Just the other day, a Twitter follower DM’d me (that’s twitter-speak for sent me a direct and private message) asking if  I’d written a post on “whether or not to note one’s illness/involvement in an association on your LinkedIn?”   No.  But it’s question/topic that’s  come up with clients and worth a discussion.  And I’d welcome your input!

LinkedIn offers extraordinary opportunities for everyone but especially for those of us who are limited in getting  ‘out in the world’.   LinkedIn allows you to expand your network and meet new people, create relationship and connection around shared interests, and showcase yourself without ever leaving the internet. All this without spending your physical energy.

Yes, I’m a big fan of this social media vehicle (even if I don’t make use of it properly or fully myself) and encourage job hunting clients to make use of  this tool

But back to the Twitter question: what to include in your profile?

First, have you created goals for creating your LinkedIn Profile?  Are they specific enough so you can use them to benchmark yourself as you write the copy?  For instance, you might set a goal as:  I want anyone who lands here to be interested enough in me that he/she will follow up with an email.

With that in mind, you should be able to decide what makes sense to include or not.  But I know it can be a slippery slope when chronic illness impacts your work life.

Once again, there are no rules when it comes to living this life with illness.  But I’ll offer some things to consider and welcome any comments you can add to this discussion:

1. Your profile page,  as the experts say, is your branding page.  Your task is to design your online identity so it’s a quick study for anyone looking at it.
2. If illness has nothing to do with the job you’re searching for, what reason do you have for mentioning anything about it?  Ask yourself, what makes me think this?
3. If living with illness is directly related to your job search, what do you want people to ‘do’ with this information?  What can you include that will achieve that goal?
4. If  demonstrating your activism in groups builds your “brand”,  will including disease associations hurt you or create an unfavorable impression? Ask yourself, what makes me think this?
5. If your activity in an organization will bring people to your page and that organization is a disease-related association, can mentioning your relationship to the association hurt you?  Ask yourself, what makes me think this.

Planning to use LinkedIn or already have a presence there?  Either way, check out this valuable tool written by my career colleague, Miriam Salpeter:  Social Networking for Career Success: Using Online Tools to Create a Personal Brand

Now, if only I would practice what I say and beef up my own Social Media presence…..

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This month’s  Career Collective Topic is Social media – how to use it in a job search, how to get started, do’s and don’ts.  As always, my fellow bloggers have tips and ideas that are worth your time.  Scroll down to see their contributions and click on the link to read it on the web.

Some  would say that social media tools (e.g., Facebook, twitter or Linkedin) have changed the world.  Hyperbole? Maybe, but for many of us who live with chronic illness it’s pretty darn close.

Why those who live with illness, in particular?  Well, everyone would agree that social media  increases  access crossing boundaries and allows you to go deep into new territory.   It opens your world to new information and  people.  Now consider  how valuable this is when your physical resources are diminished and limited. 

For those of us who live with chronic illness and want to find jobs or build our business,  the energy and efficiency of social media can’t be beat.

Here’s why I say that:

• Social media, when used strategically and wisely (read the posts listed below for more specifics), allows you to spread mounds  of seeds in fertile,  targeted areas through one channel, the web.
• It’s easy to increase the number of people in your network dramatically while managing what they know  about you, whether you’re looking for a job or a new dog.
• You can reach people whom you wouldn’t have met otherwise, build a relationship based on mutual interests and talk to those you do know more frequently.
• You can do all this on your  schedule without leaving your computer (or handheld), your house — or  taxing your body.

Compare all of the above to what it takes  to attend industry networking meetings and  networking events or having numerous and fruitless interviews that lead to dead ends because it wasn’t close to being a good match.

But when you live with chronic illness, certain issues must be explored more carefully.

