Top 105 Beautiful Job Search Company Logos (and links) That Will Wow You

from JobMob by Jacob Share

These are the most beautiful job search, human resources or recruiting company logos on the Web right now.

The top company logos in job search

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Designed by Liora Blum

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Special thanks to Jessica Meher for her many suggestions in the list.

What's your favorite company logo? Tell us in the comments.

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-- Jacob Share, Job Search Expert and Professional Blogging Consultant

Zero-Guilt Activities to Do When You Hit the Wall

from WebWorkerDaily by Meryl Evans

Written by Meryl Evans.

Whenever I feel like I'm battling to get writing done, and losing, I can hear my mom saying, "You're human, not a machine." She's right. We're all going to have days when we hit the wall and can't muster up energy to do our main jobs. And that's OK!

Instead of feeling guilty, I do other tasks that matter to my business but aren't my main job, tasks that don't require the same energy or "mood" as writing does. Whenever the writing muse decides to take a break without my permission, I can work on editing or reviewing tasks instead.

But even if I don't have any reviewing or editing lined up, there are some tasks that almost everyone can do, guilt-free, regardless of your career. Try one of these next time you hit the wall.

Do social networking: Hey, it is a marketing tool! Social networking is fun and maybe you'll dig up some new work opportunities or the motivation you need to return to your core duties. Twitter and LinkedIn count!

Reconcile bank accounts: It's administrative and dull, but most of us have to ensure our bank accounts balance.

Manage invoices: You do want to be paid, don't you? Make sure your invoices are up-to-date and paid.

Follow up with clients: It's OK to call or email clients just to see how they're doing. Contacting them without any motive can make your relationship stronger. Why not surprise them with a handwritten "thank you" note?

Read content related to your work: Here's one time where you don't have to feel guilty about Internet surfing. Hopefully, reading WebWorkerDaily helps you to learn something new and become a better web worker. Don't forget about books, newspapers and magazines. They all count. Well, maybe not People magazine, unless you're in the entertainment business.

Clean up email: A less cluttered email box equals a more organized mind.

Write a blog post: Even if you don't have a blog (why not set one up?), consider contributing a guest blog post to another blog that your prospective customers read.

Find a better way to do something: This could mean time and money savings. Are you not happy with your invoicing process? Research other options. Change is hard, but can pay dividends. I just got a new computer and don't look forward to switching over to it, but should mean a faster and more efficient system.

Exercise: While this doesn't directly contribute to your business, staying healthier ensures you have fewer sick days and doctor's visits.

What business-related activities do you do when you don't feel like doing core business tasks?

Layoff Survival Guide: What’s This COBRA Thing?

from Brazen Careerist by Learning Graduate

Hopefully you found my last post in my newly minted Layoff Survival Guide useful.  And if not, here's another chance for some helpful advice!

So, like I said last time, a really good friend of mine lost her job, and is now dealing with all the issues I had to deal with a little over a year ago.  So I figured I'd help her out, and maybe help others out along the way.  Behold, the power of blogging!

Her question for me was about COBRA.  What is it, what does she need to do, what are her options?

Let's start with a simple definition.  COBRA stands for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.  Yeah, that doesn't mean a lot to me either.   But when you're handed a severance package with all sorts of information, one thing you're told about is COBRA (and if you didn't get any info for COBRA, I recommend you contact your former employer to find out what's up).

Basically, COBRA entitles you to continue your health coverage that you received through your employer.  Except you will be paying the premium (rather than your former employer).  However, recent legislation from The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act allows for assistance in your insurance premiums through COBRA.  As stated on this Department of Labor page:

"Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. The premium reduction applies to periods of health coverage beginning on or after February 17, 2009 and lasts for up to nine months for those eligible for COBRA during the period beginning September 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009 due to an involuntary termination of employment that occurred during that period."

There also is an income threshold that you need to be under in order to fully benefit for this program.  For more information, you can check out their Fact Sheet for COBRA Premium Reduction here.

If you don't elect to continue your insurance from your previous job through COBRA, you still have options.  A friend forwarded me a link to a site that helps you pick out insurance options (in Massachusetts).  And the DOL has another good page telling you about how to attain health insurance.  You can search for a private insurance plan, or may be eligible for a government plan such as medicare.  Also, if you have a spouse with health insurance, you can get on his/her plan.  I'm not an expert on the different types of insurance, so you might have to do some searching on your own.  Also, there are apparently some tax implications with some health insurance premiums, that I'll let you check out on your own (mostly because I'm not as familiar with these tax rules).

What did I do?  Well, luckily, my severance package included a month of health insurance coverage, so I was able to depend on that while figuring everything else out.  I ended up paying the hefty premiums for COBRA coverage, continuing the coverage I enjoyed while at my old job.  It may not have been the best decision, financially, but it was the "easy" thing to do.  I found it difficult to sort through all my alternative options for health insurance.

Why is it important to have continued health coverage?  There are a few reasons.  As I learned firsthand a month into unemployment, you never know when you might need insurance.  My boyfriend hurt himself mountain biking, and I drove him to the hospital.  Since he had health insurance, he wasn't stuck with an enormous hospital bill.  Saving money by not paying for health insurance could end up losing you money if you end up requiring an expensive medical procedure.  Or you may have to decide if a procedure is financially worth it, even if it's medically important.

Another reason you don't want your insurance to lapse is because it might make it more difficult to prove that any condition you have down the road isn't a preexisting condition.  I know that's more of a worry/fear than an actual fact, so take that with a grain of salt.

