Do you set goals for yourself on an annual basis? If not, you should. Setting goals helps you stay on track so you learn, grow and accomplish. Goals are great for business as well as your personal life. I know this seems all so cliche, but goals are an important part of life.
My goal setting methods and types are not quite as abstract as Social Media blogger Chris Brogan, but I try to implement a bit of his theory where possible.
Set Your Goals for 2009
Times are tough! Are you looking for a new job or career? Have you tried a few job search sites? Are you looking for a new job search tool or add another source? We all have to get a job sooner or later. So, to help out my readers I decided to review the top online job search sites. Three of them I’m sure your seen or used, but a few like Indeed and LinkedIn may be totally new to many of you. Lets have a quick review.
Top Online Job Search Sites
Monster
One of the oldest sites that’s been around since the birth of the Internet, OK around 1994. Monster.com boasts one of the largest databases for just about any job. There are tools to conduct company research, resume building, and career advice. From what I’ve been told…(wink), members who subscribe to Monster’s optional $9.00 per month membership get higher rankings on the employer job search lists. That means you’ll get more hits on your resume and maybe more calls! Something to consider if you find your not getting enough monster luv….
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I decided to join and install Retaggr on my Wordpress blog. Retaggr basically consolidates all your on line presence in one place and allows for a cool widget on your web site or Wordpress blog. Think of the widget as a business card!
Retaggr boasts 180 supported social web sites and you can also add URL’s to just about any other site you choose. You can insert your place of work, country, email, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, LinkedIn and 1oo’s of others.
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Yahoo and ComScore completed a research project to determine how many web sites people use on a regular basis. They found that on average people visited 85 sites per month. Out of those sites, people are “deeply engaged” with only 1.5 of them. What sites do you find yourself “deeply engaged” with?
I got to thinking about the sites in my FireFox tool bar. Also, I recently started to focus more on social networking i.e. LinkedIn, Twitter, Delicious, and my new career blog site. Here are the sites I find myself using pretty frequently.
- Google- Used Daily. What else can I say? It is the best search site out there. I use it Gmail for my centralized email account, search for my fav restaurant, and use it on my PPC-6800 phone.
- Netvibes- Used Daily. This favorite web page is my main RSS reader. I have my daily weather, news, Gmail, Twitter etc. Other tabs for technology, travel, and business. Great RSS reader with some good widgets.
- LinkedIn- Used Weekly. Great social networking site that that is centered around business and career related contacts. Excellent research tool too.
- Delicious- Although new to me, I’m already envisioning the value of this bookmarking site. Once it is built, Delicious will become an invaluable resource site for information.
- Twitter- Pretty new to me. I don’t yet see it as a potential social networking site. For me, I have very few friends that would bother using it each day. But I’m posting and watching some interesting people as I go along. Not sure if it will even make it to .01
Honestly now. Which sites are you deeply engaged with? Is it 1.5 or 10?
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