by Diana Urban on April 20, 2012
Social media is a great networking resource when you’re looking for a new job, your first job out of college, or an internship. I got my current job at HubSpot nearly two years ago because of connections I’d made on Twitter, so I can say with certainty that it works.
Since I’ve recently hired an intern to work with me this summer, I’ve sifted through lots of resumes and internet stalked my candidates, like every (smart) hiring manager in this day and age will do. So I’ve seen a lot of mistakes that kept people from interning at Boston’s #1 place to work for two years running. I wanted to share these with you, so you can avoid these snafus. Keep in mind that every hiring manager is looking for different things; these are just the things that I personally would take into consideration.
Here are 10 ways to hurt your job search or internship (so don’t do these things!):
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by Diana Urban on March 5, 2012
On Facebook’s Timeline Fan Pages, tabs are now represented by images, much in the same style as the Photo Stream feature on the old fan pages. By default, these images will be displayed with the logo of the app you’re using to create that image. For example, if you’re using the Static FBML application to create a like-gated tab, you’ll see a star icon that probably doesn’t fit into your page’s branding.
Fortunately, you have complete control over the images that represent each tab, so you can customize them to fit your fan page’s design. *Note that at the time of this writing, for certain default Facebook applications such as Photos, Videos, and Notes, the tab image cannot be customized.
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by Diana Urban on March 4, 2012
If you’ve ever tried to change your Facebook profile picture before, whether for your personal profile or fan page, you know how frustrating it can be. On top of Facebook’s technical glitches, which leave you wonder if you’re permanently stuck with that question mark of doom, the thumbnail never seems to look right.
On your personal profile thumbnail, you’re either a tiny speck in the distance or you’re showing off your left eyebrow. On your fan page, your brand’s logo is cut off. Here are some fan pages that still haven’t gotten it quite right:
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by Diana Urban on March 1, 2012
Anyone who runs marketing programs via a Facebook page collectively grimaced yesterday morning upon seeing the news that Facebook pages would be completely changing, and then change would be mandatory in 30 short days. The new Facebook fan page design, which is very similar to the profile Timeline, is already available for all businesses to implement on Facebook pages. There will be amazing new features to take advantage of, and this will make the change worth it. Here’s what you need to know about the changes you’ll need to make to prepare for the automatic upgrade:
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