Employment 2.0, part 2

Employment 2.0, Part 2

Linkedin for job searchers

To use Linkedin you need to set up a free account and set up a profile. The job portion is not free but may be worth the expense.

Technology Training for library patrons:

Goodwill Community Foundation

Computer Basics is excellent for brand new computer users. The Spanish version (GCF Latino) is excellent, too.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ComputerBasics

http://gcflatino.org/tecnologia

Palm Beach County Library

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm

New Jersey State Library has a technology training website:

http://getjobs.njlibraries.org/computerresources.html

Employment 2.0, Part 1

Employment 2.0, Part 1

Are resumes dead? Richie Norton and many others tend to think so.

On the other hand, employers are still accepting traditional or semi-traditional resumes.  Tips for offering job help to patrons: 

1)Hold a Resume Workshop.

2) Offer online resume help (Jonesboro Public)

3) Teach 21^st century tools (LinkedIN or VisualCV)

4) Partner with workforce agency

5) Create a job help website

6) Rethink your computer policy

VisualCV

If you want a resume that’s more than a sheet of paper, think about using VisualCV. VisualCV is more of a portfolio than a resume. Incorporate images and work into your VisualCV. I can see this being a useful resource for web design or broadcasting majors.

www.visualcv.com

For ex) http://www.visualcv.com/deemcguire

      e x) http://www.kevinalanhunt.com/

Emurse.com

Emurse.com is more of a traditional online resume.

Job searching websites:

http://indeed.com/

http://careerbuilder.com/

http://bixee.com/

There are also job websites for job specialties.

Dice.com for IT related jobs.

DWYA.com lists several specialties and websites that are good for each type of job search.

Cvworkforce.org is another good source (though some links are defunct) for specialty job searches.

For twitter fans there is, Tweetmyjobs.

www.tweetmyjobs.com

Users can be notified by phone when new jobs are posted. Tweetmyjobs.com aggregates job postings from 7,000 companies.

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Customizable homepages

Netvibes, Pageflakes, iGoogle, MyYahoo


Although I have occassionally used iGoogle and MyYahoo it has never been a regular habit. Netvibes seems to offer more because it offers templates: debut, news, social, productivity, finance, hi-tech, and design.


Design seems useful for the web designer who wants to hear the latest information pertaining to their industry.


You can also create your own dashboard on Netvibes. I created one for Creative Writing, Journalism, and Economics.


Netvibes indexes 16 sources for each topic you choose. This is still the open web since there is no access to password protected sources. I think its a little more useful than a "reader" e.g. Google reader or the "reader view" available on Netvibes.

PageFlakes is no longer running.  Phil Bradley gives excellent commentary on the demise of this customizable homepage or startup page.

http://philb.com

Look for the new Lariat List that will be coming soon!

Lariat Reading List

Here are some great reads from the 2011 Lariat Reading List.

 

Belfer, Lauren. Fierce Radiance.

Billingsley, ReShonda Tate. Holy Rollers.

Bognanni, Peter. House of Tomorrow.

Borodale, Jane. Book of Fires.

Burke, James Lee. Glass Rainbow.

Cisneros, Carlos. The Name Partner.

Cowell, Stephanie. Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet.

Donoghue, Emma. Room.

Ferraris, Zoe. City of Veils.

Fortier, Anne. Juliet.

Franklin, Tom. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.

Gardenr, Lisa. Live To Tell.

Hornung, Eva. Dog Boy.

Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew. They're Watching.

Koryta, Michael. So Cold the River.

Larson, Leslie. Breaking Out of Bedlam.

Mosley, Walter. Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.

Orringer, Julie. Invisible Bridge.

Pickard, Nancy, Scent of Rain and Lightning.

Simonson, Helen. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.

Stevens, Chevy. Still Missing.

Stuart, Julia. The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortise.

Vantrease, Brenda Rickman. Heretic's Wife.

Verdon, John. Think of a Number.

Zepeda, Gwendolyn. Lone Star Legend.

 

Although I haven't read any of these yet, Fierce Radiance looks most interesting to me! Maybe that's just because I'm a former pre-med student.