So what do you need to do?  Decide whether or not you're going to continue your insurance plan through COBRA (talk to your former employer/fill out the forms they gave you).

So, like I've said before, I'm not a legal expert or anything, so this is merely friendly advice.  But if you see any errors or omissions here, or have specific questions, let me know in the comments or via email.  And if you have other layoff-related questions, you can ping me with those as well!

http://graduatedlearning.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/layoff-survival-guide-whats-th...

Twitter Social Networking: Does It Really Work?

Being a social media consultant I get asked just about every question you can imagine (and many I never would have imagined) by people I meet at events and speaking gigs. One of the top questions is "does twitter social networking actually work?" which is often followed by a version of "how?". Of course I have my success stories - how I typically get approached by one new client a week from my facebook/twitter/linkedIn marketing programs, how I now oversee two of the largest organizations for their respective industries in southern california - via LinkedIn… things like this - but what often seals the deal for people is learning what other companies both big and small are doing that works. As you read this, hopefully you can start to see what you might be doing that would work for you and your business…

What Dell's doing on Twitter is one of my favorite stories, and is explained best by a Stefanie N, a dell employee herself:

I started tweeting for the U.S. Dell Outlet in June of 2007 based on a suggestion from a colleague who learned about Twitter at the SXSW Interactive conference, and the response had been very positive. But I knew we could do more. So I started tweeting more regularly and doing more Twitter-exclusive offers, which created more buzz and helped us to grow our follower base (we're now over 600,000). Our followers responded by re-tweeting @DellOutlet messages to their followers, and our numbers rose even more. The chart below (click on it to see more options) shows our growth over the last 3 months—right around the time we began introducing more exclusive offers, when we were at about 11,000 followers. … we've actually eclipsed $3 million in overall sales.

Did you catch that? $3 million in overall sales since June of 2007… that's only 2 years!

How do they do this? There seems to be a few basics I find in common for many twitter success stories:

1. Connect with your audience - Import databases, publicize your twitter profile, follow the people who talk about you and/or your product… general stay-in-touch stuff.

2. Listen and Respond to what the community is saying about you - use twitter tracking tools like search.twitter.com to keep track of what the general public is saying about you - not just the people that are following you.

3. Give your followers what they want when they want it - which for companies like Dell is answers to service issues, help finding product, and the deals that apply to them.

Always keep in mind what you are trying to accomplish, and use whatever tool it is to accomplish your goal. For Dell it's keeping their customers satisfied in the products and making it easier for them to get the service they want. This thoughtfullness has generated over $3million in revenue for them. How could you be more thoughtful for your clients? Would twitter social networking be able to supplement this? These are the questions you need to ask, not just of yourself, but of your clients - conduct a survey, try out the software.. there are a myriad of ways to put your toe in the water and find if it's right for you

Original article here: http://www.rebizworks.com/2009/06/twitter-social-networking-does-it-really-work/

Do Thank You Notes Really Matter?

from Brazen Careerist by careerrocketeer

YES!

EVERYBODY sends a Thank You note after an interview… Right? Wrong!

Having been in the Employment Placement industry for 23 years, I've found that only around 10% to 20% of candidates actually send a Thank You note after an interview. And of those, fewer still send one after each interview at a company. Even though I coach all my candidates to send one after interviews I set up for them, only around half actually do it! Yet if you ask any of them if they think it's a good idea, they will almost always say it is!

But do they really make a difference as to who gets hired? It's the person that's the closest match to the job… isn't it?

No. It isn't.

Over the years, I have seen a number of times where it's not the most qualified, or closest match candidate that gets the offer, but rather the one that seems to want the job the most and expresses that enthusiasm professionally. That is often determined by the fact that one sent a Thank You note expressing their interest and the other did not. 

It shows that the person is thinking about the job, even after the interview is over. It shows that the person has follow through. It shows that the person is thoughtful, and is more likely to relate well to people at the company. Whether those things are actually true or not, it certainly creates that impression.

So here are some tips to do it successfully:

~ In today's job market, send a Thank You email the same day after your interview. Sending one by mail is nice, but speed is of the essence. You don't want them to make a decision on someone else before they see your note! Sending an email immediately, followed up by a 'snail mail' note is even better.

~ Keep it brief! If they open your note, and see a long letter, they're not likely to even read the first couple of lines. They are busy and don't have the time. If they see a couple of short paragraphs, they will likely read the whole thing.

~ Give one or two reasons you believe the position is a good match, based on their criteria discussed in the interview, and express your interest in pursuing the next steps. That's all that's necessary. Short and Sweet.

~ Be professional! No matter how well you got along with them in the interview, do not assume a personal or casual relationship in  your note. Getting hired for a job is a business transaction, treat it that way.

~ Be meticulous! Any points you may score by sending a note, will be diminished by poor grammar, mis-spelled words, or poor handwriting. Proofread it carefully several times, have someone else check it, and proofread it again before you send it.

A well written and timely Thank You note can make the difference between getting an offer and getting a "We chose someone else" letter. Send one every time. If you're not sure it's appropriate, send one anyway. I have never seen anyone get rejected because they sent too many Thank You's!

Author: 

Harry Urschel has over 20 years experience as a technology recruiter in Minnesota. He currently operates as e-Executives and writes a blog for Job Seekers called The Wise Job Search.

http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/06/do-thank-you-notes-really-matter.html