IT Job Seekers Unite!!
http://blacksgonegeek.org/JobSeekers.aspx
I wondered why my Grandmother, Mary Haynes, read the Mount Airy news from her home town in North Carolina every day, even though she lived in Chicago for over 40 years! Now I know how she survived the great depression as a successful entrepreneur (She owned "Haynes Beauty Shop" on the west side of Chicago).
She knew how to "GET PERSONAL".
She kew the buzz. She talked to her relatives, friends, and customers and share the lastest news, everyday, all the time! Everybody knew my grandmother. She knew everybody. She knew how to "GET PERSONAL"!
Are you an IT Job Seeker? Do you need help finding a job? Do people know who you are? If not, try reading the news and sharing the news.
Check out these articles, wow!
Meltdown 101: Unemployment By the Numbers
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/meltdown-101-unemployment-by-the-numbers/300395
New Jobless Claims Top 600,000
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/jobs/_a/bbdp/new-jobless-claims-top-600000/332129
Unemployment Rate Bolts to 8.1 Percent
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/unemployment-rates-spikes-to-81-percent/371970
Are you tired of being a statistic? How can you stand out? Social Networking is the key!
Layoff survival: Ways to keep your skills sharp
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/layoff-survival-ways-to-keep-your-skills/379221
Lessons learned from one entrepreneur’s struggles
http://myofficelivecommunity.com/discuss/blogs/officelivecommunity/archive/2008/10/24/lessons-learned-from-one-entrepreneur-s-struggles.aspx
Offering help, hope, U.S. "job clubs" see surge
http://news.aol.ca/article/offering-help-hope-us-job-clubs-see-surge/547833/
8 technology etiquette tips for job-seekers
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/8-technology-etiquette-tips-for-job/349889
GET PERSONAL: If you resort to e-mail pitches, make them personal. If you're introducing yourself to a hiring manager you've identified via a professional colleague, type that colleague's name in the e-mail's subject line and succinctly explain the link (e.g. "John Doe referred me") so the manager is less likely to hit delete.
Are you"out of sight out of mind"?
Don't despair. Read the news. Forward the news. Write a post. Let people know who you are and what you're looking for and how you're doing. Get personal! Sound off!!
You can yelp to the crowd!
Things To Do When You're Unemployed?
http://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-things-to-do-when-youre-unemployed
Or...
There is a growing online community for African Americans in IT where you can make yourself known.
Caution: IT recruiters and hiring managers are members of these social networking sites and they are looking for talented diversity candidates looking for jobs. So when you GET PERSONAL, keep it professional!
BDPA Chicago Jobs on Yahoogroups
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BDPA-Chicago-Jobs/join
BDPA Jobs on Yahoogroups
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BDPA-Jobs/join
BDPA Chicago Jobs on Facebook
http://blacksgonegeek.org/ConnectOnFacebook.aspx
Career Center on BDPA CollectiveX
http://bdpa.collectivex.com/discussion/forums
Careers in IT on Blacks Gone Geek CollectiveX
http://blacksgonegeek.collectivex.com/discussion/forums
Who's Hiring Initiative on BrightFuse
http://blacksgonegeek.org/JoinUsOnBrightFuse.aspx
Who's Hiring Initiative on Blacks Gone Geek
http://blacksgonegeek.org/WhosHiring.aspx
Want a coach?
Coaches Corner on Blacks Gone Geek
http://blacksgonegeek.org/CoachesCorner.aspx
Hired! Going to Church to Get a Job
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/03/03/hired-going-to-church-to-get-a-job/?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLprim0001
By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer
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