1. Do you want people to know you live with illness in their first introduction to you? If yes, think about what words you use to describe this and be sure that it presents you as you want to be viewed. If no,  it’s best to be prepared with an idea of what point you would choose to discuss this. 
2. Do you identify yourself in the online chronic illness world?  Social media is vastly different from email and it’s got a long life.  You might choose to join  online forums but remember that if they’re not private groups, this information and your words will come up in a search.
3. Are you developing your online ‘brand’ to include living with illness? Once again, there isn’t a right or wrong but note the permanence in the web. These days, we’re seeing that what you say and post online can come back to bite you.   Consider what you want people to know about you and how much you want to control the information.

Ten years ago, I launched my website as cicoach.com. I branded myself as an expert in working while  living with chronic illness.  I’ve spent my online life developing that persona.  When I consult to organizations or work with individuals, my life as a chronically ill person is  open for display.   I’ve carefully honed my persona so that anyone looking to hire me knows what they get and want that.

Obviously, this approach isn’t going to work for most people.  If you choose to be specific about living with illness, make sure you know why you’re doing so and understand how it could impact what you want.  I think that most of the time it’s  not best to in your “profile” .  But you can still use this in your favor if you want.  You can mention that you’ve faced challenges that have made you a mature, responsible and a dedicated worker.

Bottom line?  Social media offers an ideal tool for the growing number of people working while living with chronic illness,  and, in particular, those who are looking for jobs.   But like all tools, know the strengths and limits of what you’re working with and use it wisely.

Read what my fellow Career Collective Bloggers say on this subject:

• Make Your Career More Social: Show Up and Engage, @WalterAkana, #careercollective
• You 2.0: The Brave New World of Social Media and Online Job Searches, @dawnrasmussen #careercollective
• How to Get a New Job Using Social Media, @DebraWheatman #careercollective
• Social Media: Choosing, Using, and Confusing, @ErinKennedyCPRW #careercollective
• How to Use Social Media in Your Job Search, @heatherhuhman #careercollective
• Updating: A Social Media Strategy For Job Search, @TimsStrategy #careercollective
• Your Career Needs Social Media – Get Started, @EliteResumes @MartinBuckland #careercollective
• We Get By With a Little Recs from Our Friends, @chandlee #careercollective
• Expat Careers & Social Media: Social Media is Potentially 6 Times more Influential than a CV or Resume, @expatcoachmegan #careercollective
• Social-Media Tools and Resources to Maximize Your Personalized Job Search, @KatCareerGal #careercollective
• Job Search and Social Media: A Collective Approach, @careersherpa #careercollective
• How Having Your Own Website Helps You, @keppie_careers #careercollective
• Social Media: So what’s the point?, @DawnBugni #CareerCollective
• HOW TO: Meet People IRL via LinkedIn, @AvidCareerist #CareerCollective
• Effective Web 2.0 Job Search: Top 5 Secrets, @resumeservice #CareerCollective
• Jumping Into the Social Media Sea @ValueIntoWords #CareerCollective
• Sink or Swim in Social Media, @KCCareerCoach #CareerCollective
• Social Media Primer for Job Seekers, @LaurieBerenson #CareerCollective

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Here are  some things to consider:

