1. How to Get a Job Over the
Holidays When Nobody is Hiring
Laurie Ruettimann aka The Grinch
@lruettimann
www.laurieruettimann.com

2. The Holidays Can Be Tough for Everyone:
Job Seekers, Recruiters, and Hiring Managers

3. Create a Google Profile
www.google.com/profile

4. Make Sure
Recruiters Can Find
You Easily
• Google Voice
• Phonebooth.com
• Skype
• Landline/Magic Jack
• Fresh Email Address
• Be present, be focused, and
be available.

5. Update & Scrub
Your Social Profiles
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Tumblr
• Posterous
• Tumblr
• Wordpress
• Blogspot
• Flickr

6. Work Smarter – Not
Harder – to Find
Job Opportunities
• Google.com/Alerts
• TweetAJob.com
• Share.jobvite.com

7. Network (DUH)
• Google Holiday Networking
Event and Your City
• Google Networking and
Your Profession
• Search on EventBrite.com
•Search on MeetUp.com
• Attend Your City’s Junior
League Holiday Event
• Read Your Local Paper

8. Volunteer Smarter
• VolunteerMatch.org
• Serve.gov
• Salvation Army
• United Way
• Goodwill
• ASPCA or Local Animal
Rescues
• Donor’s Choose
• Search“Forbes Philanthropy”

9. Be Prepared to
Work a Retail Job
• More than 80 percent of
organizations in customer
service / consumer industries
are hiring the same amount or
more workers this holiday
season than last year. – Aon
Hewitt
• Where do professionals in
your industry shop?
• Where could you meet
people who have similar
careers?
• What jobs offer the most
amount of flexibility during the
holiday season?

10. Summary
 The hiring process doesn’t stop just because of the holidays.
 Create a Google Profile. Now.
 Make sure recruiters can find you easily.
 Every website where you have a profile is a social network – update your
profiles to reflect your job status, your industry, and your geography.
 Work smarter, not harder, to find a job.
 Network with a purpose.
 Volunteer with a purpose.
 Work a retail job that makes sense for your long-term career.

11. Questions?