Posts Tagged ‘career jobs’

NH Governor John Lynch visits NHnetWORKS

December 9th, 2009

By Donna Curley, NEJS Director of Technology

The NHnetWORKS Networking group that met on Monday Nov. 30th had a special session that featured New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, and New Hampshire Commissioner of Employment Security Tara Reardon.  The New England Job Show was fortunate to be present at the event and had the opportuntiy to interview the Governor, click to watch the NEJS interview.

The Governor and Commissioner spoke to the group of about 95 attendees indicating that they are both committed to creating jobs.  The Governor recommended the group sign up for the state’s Job Match Web site that is designed to match unemployed residents with businesses in the state with open positions.

Deb Tuttle, and Silvia McCarron, SPHR, from NH State Council spoke about the Workforce Readiness Toolkit, a comprehensive resource for information for job seekers, that can be found at this link:  Download the NH Workforce Readiness Toolkit

The group then listened to a great presentation on “Networking – How to Do It Well” by Carolyn Raitt SPHR, a Senior Professional in Human Resources and an active member of the Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resources Association. The New England Job Show hopes to feature the presentation in a future show.

This event received coverage in both the Eagle Tribune and the Union Leader.

About NHnetWORKS

NHnetWORKS is a networking group of professionals either in transition or working, living, or interested in doing business in New Hampshire.  Its purpose is to help people advance professionally and to assist them with successful business and organizational activities.  Run by Nicole Tessier, Founder and Director, the Group meets from 9 a.m. to noon  every Monday at SNHU’s 25 Pelham Road, Salem NH campus.



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5 Ways To Use Twitter For Your Job Search

September 29th, 2009

by Marci Reynolds, CEO of J2B Marketing

Online Branding, Social Media & SEO Expert

There are many ways that using Twitter can help job seekers with their job search strategy and online branding.  I will cover five in today’s blog post.

It’s Not Just A LinkedIn World

I recently surveyed job seekers in the Massachusetts area about their online presence and found that while most job seekers had set up a LinkedIn profile, very few were using Twitter.

As you probably know, Twitter is one of the most popular, social networking websites on the internet and more than 20 million people visit Twitter every month.

These visitors include hiring managers, human resources staffers and recruiters that work for the companies that you want to work for. So, I recommend that every Job Seeker uses Twitter. Here are some specifics..

1) Using Twitter can expand and reinforce your online brand

By writing a compelling, keyword rich profile AND publishing high quality, targeted Tweets you will promote and demonstrate your skills, abilities, knowledge… and differentiate yourself from the competition. (FYI- Here’s more info on a Tweet Content Strategy for your job search.) » Read more: 5 Ways To Use Twitter For Your Job Search

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