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Five reasons ‘hire me’ Facebook ads need to die, now

Targeted 'hire me' ads miss the mark.

Two of my favorite blogs recently wrote about a  crop of young job seekers that are trying to landing their dream jobs by taking out targeted ‘hire me’ Facebook ads. First MediaJobsDaily covered the story, and then Joe Grimm at the Ask A Recruiter blog at Poynter did a pretty thorough write-up earlier this week about the trend, and whether or not it is actually effective. The more I read about these ads, the less I like them. Though I am currently employed, I spent a significant amount of time last semester refining my resume, scouring job boards and practicing my tough-interview-question answers.  I know there are a lot of recent and soon-to-be graduates out there are getting increasinly desperate to find a job in their field — but this is not the way to make that happen. Here are five reasons why ‘hire me’ Facebook ads need to die, now.

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Student Journalists and Social Media

Student Journalists and Social Media

In this week’s issue of Metroland is an article I wrote about the Social Media Breakfast – Tech Valley event series that has skyrocketed in popularity in only three events. The series has become so popular that the 4th event in the series, taking place on December 4th and focusing on blogging, had 90 reservations within 5 hours. Attendees of these breakfasts come from a variety of different industries — many are media professionals looking to hone their skills, others are business professionals interested in finding out how social media can help them improve sales, increase their customer base, or develop their brand. Social media can uniquely benefit student journalists as well. Most student journalists are already using at least one form of social media in their personal lives, but social media can be invaluable when applied to work in journalism.  In addition to being another venue in which...

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