1. Behave like you have a job. When you’re unemployed,  and particularly living with illness, it’s easy to get into a rut — sleeping late and not having a schedule.  Maybe once you were someone who didn’t need a plan or to work by a clock. But illness and unemployment can mangle even our strongest traits.  Create a daily schedule that you can meet and that gives you the framework you need in to focus on your job goals.
2. Continually re-examine your resume and your online presence with fresh eyes to see that they match the person you are now.  Chronic illness often means that you’re more limited.   But for sure there are things you can do that add value to a job.  Maybe you’re still that go-to, team player.  Or maybe you’re independent and a self starter.  Take the time on a routine basis to examine how you’re presenting yourself.  Be sure the focus is squarely on what you can do rather than what you can’t.
3. Take risks. Chronic illness makes even the strongest among us afraid and vulnerable.  We know that our worst fears can happen.  Often we’re more dependent on others to get things done. But you can’t find a job that will lead to a sense of success if you’re wrapped in fear.  Ask yourself how you can push your boundaries and stretch a little further.
4. Find support with your efforts. I can’t tell you the number of people who have told me they can’t spend money on career help because of their illness.  I understand the fear and even guilt in putting money toward a job search or developing your career when you fear that illness will prevent you from ever getting what you want.  I know I felt that way for too long a time.  But if doing it alone isn’t working, ask yourself if you’re worth the investment.  You have to believe that before anyone else will.
5. Make your knife sharpening a daily routine.  I use high quality  Japanese knives because I’m a serious cook and I know that I have to take care of my tools.  The knives I use require  careful and precise sharpening before each use.  I have to pay attention to what I’m doing or I’ll ruin the blade. If I’m inconsistent, I’ll forget when I did it last and my expensive knives will become dull and useless.  How can you keep your mind, your skills and your networking that sharp?

We have to work with what we’ve got — and what we don’t have.  What are you doing to maximize your tools?

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I wasn’t sure about this.  It’s not as if there are many “job hunting” rules in the chronic illness world.  But as I got started, I realized that over the years,   I’ve encountered perceptions in my coaching practice that are worth discussing here.

1.  Don’t ever talk about illness or debilitating symptoms in a job interview. Too many clients have told me that this is what their husband/wife, friend, doctor or even disease association says.  Makes sense, doesn’t it?   Since most chronic illness symptoms  aren’t visible (how many times have you been told how great you look when you feel lousy?), disclosure seems to be the reason people don’t get or lose jobs.  Clearly timing can be tricky.  My rule of thumb is:  discuss illness or symptoms that impact you at work.  Do they get in the way of  normal work behavior – or normal behavior for your job?  If no, then take your time and be sure you have a good reason once you’ve started your job.  But, if yes, do you want to start off with a supervisor who feels blindsided?   “Oh, by the way, I need to start at 10:00 am rather than 8:00am,  an office where I can control the heat/a-c,  voice recognition software”.   Probably not.    So when do you talk about it?   I suggest that you wait to discuss this when you’ve been offered the job and your prospective employer is invested in your value.

2. Gaps in your resume or underemployment will make it impossible to get a job. If this is you, it’s natural to think that a “resume gatekeeper” would reject your resume right off the bat .  But there are creative ways to explain a work history without discussing dis-abling chronic illness.  The first step is to have a resume that shows your strengths (there are  qualified resume writers in this collective who can help with that). If you still find that your resume isn’t opening doors, then focus on building your networks so you can rely on the resume less.  Once you’re in front of a hiring person, tell your story to focus on your strengths.  If asked directly why you chose to take a job that took you “down the ladder” or why you have employment gaps, be prepared with a solid explanation.   It’s not necessary to say anymore than is asked.  But you also don’t want to seem to be hiding anything, either.  It’s a balancing act, so practice.

3. If you’re looking for part time work, don’t apply for full time work. Why not?  If you can’t work full time now, then it makes sense to look for part time work.  But if you need a job and you’re only seeing full time jobs that you’d qualify for, what do you have to lose?  I’ve seen many instances where an employer was willing to be flexible — as long as it doesn’t cost more money –  if it looks like the fit is good.  Don’t let illness drag down your self-esteem and your sense of value.

The reality is that looking for jobs in 2011 is a lot different than it was in 1950, 1970 or 1990.  It’s clearly not easier.  And,  if you’re living with chronic illness, you face challenges.  But you can do this if you’re motivated, persistent and clear-sighted in your vision.

What interview rules do you  ignore?

