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Mashables take on Job Boards and Career Websites from the perspective of the recruiter. Basically, Rob Byron is saying build your brand because otherwise you won't stand out on Job Boards or anywhere else. Your digital footprint and network will do you more good than a job board.

Mashables take on Job Boards and Career Websites from the perspective of the recruiter. Basically, Rob Byron is saying build your brand because otherwise you won't stand out on Job Boards or anywhere else. Your digital footprint and network will do you more good than a job board.

blog by Nancy Collamer, March 22, 2013, on best websites for finding encore careers.

good beginning definition of employment website, leading to job search boards, search engines, etc.

video of Margaret Manning interviewing Nancy Collamer on women over 60 earning income. 1--multiple streams of expert income 2--service businesses 3--passion/hobby driven Senior move managers. Meet a market need. Bartering services--accounting for something else. Mylifestylecareer.com is Collamer's website.

blog post by Juliana Weiss-Roessler on why online resumes are critical to have these days, February 15, 2013. She recommends using LinkedIn, online resume builder, and your own website.

Margaret Manning's video interview with John Tarnow on digital tools to use for networking and starting businesses. (17 minutes) shocked at # of people who do not have photos on social media profile including LinkedIn "Transparency is new privacy" "Linkedin is great tool for our generation, Facebook more social, need to fill in LinkedIn profiles to give employers/clients sense of compatibility, affinities" It is also connecting to people they know. How important is blogging? A-It's a process to find what your point of view is. Part of reinvention process is figuring out what we have to say, that others can learn from. Manning did a list of 60 things for younger women to know Being of service to community is key. Subscribe to news feeds, Google alerts on handful of topics that relate to this interest. Go to website, comment, engage with other people to develop your voice, your brand. Purpose of networking--to have fun, to link up with others, looking to start a business--great opportunities on Linkedin, search tools. Act locally, think globally. Define product and market--same old skills we have used forever. only difference today is scale. Twitter is way of getting message out, supporting brand. Outward platform. Social mindset is needed for starting businesses. Live in a sharing economy--software, business development, etc.

blog post by Doyle at aboutcareers on LinkUp that pulls job postings from company websites; does not mix in postings from job boards

article providing several real work from home job sites and what to do to be a candidate for such work and avoid scams

interesting tips on publicity, privacy and letting your resume stay in data bases online and potentially being misused.

Site gets a glowing recommendation from Richard Bolles, What Color is Your Parachute? They call themselves "The Web's premier gateway for job search, career exploration and school information, since 1994." Offer over 1600 resources, pointers on job search, networking and support groups, and lists of recruiters and job sites.

We Work Remotely niche job board is listed here, article by Eric Short, Talent Management, January 2014