4. Make Sure
Recruiters Can Find
You Easily
• Google Voice
• Phonebooth.com
• Skype
• Landline/Magic Jack
• Fresh Email Address
• Be present, be focused, and
be available.
6. Work Smarter – Not
Harder – to Find
Job Opportunities
• Google.com/Alerts
• TweetAJob.com
• Share.jobvite.com
7. Network (DUH)
• Google Holiday Networking
Event and Your City
• Google Networking and
Your Profession
• Search on EventBrite.com
•Search on MeetUp.com
• Attend Your City’s Junior
League Holiday Event
• Read Your Local Paper
8. Volunteer Smarter
• VolunteerMatch.org
• Serve.gov
• Salvation Army
• United Way
• Goodwill
• ASPCA or Local Animal
Rescues
• Donor’s Choose
• Search“Forbes Philanthropy”
9. Be Prepared to
Work a Retail Job
• More than 80 percent of
organizations in customer
service / consumer industries
are hiring the same amount or
more workers this holiday
season than last year. – Aon
Hewitt
• Where do professionals in
your industry shop?
• Where could you meet
people who have similar
careers?
• What jobs offer the most
amount of flexibility during the
holiday season?
10. Summary
The hiring process doesn’t stop just because of the holidays.
Create a Google Profile. Now.
Make sure recruiters can find you easily.
Every website where you have a profile is a social network – update your
profiles to reflect your job status, your industry, and your geography.
Work smarter, not harder, to find a job.
Network with a purpose.
Volunteer with a purpose.
Work a retail job that makes sense for your long-term career.