Career Collective Bloggers:

Juice Up Your Job Search, @debrawheatman

It’s not your age, it’s old thinking, @GayleHoward

Want a Job? Ignore these outdated job search beliefs @erinkennedycprw

Job Search Then and Now, @MartinBuckland @EliteResumes

Break the Rules or Change the Game? @WalterAkana

The New: From The Employer’s-Eye View, @ResumeService

Job Search: Breakable Rules and Outdated Beliefs, @KatCareerGal

Job Hunting Rules to Break (Or Why and How to Crowd Your Shadow), @chandlee @StartWire,

Shades of Gray, @DawnBugni

3 Rules That Are Worth Your Push-Back, @WorkWithIllness

Your Photo on LinkedIn – Breaking a Cardinal Job Search Rule? @KCCareerCoach

How to find a job: stop competing and start excelling, @Keppie_Careers

Be You-Nique: Resume Writing Rules to Break, @ValueIntoWords

Modernizing Your Job Search, @LaurieBerenson

Don’t Get Caught With an Old School Resume, @barbarasafani

How Breaking the Rules Will Help You in Your Job Search, @expatcoachmegan

Beat the Job-Search-Is-a-Numbers-Game Myth, @JobHuntOrg

25 Habits to Break if You Want a Job, @CareerSherpa

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We have an expression in New England:  Don’t like the weather?  Wait a minute and it’ll change. As the number of New Years pile on in my life, I’ve seen how that wisdom applies to more than just the weather.   And that a wise person learns to stay flexible, resilient and prepared for the weather, bad job markets and chronic illness.

Speaking of employment, aren’t we all feeling desperate  for good news? Many pundits  say that this horrible job market seems finally to be loosening.  I’ve seen it among my clients.  A physician told me last week that in the past month, she’s gotten two phone calls due to networking she’d done over a year ago.  Another client who has been unemployed for more than two years has three interviews lined  up in January for administrative assistant positions.  That’s one more than she’s had in the last 6 months!

Some say it’s only the white collar jobs that are expanding.  Others say the opposite.  I’m no job market expert and my perspective comes from a small sample.   But a new year is a good time for optimism,  so let’s consider what you can do while living with chronic illness and thinking about finding a job in 2011.  This stuff isn’t based on any new information.

Nope — it’s just the basics that are always worth reviewing because they allow  you to  be flexible, resilient and prepared.

1. Create  an “elevator” message – - a  few sentences about what kind of job you’re looking for and where.  With this, you’ve got a clear and memorable message when your best friend’s spouse or brother  (who happens to have awesome job connections) asks what you’re looking for. With this you’ll be prepared.
2. Review  your list of the chronic illness issues to think about when applying for that next job. Some examples might be scheduling needs, job redesign, disclosure.  For more on this see the Keep Working With Chronic Illness Workbook.  With this knowledge you can be more flexible in your decision making.
3. Dig deep  into your network and reconnect to see what you might shake loose. Start with your advocates and then reach out to your  prospects.  For more details,   The Keep Working With Chronic Illness Workbook. With these actions, you will increase your ability to respond with resilience.

I didn’t say anything here that I haven’t written many times before.  Actually,  the most important lesson I’ve learned after all these new years is that we need to hear the same things many times to create real change in our selves.

To read what my fellow bloggers have to share on the topic:

• Social Media Recruiting to Grow Further in 2011, @debrawheatman
• Another Year, Another Job Search Begins, @GayleHoward
• In 2011, Increase Your Prospects With Better Differentiation, @WalterAkana
• 4 Lessons Learned From Job Search in 2010, @Careersherpa
• Your Career Action Plan for the New Year, @KatCareerGal
• Trends Job Seekers Should Look For in 2011, @erinkennedycprw
• Things Every Job Seeker Should be Thinking About in 2011, @expatcoachmegan
• Let your presence be known or send out a red flag, @MartinBuckland @EliteResumes
• How to find a job in 2011: Pay attention to emotional intelligence, @Keppie_Careers
• 2011 Employment Trends Supercharged with Twitter, @KCCareerCoach
• 3 Traits for Facing Weather, Employment and Chronic Illness, @WorkWithIllness
• Everything old is new again @DawnBugni
• Career Trend 2011: Accountability + Possibility = Sustainability, @ValueIntoWords
• Career Tools to Check Out in 2011, @barbarasafani
• What Was in 2010, What To Expect in 2011, @chandlee
• The Future of Job Search: 3 Predictions and 2 Wishes, @JobHuntOrg

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Returning to work from a disability leave (due to loss of vision and severe fatigue – Multiple Sclerosis),  my boss called me into his office to tell me, “Your husband can support you both.  Take my advice:  stay home, have children and raise a family.”

