Summary Sunday Holiday Job Search and Your Career In 2012

Summary Sunday Holiday Job Search and Your Career In 2012 It seems every year at this time there is a plethora of posts on why and how you should keep your job search active in December.   You may be thinking there isnt much happening this time of year but you are oh so wrong. Heres a round up of posts I recommend reading if you were thinking about taking a vacation from your job search: Holiday Job Search Strategies Get A Job In December by Cynical Girl, Laurie Ruettiman If you dont know Laurie (@lruettiman) she is a Social Media Strategist. Human Resources Chick. Formidable Career Blogger. Cat Lady. Pixie of the Apocalypse. Fun to read and shell get you thinking! Heck, you may even disagree with her on in a while. Keeping Your Spirits Up During the Holidays by Margo Rose of #HFChat, HireFriday Margo is a great online friend and I support what she is doing on #HFChat and with HireFriday!   Shes positive, hopeful and helpful. How to Deal with Job Loss During the Holiday by Julie Walraven of Design Resumes Julie has an amazing way of getting to the heart of the issue.   She is a super writer (which you would suspect, given what she does) and understands the emotional aspects of joblessness. Why Holiday Job Searches Lead to the Best Presents from JobMob This lists 7 reasons to job search this time of year! 2012 Career Planning How to Build a Personal Career Plan and Plot a Course out of Your Dead-End Job by LifeHacker This is a phenomenal post! Step by step, I wholeheartedly recommend you read this is you are considering a change in 2012! Career Success in 2012 by Bud Bilanich Bud lays out the steps for an AAR.   Whats an AAR?   After Action Review!   So read on and learn how to review your success in 2011 for a better 2012! 2012 Personal Action Plan: Recruit Your Board of Advisors from Career Success Partners (Technically Accelerate Success by Dave Carpenter) I am a huge fan of a board of advisors! Formal or informal, surrounding yourself with great people is a sure fire win! Career Bliss 50 Happiest Companies for 2012 from CareerBliss This is based on employee reviews! Surprises await! Going Social How to Find a Job Using Social Media by Jeff Bullas FYI, Jeff is an authority on social media stuff!   He knows what he is talking about! His post has been shared on Twitter 438 times, on LinkedIn 172 times and Liked on Facebook 49 times! 4 Questions to Ask Yourself before Creating Your LinkedIn Public Persona from Windmill Networking Neal is another guy who deeply understands social and networking! Your Online Footprint and Your Job Search by Wise Job Search I love Harrys straight forward style.   He understands job seekers and social! Facebook Interview with Barbara Safani from Aspire Barbaras answers will help you understand how you can leverage Facebook if you are already using it personally. How to Build Your Personal Brand on Social Networks by Link Humans (Jorgen Sundberg) This is a Slideshare deck and easily lays out the steps and ideas for accomplishing personal branding! I think you may need to bookmark this and come back later to read ALL these super links! What are your concerns right now? Post a comment and get some help!