The 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest Ends Today

The 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest Ends Today 18 25 terrific entries and almost 400K pageviews later, the 5th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest is over. Winners' announcement coming this week Over US$5000 in prizes will be awarded this Wednesday, September 21st. Among the many prizes about to make a lot of people happy, there's the new Judges' Choice prize, the overall favorite guest post as voted by the contest judges, regardless of how well the guest post performed in competition for the other prizes. However, since the grand prizes are so grand, I've decided that their winning guest posts won't be eligible for the Judges' Choice prize, only the other 22 entries will be. This is one way I've tried to spread the winnings around to the many contestants, in recognition of their efforts.eval The Judges' Choice panel is made up of these terrific contest sponsors: Gold sponsor, Marcus Tandler of JOBlog Gold sponsor, impact marketing advisor Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg Silver Sponsor, Ann Smarty of MyBlogGuest.com Bronze Sponsor, Jason Alba of JibberJobber.com Bronze Sponsor, Dan Schawbel of The Personal Branding Blog Thank you to all our sponsors This massive contest was made possible by these terrific people and their companies.eval Please visit their websites, especially if you have a need for similar services and products. They deserve your support. Thank you to our Gold Sponsor: Marcus Tandler and JOBlog Marcus Tandler's JOBlog is Germany's oldest blog about job search careers. For its 6th anniversary (!) the JOBlog is proudly sponsoring JobMob's guest blogging contest. Thank you to our Gold Sponsor: Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg In case you've been living in a cave for the past several years, Rabbi Issamar is an internationally acclaimed advisor to successful business owners, and a winner of Inc. Magazine's prestigious “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. Three lucky winners will each receive a full hour of time with Rabbi Issamar to discuss their future, vision, and obtain clarity of goals- and get a game plan for how to get there! Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: Kiesha Easley and WeBlogBetter.com Kiesha Easley is the owner of WeBlogBetter.com, a blog devoted to offering blogging tips. She is a freelance writer, copy-editor, and blog consultant for small business owners. She's just recently released, Be a Blessing: 77 Ways to Bless Others, a book that encourages everyone to consider practical ways to help others. Connect with her on Twitter @weblogbetter. Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: WebHostingBuzz.com WebHostingBuzz is a reliable web hosting company based in MA, USA. WebHostingBuzz serves 25,000 clients from around the world. With a reputation for reliable, fast web hosting backed by excellent customer support, WebHostingBuzz is an ideal choice for webmasters looking for web hosting, reseller hosting or vps hosting. WebHostingBuzz offers a 30 day money back guarantee for it’s hosting services and also has a generous web hosting affiliate program. Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: MyBlogGuest.com MyBlogGuest is the free platform which bloggers join to easier find each other and exchange guest posts. The most popular feature inside is the Articles Gallery where you can upload an article for blog owners to come to review it and make their offers. Here's a quick video intro made by one of our members. Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: HireAHelper.com HireAHelper helps people compare and hire movers. Entering a US zip code and your move date pulls up a list of local movers, final pricing from each company, and honest reviews from past customers â€" unedited, positive AND negative. So, throw your phone book out (I mean really, what moving company would give you positive negative references about themselves?) and do all your moving research and hiring in one place: HireAHelper.com. Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: Freelancer.com Freelancer.com is the world's largest outsourcing site with over 2.6 million registered professionals from over 234 different countries and territories. Through our website, you can hire freelancers to do work in areas such as software, writing, data entry and design right through to engineering and the sciences, sales and marketing, and accounting legal services. The average job is under US$200, making outsourcing for the first time extremely cost effective for small businesses. Simply post your first project for free and watch all the freelancers bid to do your work. Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor: Jason Alba and JibberJobber “So what is JibberJobber? Is it a job search tool? Is it a networking tool? It is more like a personal relationship manager that allows you to do everything you need to do to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships â€" for the duration of your career!” Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor: Dan Schawbel Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding LLC, is a world renowned personal branding expert. He is the international bestselling author of Me 2.0, and the publisher of the Personal Branding Blog. Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor: Recruiting Animal Animal is the host of a rowdy online call-in show about recruiting and careers. In April 2006, he founded the Recruiting Animal blog, then, in March 2007, he started The Recruiting Animal Show, the only online call-in show about recruiting in world history. Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor: Keller Hawthorne and Simply Fresh Themes “I, Keller Hawthorne (blogger, web designer, e-commerce store owner and WordPress fanatic), design Premium WordPress themes that can easily transform your WordPress install into a modern day website. With powerful theme options, you can customize the color, look and feel of your theme with just one click! Take control of your website with WordPress and Simply Fresh Themes.” Thank you to our new Bronze Sponsor: Joshua Waldman of CareerEnlightenment Joshua Waldman helps frustrated job seekers leverage social media to find work FAST! He is the founder of CareerEnlightenment.com and the author of the new book, Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. Sign-up for his newsletter today and get access to his exclusive training videos for free.

