Look for a job with Grovo?s help

There?s a good post over on Mashable today talking about useful sites for job searches. It?s pertinent information, as it?s predicted that 84% of the American workforce will be looking for a new job this year.

Grovo has several courses related to the job hunt. As you?re preparing your online search for jobs, you�may want to consider checking out our courses on:

• LinkedIn ? One of the biggest and most popular sites for job hunters, LinkedIn provides thousands of job listings in every category imaginable along with a slew of online networking tools.
• Craigslist ? It?s not just for finding apartments. Craigslist has job listings in dozens of categories, and also provides forums for part-time work and resume postings. You can also set a custom RSS feed on Craigslist to have the jobs you?re looking for fed right to you.
• Quora ? Quora is quickly becoming an excellent venue for networking opportunities and career information. It?s definitely worth a look, particularly if you?re searching for jobs in tech.
• Meetup ? Meetup offers thousands of groups for networking and career development. You can search for relevant groups in your corner of the world without even creating an account.

And as you?re searching for jobs, you may also want to think about brushing up on some popular sites and apps being used for business today:

• Basecamp and Highrise ? These two online services, both developed by 37signals, are popular choices for all kinds of businesses. Basecamp helps you manage projects, Highrise helps manage contacts.
• Dropbox ? Dropbox is a quick and easy file sharing application used by lots of businesses today. It?s also a solid personal tool, as it can be used as a floating hard drive for your files.
• Google Apps ? Google offers several productivity and communication tools for businesses. Use Grovo to brush up on Gmail, Google Analytics, Google Calendar and Google Docs.
• Twitter for Business ? If Twitter still seems like some deep, dark mystery, this course will have you seeing the light.

Happy job hunting,

John

Source: http://blog.grovo.com/2011/01/look-for-a-job-with-grovos-help/

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