This was the Vice President of Human Resources of a “Fortune 100″  Company and the event took place 30 years ago.  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) didn’t exist and chronic illness wasn’t discussed at work, unless as a reason to leave.

So consider these ideas when you’re interviewing for a job and illness is a factor in your performance:

1. Your first contact is typically a screener whose job is to weed out. The screener is usually either a software program or an administrative person  unless it’s a small business with small staff).  This is typically online and it generally relies on your resume.  One common issue is that chronic illness can lead to employment gaps which can be a red flag for screeners. Therefore, craft your resume to fill in those gaps.  Use volunteer work, consulting or anything you can find  so you don’t get screened  out before you  get your ” foot in the door”.
2. Often, you’ll  interview with the hiring mgr and the team’s HR member – but not always at the same time.   Note: They don’t always  have the same agenda in filling a position and that will rarely be clear to you. Typically, I suggest that you stick to the same “story”, the same information, with everyone so you don’t trip over yourself.  But there are exceptions.  One  HR director told me about a candidate she wanted to hire  because she thought it was a good fit and because the CEO had said he wanted more diversity.  The director had learned when she interviewed  this person that the candidate needed certain “accommodations”  due to illness.  The director knew the hiring manager didn’t know this and she knew that she had to tell him.  As the director had expected, the manager balked because he didn’t think the candidate was worth the potential hassle.  The candidate got the job.  In this case, it was good that the candidate explained her situation privately to the HR director so she could advocate for her.  But that’s not a given. Be careful what you say and to whom during the interview process.
3. Employment gaps, underemployment or career changes are all items that generate questions from interviewers.  Once again, don’t assume that the member of the human resources team — or anyone who is interviewing you — will “understand”  what created the specifics.  Stay away from the drama. Focus on the positive, on what you bring to the job and where possible, use what is unusual in your employment history to demonstrate how it makes you such a strong candidate now.

By the way, not long after my boss made that comment to me, I quit that job for a better one.  I didn’t stay home, full time, to raise my family but I’ve carved out my own, uneven and often very wavy path.

The Career Collective Bloggers:

• 5 Misconceptions Entry-Level Job Seekers Make, @heatherhuhman
• How “Interview Savvy” Are You?, @careersherpa
• Employers Don’t “Care”, @ValueIntoWords
• Misconceptions about Using Recruiters, @DebraWheatman
• 15 Myths and Misconceptions about Job-Hunting, @KatCareerGal
• Are You Boring HR? @resumeservice
• Job Search Misconceptions Put Right, @GayleHoward
• Who Cares About What You Want in a Job? Only YOU!, @KCCareerCoach
• How to get your resume read (sort of), @barbarasafani
• The 4 secrets to an effective recruiter relationship, @LaurieBerenson
• Job Interviews, Chronic Illness and 3 Big Ideas, @WorkWithIllness
• The secret to effective job search, @Keppie_Careers
• Superstars Need Not Apply, @WalterAkana
• The Jobs Under the Mistletoe, @chandlee
• 8 Common Sense Interview Tips @erinkennedycprw
• Still no job interview? @MartinBuckland @EliteResumes
• Misconceptions about the Hiring Process: Your Online Identity is a Critical Part of Getting Hired, @expatcoachmegan

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A football game  can teach us a lot about patience and small successes.  I’m  not a fan but family members are.  Watching a game recently, I saw a bunch of guys running around who looked like they didn’t have a clue about what was going on.  But I was wrong.  They had a very clear idea of what they’re doing.  And, more importantly, they knew what to do if things didn’t turn out as they planned.

