone works on their resume, the less likely they are to notice spelling mistakes (especially homonyms) or missing words. Your fresh pair of eyes could help out there. 2) Translate a resume When I started my first Israeli job search in 2001, my friend Assaf S. - and especially his mom - did a great job translating my resume into Hebrew. Too bad its English source wasn't so terrific in the first place.

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How to Quickly Recover From Bad Job Interviews

8 tips for getting over every job seeker's worst nightmare. This is a guest post by Nisa Chitakasem. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. It’s every job seeker's worst nightmare. You’re in an interview for a job you really want and it all starts going wrong. Whether it’s your phone ringing or you giving the longest, most irrelevant answer to an interview question ever, once things start going wrong it feels like there’s no way back. But there is. It is possible to get things back on track and limit the damage during the actual interview. There are also some follow-up steps you can take after the event to rectify the situation and to move on with your job search regardless of what the outcome of the bad interview is.

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