Many people looking for positions are considering relocation and some of those people are finding difficulty from HR not wanting to do relocation (especially when a person can be found at the local level). Everyone (and I mean everyone) assumes it is the cost of relocation that is so off putting to companies. Let me tell you something: that’s not the (biggest) issue.

The biggest issues to me are threefold: Read more…

I am a huge fan of social media. Whether it be blogs or networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, I love the fact that I can interact with a lot of people I never would interact with otherwise. It opens up a world of knowledge.

There is also an opportunity for companies and people to make serious errors when joining the fray of social media. And when a major mistake is made, it gets blown up online (sometimes more so than necessary). There are some really simple things you can do to make sure your social media experience is the best it can be.

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