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Mashable’s weekly feature showcases some of the top comments from our community members. I am both humbled, and honored to make it on “The Top 8 Comments Of The Week”
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Mobile or Noble? You Can Be Both!

You don’t have to be noble to go mobile.  On the other hand some people think they are too noble to go mobile.  Mobile apps for job search, you can love them, you can hate them, but they aren’t going away.  Tonight I spent most of the evening digging into the Facebook Apps Chachinko, Beknown, and BranchOut. Monster, and Career Builder have mobile apps, as do big corporations like Starbucks, and AT&T.  I wanted to test just a few.  I downloaded LinkUp and played with the Indeed Mobile App on my iPhone.  I built out my networks, beefed up my Google+ connections, linked it all to my smart phone.  Then I spent a chunk of time testing these apps.  Here’s what I found.

LinkUp is my favorite mobile job app because it leads you ONLY to jobs posted by companies.  No spam, just jobs, good jobs at that. It’s on my iPhone, and I like a lot.

Beyond.com is an iPhone app that allows you to surf jobs at lightening speed.  I was really bothered by the push Ads you had to scroll through to see jobs. (Not cool, but I guess they have to pay for it somehow). I also noticed their jobs were not current.

Indeed is a great aggregator, and the jobs on their mobile app are easy to access.  The iPhone app works great, it’s smooth, and simple to navigate.  You can easily email jobs to yourself if your resume isn’t saved on your smartphone for distribution.  Indeed had the largest database for social media jobs, and I was impressed.

Mashable is an amazing app, particularly if you want to find out about jobs in social media, and the digital space.

LunchMeet is one of my new favorite mobile apps, you can contact any of your LinkedIn contacts, and set up lunch, or coffee meetings with a few clicks on your mobile phone.  Very smart indeed.

Chachinko lured me into applying for a very cool position that sent me to a spam site where in order to apply for a job, I  had to sign up for an ‘educational assessment.’  In other words, it’s was spam.  I reported it on their Facebook page.  That’s the fun part of being a cyber sleuth and checking out the jobs these apps lead you to-it’s hit or miss…but as a secret shopper, I’m often surprised that the newer mobile and Facebook job apps aren’t more careful. Chachinko is the new kid on the block, and they are going through growing pains.  It’s still worthwhile to check them out on Facebook.

Talent.me is in my top 5. As a social media recruiter, I love it because it is easy to find people, as a job seeker, I love it because the profile buildout is robust, and the ability to shine on that Facebook App is great.  A lot of recruiters are watching this one, so get on it.  Make sure you profile on this (or any App is 100% complete).

BeKnown is much cooler than I originally thought.  I had fun building my network, recommending my friends, and their jobs looked pretty good.  Downloading it to my iPhone was easy, and fun.

BranchOut has a lot of potential.  They are on the right track.  I like the way they connect people, and relevant networks. They have  1 million monthly users.  Not too shabby.  (I’m also partial because they recently hosted an HFChat on Twitter). You can import your resume. Watch it because when it imported mine, it eliminated my recent jobs, and aggregated my experience under the oldest job on my resume.  I  opted to cut and paste my LinkedIn summary instead. Sometimes you have to tweak your strategy.

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be watching the mobile, and Facebook job app world, as I’m giving three presentations in Jan/Feb.  I’ll keep you posted about what I find.

I purposely didn’t link back to all these apps until my research is finish, but it’s easy enough to find them yourself, just search any of the above mentioned in the App store on your smartphone, or on Facebook.

Happy hunting,

Margo

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Don’t let the holidays fool you: December is still prime time to land a job.  Compliments of Mashable, here’s a wonderful post that summarizes all the key points I’ve shared with you in this series:
Holiday Job Search Myths
Nobody hires in December. December is typically a busy time of the year for hiring. Several industries, such as retail, bring on temporary employees to help with everything from payroll to filing.
The budgets for jobs are exhausted.
  Several companies review their budgets not only for the year ahead but also for the remainder of the year, and may find a surplus. Also, not all companies work on a calendar year. Some fiscal years have already begun back in October.
Nothing ever happens between Thanksgiving and the third week of January. 

Some of the busiest weeks are between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Many companies are preparing for the approaching year and these hiring decisions usually get made before the start of the New Year. Use December to plan your search and be ready to hit the market after the first of the year.

The holidays are a more relaxed time of the year, and job seekers should take advantage of that. Hiring managers are in a festive mood and job seekers should be very proactive in their approach.
If other job seekers believe in the myth that the holidays are slow for hiring, then you could be at more of an advantage with less competition. Even if an employer may have an opening, many hiring managers are tied up with budgets, deadlines and family obligations, and they are difficlt to get a hold of.
Temporary jobs are not only a great option in the workforce, but a great employment option and usually don’t require multiple interviews so decisions can be made quickly.
They usually don’t require the decision of several hiring managers.
Go to holiday networking events.
This is a great way to meet people who are in the holiday spirit. Again, the holidays are a time for cheer, so why not get out in an environment where decision makers are in a festive mood.
Send holiday cards with your business card enclosed to hiring managers.
  This is a great opportunity to reach out to hiring managers, and even if you think your card may get lost in the holiday shuffle, you never know the impact it could make. Network at your family parties.
It’s a small world, and you never know who your brother, cousin or mother knows in your industry. A personal connection to a possible job opportunity, recruiter or hiring manager is a great way to get your foot in the door.
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