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Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Thursday, April 9, 2015

"Make social media work for you (not against you)"

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What I have been telling my students for many years now: "Recruiters are looking at your social media posts." Here, writing in M...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

What hope is there for this English teacher's students?

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I came across this comment on Facebook today: xxxxxxxxxx Hi xxxxxxxx ..good to see you on fb. This is your english teacher frm xxx .. ...
Monday, December 30, 2013

The best argument I have read for staying away from social media

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Avid reader and seasoned journalist Aakar Patel, writing in the year-end issue of Mint Lounge, says social media is for those looking to be...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Don't get burned by your online profile

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From an article published in Bloomberg Businessweek two days ago: Think before you post, especially if you’re looking for a job. Seems ...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Yes, career women should "lean in", but they should also learn when to lean back

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Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg wants women to stop holding themselves back and to "lean in" to their care...
Friday, March 8, 2013

Why everyone should think before communicating through social media

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Ilya Pozin, a contributor to the "Entrepreneurs" section on the Forbes website, has posed two important questions in a recent post...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Mind your e-language: How you interact with people on any platform on the Web and what you say about issues is an indication of the kind of person you are

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Sonal Agrawal, managing partner of an executive search firm, has made a strong case in Mint for minding your e-language. Writing in her ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Are you revealing more than you should on Facebook?

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You really, really shouldn't. Not unless you want to scupper your chances of getting a good job. Not unless you want to risk being fired...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Your Facebook profile may be a fairly accurate reflection of how good you will be at your job

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I have always known that companies have been checking out the Facebook profiles of prospective employees. Now here is confirmation of that f...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

How to get people to read — and appreciate — your Facebook posts

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Make every word count. Keep it simple. Provide context. Lead with the good stuff. Write killer headlines. Graphics expand the story. ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Yes, recruiters are using Facebook and Twitter to screen candidates

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I have been telling my students for years now to be careful about what they post on Facebook and Twitter. When you apply for a job, I tell...
Friday, August 26, 2011

A Facebook conversation that illustrates the perils of copying and pasting status messages, or sharing links, without studying closely those messages or links-2

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Commitscion Ankana Sinha (Class of 2009), who works as a brand manager with ProNature Organic Foods in Bangalore, graciously consented to ...