LinkedIn Advertising chief, Jonathan Lister, sat with Business Insider to discuss among other things, how the Social Network for professionals plans to destroy your resume and your business cards.  If you think about it, they are well on their way to doing this. Most recruiters are using LinkedIn now more than ever to source talent, [...]

It wasn’t that long ago that all anyone could ever talk about was graduating from college, getting into the workforce and working their way up the corporate ladder. With the way the economy, high unemployment  and the rise of entrepreneurship have changed the workforece, the “corporate ladder” is actually a thing of the past and [...]

Immediate need for an Administrative Assistant to work in a highly professional, prestigious environment! This role is responsible for supplying administrative support services to an executive and organizational department. Will require the use of independent judgment in completing activities and will operate under general supervision. Someone with entry-level human resource experience would be a great [...]

Sometimes success comes down to how well you establish and manage your personal brand.  New York Knicks phenom, Jeremy Lin recently filed an application to trademark the term “Linsanity.”  Why, because he knows that as long as he continues to play well he’ll have the opportunity to capitalize on his brand.  You don’t have to [...]

If you’re a fan of social media and tech blogs, Mashable is doing some pretty aggressive hiring.  They’re growing an looking to expand their roster of employees.  If you are interested, you can check out a list of their open positions here. [Source: Mashable] The Daily Tickr is a collection of stories that you may [...]

This is a guest post by Frank Sylvester, a recruiter with over 20 years of recruiting experience.   If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you.  Just follow these guest writer guidelines.  Are You Ready For A Career Change? Do you randomly wonder about making a change in [...]

Job seeking is about thinking outside of the box to get noticed.  Well, one job seeker has taken things a step further.  A fan of the popular photo app, Instagram has written an open letter to the company in hopes of scoring a gig with them.  If it works she’s a genius.  If it doesn’t, [...]

Update: Unfortunately we are postponing this event indefinitely.  For a list of other events taking place during All Star Weekend, please check out Eventgrabber and Because Events Rock. One of the things I enjoy doing most is hosting a good event.  So when we were approached to co-headline an event for for NBA All Star [...]

Solvate, a freelance website similar to Elance and Freelance is shutting down.  In the past couple of years when unemployment was hovering around the 10% mark, sites like Solvate provided job seekers and freelancers the opportunity to find work on a contract basis.  Many individuals have been able to sustain themselves by picking up contract [...]

Most of us have dreams of retiring some day.  What we do in retirement will naturally vary from person to person, but that dream is there nonetheless.  According to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder, it seems as if more and more individuals are deferring those dreams and opting to continue to work instead. Most [...]

This is a guest post by Caroline Ceniza-Levine, co-founder of SixFigureStart. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you.  Just follow these guest writer guidelines.   Many people think the hiring process is rigged. Perfectly qualified candidates don’t stand a chance because employers hire friends and family or their [...]

Cocky, arrogant, extremely intelligent, socially awkward.  All words that have come to describe Facebook, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. When the founders of Twitter initially met with “Zuck” about a potential acquisition, one of the founders said that “it seemed like he had 12 people in his head.  He was prpared for every scenario.” Regardless [...]