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How To Nail a Job Interview (And Actually Get The Job)

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I’m in the midst of hiring right now for a Community Manager to join our team at Radian6 (I’m the Director of Community, and we’ve got several people on our growing team). I’ve also worked in the nonprofit fund development arena and in marketing communications, and have hired people in Read more »

Finding What Fits

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Looking for a job? Hiring someone? Look for the suit. No, no, not that kind of suit (though that might be helpful with some kinds of jobs). I mean look for what suits. When we craft our resumés, we focus on cataloging all the things we’ve done. We outline (via Read more »

Earning Your Stripes for a Social Media Job

More and more social media-related jobs are coming on the scene, from social media directors to content marketers to community managers to everything in between. And there are bunches of folks with an interest in these jobs, but unsure how to best position themselves to get one. The quick, hard Read more »

Hiring for Social Media: The Ugly Side

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Wow. A friend (thanks, Ron) sent me today his collection of social media job descriptions that are popping up across the web as more and more companies jump on board the hype train. Needless to say, many of them are underwhelming. Alarming at worst, eliciting a sigh at best. And Read more »