What’s even more interesting is that most of the time, football players are moving this ball, bit by bit, up a field only to find that someone gets in the way of their progress and the field changes completely!

I thought of this while working with a client who is getting in her own way, feeling depressed by looking for a job again now that her short term contract position is done.  She’s unable to see what she’s accomplished since she first tried to re-enter the workforce a few years ago.  She’d been a successful executive in a multi-national financial services firm before illness (severe chronic and life threatening asthma) led her to leave.

Going back to work meant reinventing herself on multiple levels.   Her former experience, resume and contacts weren’t enough.

She learned to think about employment in new ways.   She had to identify what was possible  and how to go after it.  She learned to network rather than use job boards.  At age 55,  she developed skills, knowledge and work experience  in an arena she knew nothing about.

She has developed a rich and diverse network in a new field and increased her knowledge and experience through volunteer work.  Most importantly, she’s learned what matters to her.  She’d rather keep testing her body,  as she said, to “live with fear”, rather than choose not to leave her house. She’s worked in jobs that have helped her see what she can do and learn more about her limits.

She has yet to reach her goal, a permanent, part-time job.  The economy is still lousy, her age doesn’t help and she could use even more solid experience in her new field.  But these are just the Defense – the linebackers who can get in her way.   She has to think like Adrian Petersen, so she can keep moving the ball down the field.  That’s how you reach the goal.

What keeps you moving toward your goals?  How is it going for you?

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I’ve finally realized why I don’t like Halloween.  Forget the candy.  I don’t see the point in building my fear  — the  ghosts, the scary noises and the dark.  Bah, humbug.

I’ve spent my adult life learning not to be afraid of the unknown. What about you?

Living with chronic illness can create disabling fear.  As I see it, the only way around this  is to learn to notice the fear without letting it hobble you.  I know how easy it is to slide into the “what if”  – worrying about the unknown.  It seems to happen the most in the middle of the night, when I’m most vulnerable.  And when you’ve experienced illness that you thought didn’t happen to people like you, the possible slides easily into the probable.

Do you wonder, “How sick will I get?  Will I be able to keep my job?  Will I be able to take care of  my family when I can barely take care of myself?” Fear can make you feel totally powerless.  I think that’s why  children are so easily scared.

My oldest daughter hated reading “Where the Wild Things Are” when she was young.  All she had to do was  look at the pictures, read about the Land of the Wild Things,  and she’d freeze in terror.  She must have gotten the scared gene from me. As a kid, I trembled playing hide and seek with my brother.  Even as an adult with children of my own, I left lights on when we went to bed if my husband wasn’t home.

But at some point,  I stopped being afraid of sleeping alone in a dark house.  In fact, I was no longer afraid of much, including becoming very sick, because I no longer felt powerless.  Somewhere along the way, I’d learned that I could deal with whatever happened to me.

Not that the clammy moments don’t creep up in the middle of the night, especially when symptoms are active.  But I can calm them more easily now.  And, most importantly, fear doesn’t stop me from taking risks.

Let’s face it, living with chronic illness  increases the possibility that something can happen to prevent you from getting what you want.  Gaps in your resume due to illness can mean you don’t get that job.  Missed time  for sick leave can cause under performance and you lose your job.

But what happens if you don’t take the risk at all?   If you don’t look the dark in the eye and say, I can face this?

Facing the unknown and your fear is possible when you:

• Focus on what you can control.
• Train your thinking on where you can succeed rather than what might go wrong.

This Halloween, maybe you can stare into “their yellow eyes without blinking once”. Maybe you’ll be “King of All the Wild Things” -just like Max.

Be sure to scroll through the  following list of CareerCollective Bloggers and  read their ideas on “taking the scary out of job searching and career”.

