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Review: Punk Rock HR

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REVIEW: http://punkrockhr.com/

PROS: A snarky, intelligent look inside human resources specifically – and the world of hiring and HR in general

CONS: Focus is on HR and may not be for everyone.  Blog is also personal and is not always about HR/career issues in a few cases.

SUMMARY: An attitude-laden, heartfelt blog on HR, hiring, and corporate behavior with personal insights on other areas. Great for HR professionals, good for people who are career-minded because you'll learn a lot.  Worth visiting to see if it'll help your job search/career needs.

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Review: Retaggr.com

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Review: Retaggr.com

PROS: Easy to use, convenient, provides some excellent services, currently free.
CONS: Social Media Profile feature is simple and is more of a personal profile or supplimental site.

SUMMARY: A quick and easy way to track your social media involvements and make them easily accessible to people.  Worth the free price, and actually worth the nominal yearly fee they may eventually charge for some services, depending on your needs.

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Geek Jobs in your back yard: Part II

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Bonnie had noted earlier that those of us looking for geeky jobs may want to search our own back yards for them before assuming we have to move (easier for some of us than others, says the guy living in Silicon Valley).  I wanted to add to her excellent post by nothing that there's a tool that makes it even easier.

LinkedIn.com.

Yes, LinkedIn.Com is one of my crush objects, but with good reason – one of many reasons being it's Company search function.  If you want to find jobs and companies in your own backyard, here's what you'll want to try (go on, give it a shot even if you're not looking);

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