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Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) December 10, 2008
In This Issue FLASH! There’s still time to enter The 1st Annual LHH NYC Creative
• Job Market Intel Networking Contest!!! Take advantage of the absolute best time of year
• Career Events to network. (Ex. Workout networking group, shopping network) The rules:
1.One (1) entry per Candidate
• Networking Events 2.100 words or less
• JMC Job Search Tips 3. Send to: lhhnetworkingcontest@gmail.com
4.LHH Senior management and the JMC will be the judges
5. Prizes (gift certificates) for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
Also Included 6. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, December 16
• Useful Web Sites Presentations will take place at the Candidate Holiday Party on Thursday,
• Media Resources December 18 @ 2PM in the Park Ave.
• Blue Steps FLARE! The next “JMC Live” will be Wednesday – January 7, 2009 from
10A-12N in the Park Avenue Conference Room. Stay tuned for this and other
• Network of Experts special JMC events in ’09...
• Job Lead Sampler
• Just Thinking… Job Market Intel
Get Your Copy LinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts – C.G. Lynch, CIO
NYC Job Market Update Building a strong profile on LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, has taken on greater
available online at: importance as the economy slips deeper into a recession. What information you decide to include, or
http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJM exclude, could affect future job opportunities as well as your overall identity on the public internet.
C Access the latest and
back editions. Copies are 1. Profile Picture
also available in the Saying your LinkedIn profile picture should appear "professional" states the obvious. But more
common areas and from specifically, Dixson says paying a professional photographer to give you a few headshots to choose
your consultants… If you from is worth the modest investment because your picture is one the first things people will notice on
have information to your LinkedIn page.
submit, contact Rod Do some research online to find a photographer near you. You should be able to hire one, Dixson
Williams at estimates, for $200-250 who can get the job done well. Remember: this is a modest investment when
rod.williams@lhh.com or you consider how many professional contacts — some of whom you know, some of whom you don't
212.455.8583. Thanks in — will view your LinkedIn profile.
advance!
If you don't get a professional photograher, you want to keep a fairly neutral background with very
good lighting. Dixson says people do use Photoshop to eliminate wrinkles or unflattering features,
but be careful: future employers will want to meet you in person for an interview and that picture will
CRN SpotLight set their expectations for what you look like. While this is not supposed to matter, we all know it does.
Lastly, on the issue of timeliness, it can be tempting to leave pictures up of your younger and
Check out the approximately perhaps better-looking self. Dixson says while you don't need to update your picture every year, it
150,000 jobs on LeadLink should still match up pretty well with your current appearance.
and don’t forget to keep your
resume updated on Resume "If people are going to meet you and be suprised by the difference, it's time to get a new one," she
says.
Reserve. New employers
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and recruiters are added and 2. Summary
are searching daily. When you read a newspaper or check out articles on a website, many good stories don't get read
without a good headline. As such, Dixson recommends that you be very concise, engaging and
Access both on the web at: specific in the summary field of your LinkedIn page. If the summary doesn't draw people in, all the
www.lhhcrn.com. great gigs you've had over the years (listed in the "experience" section below it) might not receive
any attention.
Other Job Market "You really want to express your personal brand in the LinkedIn summary," Dixson says. "You want
Connection Highlights… to show who you are, what you do, and why it's unique."
3. Filling out your bio
New Feature: One of the finer things about LinkedIn, at least from a recruiting standpoint, is that it not only
“Hannibal’s Takes” encourages honesty in your resume, it essentially requires it, since your profile is viewed by your
bosses, colleagues and customers.
Job Fairs Dixson says the normal resume rules apply — accentuate your strengths and highlights, while
providing context around your job responsibilities.
Employer of the Day But the one main difference between a regular resume and a LinkedIn profile is that you'll have a
wider range of people viewing the latter. As such, you will have to be slightly more pragmatic in
“JMC Live” hitting points that you think might satisfy a few different sectors of your industry that interest you.
A couple other quick tips for your profile and bio:
Entertainment & Media Get the LinkedIn URL you want. Most LinkedIn profiles URLs will have be a slash and then your
Networking Group name (/your name) at the end of them. Names can be common, so try to get yours first.
Make sure your LinkedIn profile is public (go to account settings to check). If you want to tap all the
Recruiter Panels capabilities of LinkedIn, and be able to have people search for you and examine your career
experience, you need a public profile.
Special Topic Speakers Remember that you don't matter on the Web if Google doesn't see you. Try to include keywords in
your profile that you think people might search for regarding your field.
