When searching for an opportunity, most job seekers search by industry, geography, salary, and benefits. An often overlooked, but equally important criterion is company culture. Culture is defined as the set of shared values, attitudes, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution (Source: Merriam-Webster). At the most basic level, culture is how work gets [...]
This past weekend, I finally had the chance to watch The Social Network. For the past several years, I had the opportunity to read several accounts of the founding and growth of Facebook. However, if a picture is worth a thousand words then a movie is probably worth a lot more. After watching the movie, [...]
In order to be successful, it is important to understand the landscape in which you are operating. Users of social media and social networking are constantly processing lots of information in order to figure out how they will spend their time. Think about it. On some social networks, people are sharing pictures of their newborn. [...]
It started with Facebook status updates, spread to Twitter, and now you have folks checking in real-time at every location they visit throughout the day. While some may view this type of behavior as chronic oversharing, the reality is that people are choosing to interact and engage with each other online in far different ways [...]
Social media and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn continue to see increases in user adoption from both prospective candidates and employers. In fact, LinkedIn says that a new member joins their site approximately once every second. While there is no question that everyone isn’t yet online, it seems as though we are [...]
Despite having hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of followers, you are not a celebrity. Social media & social networking have given us the ability to digitally connect with lots of people. For many, this has resulted in much larger networks than would have been possible in the earlier part of the decade. In [...]
Despite the increasing adoption of social media and social networking sites by web users around the globe; Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn didn’t get you fired. If you make a decision that violates company policy on or off of social media, then you put yourself in the position to get fired. Although some people have taken [...]
A few weeks ago, I moved to New York City from Chicago. When you move to a different city, you have to update lots of things. For me, one of these things happens to be automobile insurance. So, I called my existing company and let them know that I had moved to a new city [...]
For the past several years, web users have become increasingly aware of social media. Some see the true value of these tools as pure entertainment. Others see the erosion of privacy as over the top and refuse to use social media. However, others are seeking to leverage social media to accomplish work objectives more efficiently [...]
“But, remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there [...]