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My clients primarily live with chronic illness.  For the most part, the challenges they face fall into the same “categories” that healthy people face.  The story and degree of difficulties might shift.  Over the years, I’ve developed some favorite places “go t” places when I’m working with clients  around career transition or career development.

1. Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes Strategies for coping with the difficult, painful, and confusing times in your life,  By William Bridges  – the 25th anniversary edition is out and that tells you how strong this book is. This is often the place I start when working with someone who is going through any kind of difficult shift or loss in their life, not just career.  Clients with illness find that this speaks to them on so many levels and that’s a great starting place to accepting and embracing what has to be done.  Bridges explores what makes change so difficult and offers concrete suggestions.   He has written subsequent books that are also quite good, including Making the Most of Transitions,with Susan Bridges.
2. New Job, New You: A guide to reinventing yourself in a right new career, Alexandra Levit.  This is timely because it speaks to where our society is right now regarding career dreams and the marketplace.  It offers examples and specifics but primarily serves as a motivator that this can be done.  Many of the folks with whom I work have to reinvent themselves (I did!) because their symptoms prevent them from being successful in their jobs.
3. The Right Job, Right Now, the complete toolkit for finding your perfect career, Susan D. Strayer.   It sounds too perfect and it is but there are some solid assessment tools that I use with clients.  This is helpful for the “do-it-yourselfer” who wants to figure it out.
4. I’d Rather Be Working, A Step by Step guide to Financial Self Support for People with Chronic illness, by Gayle Backstrom. Although it’s written in 2002, a lot of the information is still very relevant.
5. Keep Working With Chronic Illness  Workbook, by Rosalind Joffe.  I’ve included this resource because healthy people have told me that they find it useful, too.  I developed this, though, because I couldn’t find a career tool that reflected the challenges and needs of people living with disabling symptoms. Among other things, it includes tools for identifying how symptoms impact your needs and  jobs skills as well as career assessments and job search tools.
6. Resume Writers: I didn’t know that this is a profession, separate from career professionals until recently (twitter actually).  I’d always written my own resume and didn’t realize there were options that would make it more effective.  But more than ever, this is an absolute must.  With the increasing need for the right search terms in a resume, the of qualified people trying to get the same job, a resume is a critical tool to opening doors.   Anyone with  an unusual background, such as career change, job gaps, degree/experience mismatch particularly needs to frame this strategically.  A good resume writer should be able to do this.  Oh – and if you’re wondering where to find the right match for you, we’ve got some great bloggers on this list who can help you.

Career Collective Bloggers:

• If your industry does not participate online, you can lead the way, @Keppie_Careers
• Your Best Job Search Resource? You!, @WalterAkana
• In a Job Search, Knowledge is Power, @barbarasafani
• Jump Start Your Job Search Now!, @resumeservice
• Favourite Resources for Jobseekers, @GayleHoward
• The Best Job Search Tool Ever, @careersherpa
• Find What You Do Best, Know Your Stuff, and Connect, @chandlee
• 27 Recommended Blogs for Entry-Level Job Seekers, @heatherhuhman
• Invaluable Resources for Job Search Success, @heathermundell
• Favorite Social-Media Resources for Job-seekers, @KatCareerGal
• Canadian Resources for Job Seekers, @EliteResumes @MartinBuckland
• A Self-Empowering Job Search Resource, @KCCareerCoach
• Covering your bases: 5 ultra-useful online career resources, @LaurieBerenson
• Favorite resources for Job seekers, @DawnBugni
• Top 3 Resources for Job Seekers to Position Themselves as Experts and Increase their Visibility, @expatcoachmegan
• Time as a Career Resource: How “Not” to Squander It, @ValueIntoWords

• Favorite Internet Resources for Jobseekers, @ErinKennedyCPRW

• The Facts Behind Why LinkUp Is the Most Revolutionary Job Search Engine Available to Job Seekers, @GLHoffman

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