Best of Today: 9/22/10

Sorry. I took yesterday off from blogging. It was my birthday.

Jim’s Marketing Blog, Via Julie Walraven – “5 Ways to Get More From What You Already Have”

  --  Read the comments for even more great ideas

@DawnBugni is quoted in this USA Today article. “Job Seekers Find Success With Social Media”

Personal Branding 101 Blog “The Lady Gaga Rule of Social Networking”

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez on the Career Rocketeer Blog: “Are You Making a Tough Job Market Worse?”

– Quantity does NOT equal quality.

From Tim’s Strategy: “5 Career Networking Types: Which Are You?”

- Tim is quickly becoming one of my favorite career bloggers.

Quote of the Day

Via @InterviewAngel: “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never scoring.” – Bill Copeland

Best of Today: 9/17/10

John O’Connor Career Pro Talk Blog: Why Companies Should Hire “Older” Workers

From the Careerealism Blog – a post by Rosa Vargas: “The Resume as Part of Your Social Media Campaign”

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez on the Great Resumes Fast blog: “Using LinkedIn to Follow Potential Employers”

-- This post isn’t from today (it’s from July 21), but it has some good advice for your clients, so it’s worth including in the Best of Today.

Tim’s Strategy blog post: “11 Ways to Personalize a LinkedIn Invite”

– Speaking of LinkedIn … and here’s a great way to write a blog post (or an actual article) – put out the word to your colleagues about a common question or concern, and aggregate the responses!

Barb Poole’s Hire Imaging Blog Post: “Resume Readiness: The Whys and Hows for Updating”

– I love reading blog posts from resume writers reminding job seekers about International Update Your Resume Month