Additionally we serve as 4. Your LinkedIn Connection List
the venue for several
There are two main factions who argue the merits of how one chooses connections on LinkedIn. One
external professional is LinkedIn itself. As CIO highlighted in a past article, LinkedIn firmly believes you should
networking groups know your contacts before deciding to add them as a connection. They say they
including TENG (Tech have designed the service with that philosophy in mind. Connections, they argue, are a reflection of
Exec. Networking you professionally. If you don't know who they are, it can reflect poorly on you when people peruse
Group), MENG your connection list.
(Marketing Exec. On the other end of the spectrum are the LinkedIn Open Networkers, known as LIONs. A LION
Networking Group), and generally will add most people as a connection (whether they know them or not). Many LIONs build
FENG (Financial Exec. huge connection lists (thousands), and see value from doing this. According to the LION entry on
Networking Group) wikipedia, they also adamantly discourage the use of the "I don't know" button. "I don't know" was
designed by LinkedIn to discourage random, unknown connections. If it's hit five times, a person can
be blocked from LinkedIn or face consequences that prohibit their use of the service.
Dixson recommends taking somewhat of a middle ground between the two camps and work up a
strategy you think makes sense for you and your profession. The key, she says, is having a
Blue Steps consistent set of guidelines for adding connections.
But it will always be a murky issue, Dixson says. Perhaps, for instance, your criteria for adding a
We have negotiated a 20% connection is that you know someone or have at least conducted business with them in the past.
discounted rate for LHH clients Well, what if, after you give a talk at a trade show or conference, a member of the audience writes
with Blue Steps the executive and asks to connect with you on LinkedIn?
search web site owned and Dixson says it is fine to decline a connection, but that if such a case arises, it's good form to explain
operated by the AESC why. For example, you might respond this way: "Thank you for reaching out. I'm glad you enjoyed my
(Association of Executive talk at the trade show. While I'm happy you contacted me, I don't add connections until I've done
Search Consultants) which is business with a person directly. As such, feel free to e-mail me in the future and we can see what
their professional organization opportunities might come up in the future."
made up of over 200 of the top If you are the one sending a connection, be sure to not use the canned invitation of "I'd like to add
executive search firms. See you as a connection" when sending the invite, especially if you feel you don't know the person
your consultant for details. incredibly well or that their memory might need some prodding. At the very least, even if they decline
AESC has around 200 it, they'll be less likely to hit the dreaded "I don't know" button.
member search firms, with Finally, make your connection list public, Dixson says. If you don't, you are essentially defeating the
around 4000 consultants purpose of LinkedIn. It's a social network, and there isn't anything more inherently unsocial than not
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around the world. allowing your contacts to connect with one another. The only exception would be is if you feel
showing your connections would undermine your company's competitive advantage.
5. Recommend and Getting Recommended
The recommendations feature on LinkedIn can be a powerful way to show that your work has been
endorsed by influential people. With this in mind, Dixson recommends a "360 degree strategy" that
shows the various ways in which you do your job and the people you serve.
"You want managers, peers and clients to recommend you," Dixson says. "These should be people
who know you well and who can really speak to your competencies as they're relevant to what you're
positioning yourself for."
Though it's nice to be recommended, Dixson says it's vital to build up your own social capital by
recommending others, a key to good LinkedIn Etiquette (and social networks in general): what goes
around comes around. If you go and write a good recommendation for a colleague, odds are
someone will do the same for you in the future.
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Useful Web Sites
These could prove helpful (forward others to me at rod.williams@lhh.com)
Plaxo Pulse http://www.plaxo.com/ The easiest way to stay connected is now also the easiest way
to share just about anything. Pulse now brings you "people feeds" from all over the web:
www.worldwit.org. It's a new design, new navigation and a ton of new content. But most excitingly for
us, our site now includes something that so many of our members have asked for: a careers site!
Our careers area, WorldWIT's Hire Ground, is the first online recruiting site that reaches women 'at
the intersection of work and life' with job alerts in the daily WorldWIT email digests. Jobs are also
posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas
http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking
http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
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and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
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Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits
Executive Job Listings in the Not-for-Profit Sector Advertised openings:
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs
www.idealist.org
Search firm listed openings:
www.howe-lewis.com
www.drgnyc.com
www.pogsearch.com
www.imsearch.com
www.auerbach-assc.com
www.slesingermanagement.com
www.explorecompany.com
Media Resources
Provided by Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people participating in the NY Media and Entertainment
networking group. Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to rod.williams@lhh.com &
jay.colan@lhh.com
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides,
educational aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
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http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
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Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
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