What HR Tech Solutions Do Companies Need in 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC] #TechTuesday

What HR Tech Solutions Do Companies Need in 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC] #TechTuesday New research by our friends at The Starr Conspiracy Intelligence Unit shows companies will focus on HR technology solutions that drive employee engagement, measure performance, and give business leaders tools to unlock potential in their talent. This unique research shows different priorities based on certain company demographics or based on respondents leadership level within companies. How companies require HR technology: More than half (57%) of the 210 companies surveyed said they plan to buy some type of HR technology solution in the coming 12 months. Companies with fewer than 1,000 employees had the greatest need for HR technology solutions in 2015. The smaller the company, the more the need appears to be. The top five categories of HR tech likely to be purchased is performance management, employee engagement measurement, learning, leadership development and HR analytics. Regardless of company size, performance  management solutions rank high. Companies with 100-999 employees and those with 1k+ employees also share a need for HR analytics. Those with 100-999 employees and those with under 100 employees also say they plan to buy core HR/HRIS solutions. RELATED: Why HR Should Bet on Technology to Find the Best Talent

Recruiter or Career Coach - Who You Gonna Call

Recruiter or Career Coach - Who You Gonna Call You neednt go at a job search alone. Carving out your desired career is tough work and  if you really want to get ahead, it makes sense to enlist the support of trained specialists who can guide you on your way. Be wary though,  the careers support market is saturated with recruiters and career coaches all wanting your business. Its no different to the jobs market being saturated with candidates all vying for the same opportunities. Just as hiring managers have to go to great lengths to ensure the new hire is the best for their business, you need to make sure youre working with the correct professionals, who will get you where you want to go. Career coach or recruiter? Given the abundance of free online information, is a career coach actually worth the money? Should you just apply for roles yourself directly, or work with a specialist recruiter? The need for career support doesnt discriminate age or demographic. Graduates who are novices in the corporate  world need help just as much as older  generations and those at their professional peak. The type of support needed though will differ, so you need to first identify what you are looking for and what you need. So, who you gonna call? Heres who to go to when you need: Direction If you need help identifying your true passions and the path you should be taking with your career, itd be beneficial to seek the help of a career coach. While some career coaches specialise in getting you the job you already know you want, others specialise in helping you pinpoint what is right for you, and then coach you on how best to  get there. Recruiters are specialists at finding suitable candidates for existing opportunities, not the other way around. Commitment If youre time short, paying for a career coach to dedicate themselves to your job search might be what you need. A  lot of people feel disillusioned by recruiters who fail to win a job on their behalf. This tends to arise from the common misconception that their recruiter  is  their career coach, which is not true.  Recruiters are paid by their clients, not their candidates. While they probably do have the skills and expertise to  provide a career coaching service,  they are NOT career coaches. They are talent specialists, whos clients pay them to operate in their best interests, not yours. If its commitment youre after, a  career coach might be just what the doctor ordered.  They measure their  success on  your  success, not a fee from a client. Industry introductions If you have your heart set on a particular job or company, working with a recruiter who has pre-existing relationships within your preferred industry is probably what you need to help get your foot in the door. You will be able to leverage off their network, instead of having to go in cold on your own. Recruiters will be able to tell you what roles are live, and can thoroughly brief you  and market  your skills to  their clients. Career coaches are great at tracking down opportunities, but probably cant compete with a specialist recruiters network and market knowledge. Specialist industry advice The likelihood  is that specialist recruiters will know more about what it actually takes to get ahead in your career than you do their business is built around this expertise and they live and breath it every day. They see candidates just like you make excellent and poor moves, and will be able to coach you on how to get certain positions. A specialist recruiter could likely be the golden ticket to your desired  step up. To save money For people who are looking for generic advice on best practice tips and industry-standard job application guidelines, career coaches probably arent needed. A conversation with a recruiter might be all you need to get you on track and give you a bit of free advice. Most recruiters will be happy to have a quick conversation with you, as you might teach them a thing or two as well about the industry they recruit in. Its also important to fully qualify a career coach if you do decide to spend the money . Make sure they have a reputable background in placing people into careers. There are a lot of shams out there; people who claim to be a career coaches after having read one book, and then charge for the delivery of information that is freely available online. The genuine ones will be able to talk you through their successes, credentials and case studies. Confidence motivation Career coaches are most necessary for people who need a boost in confidence and help finding direction in their career. For people who dont have a supportive network around them to fill them with confidence and motivation, a career coach can fill this void, which is something a Youtube video cannot do. Recruiters have to be selective about the candidates they work with, so as to fill their clients brief. The likelihood is, unless you are in process with one of their clients, or the perfect fit for a role they are working on, they wont  have the time to spend with you to really boost your personal brand and confidence. Interview and CV advice Depending on what youre after, a recruiter definitely can help you to learn the best practice interview and CV tips. A career coach will also offer specialised bespoke training, at a cost to you. However  there is a lot of free information and resources online that it would be worth checking out first, before you spend time or money engaging a professional. You can probably get what you need here by a good Google search! What are your thoughts do you agree on the above? Let us know in the comments below!