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Guest Writer: Sharon Delay

You recently heard somewhere that a job fair is an excellent way to meet lots of potential employers and maximize your job search time. The problem is, how do you find job fairs and what do you do once you’ve found them?

To locate upcoming job fairs:

• Review media, including free job publications. Don’t forget to check radio and TV stations.
• Check your target companies’ Career section Web sites. They’ll often promote job fairs they’re attending.
• Contact college career service offices in your area. They regularly conduct or know of job fairs. Non-students or alumni may be welcome.
• Search the Internet using the key words “job fair” or “career fair” and your city and state.
• Bookmark your favorite job search resources for upcoming job fairs and locations, as well as preparation tips.

To prepare for a job fair, follow these suggestions: Read more »

The online social networking trend can help you find your next job. Here are the top 10 career and business social networking sites that are worth looking into to help you move your career foward.:

1. LinkedIn
   LinkedIn helps you build a professional network of contacts who can help you find a job, find prospective employees and gain valuable advice on business matters. Of course, you’ll get more out of your membership when you help others, as well.
2. Ziggs
   Ziggs is “a free service that organizes the Internet around your people, your work, and your life.” You can build a profile that can help you showcase your professional attributes and you can find others to help with your career search.
3. Ryze
   Ryze is a business networking site that can help you re-connect with friends, make business contacts and more.
4. Jobster
   Jobster is kind of like a job site and a social networking site rolled into one. You can post your resume, find jobs and more.
5. Meetup.com
   Meetup is a place where people of various interests can create groups of people who actually meet each other in person. Some groups form around shared interests like knitting or Harry Potter, but there are plenty of professional groups. You may find one located in your town.

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Part of any job search campaign is networking. The first step in networking is talking with the people on your “warm contact list.” These are people that you already know, with whom you have or had some personal association. Your family, relatives and friends belong to your warm contact list. As do coworkers, neighbors and former classmates.

Basically, you ask your warm contacts for information on current job openings, business opportunities and tips. Here is a more detailed description of those you should be including in your warm contact list. Read more »