CareerCampSFV – Save the Date! – Saturday, October 13, 2012
SAVE THE DATE!
CareerCampSFV 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012 9a-3p
Congregational Church of Northridge
9659 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA
CareerCampLA 2012 planning begins!

CareerCampLA 2012 is in the planning stages.
For more information, visit the CareerCamp blogs CareerCampLA or CareerCamp International.
Are you interested in helping us organize CareerCampLA, speaking or attending? Watch these blogs for further information.
Join us for our next career unconference and Build the Career the You Deserve!
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Top CareerCamp International Posts for 2011
Free online CompSci 101 course from Stanford starts in February 2012
Looking to improve your education without spending thousands of dollars? Stanford University is just one college that is providing classes for free online.
This is a computer science class, but they are also offering courses in entrepreneurship, game theory and more.
I had a lot of geek friends sign up for last Fall’s free courses from Stanford University, so when I saw this Computer Science 101 course being offered in February I thought it would be great to do with my 14-year-old son. Stanford is doing several classes like this. You can find a complete list at the bottom of the page linked below.
CS101 teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a zero-prior-experience audience. Computers can appear very complicated, but in reality, computers work within just a few, simple patterns. CS101 demystifies and brings those patterns to life, which is useful for anyone using computers today.
In CS101, students play and experiment with short bits of “computer code” to bring to life to the power and limitations of computers. Everything works within the browser, so there is no extra software to download or install. CS101 also provides a general background on computers today: what is a computer, what is hardware, what is software, what is the internet. No previous experience is required other than the ability to use a web browser.
News: Study: More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks
An interesting article I will be looking into more deeply in the coming week. I believe that using social networks can help you to build the career you deserve, so it is a welcome message to see some research being done on the topic. — Douglas E. Welch, CareerCamp Founder
Study: More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks
from ReadWriteWeb by Alicia ElerIn a survey released today, recruiting software platform Jobvite noted that more than 22 million Americans used social networks to find jobs in 2011. One in six people, more than 15%, say they found a job through social networking. Fifty-four percent of job seekers are using Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter for their search. Even though there’s a higher job seeking volume on Facebook, more than one-third don’t use it to look for work. There’s far more actual job hunting on Twitter and Linked; almost all job seekers use LinkedIn for job hunting versus nearly 75 percent on Twitter. Overall, 86 percent (nine out of 10) job seekers have a profile on social media. Eighty-four percent of job seekers have a Facebook profile, 39 percent are onTwitter and 35 percent use LinkedIn.
Career Opportunities Office Hour – Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 6pm PST/9pm EST

Join Douglas E. Welch, Writer and Host of the Career Opportunities podcast and Founder of CareerCamp International for the next
Career Opportunities Office Hour on Google+
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 9pm EST/6pm PST.
Circle Douglas’ personal Google+ account or the Career Opportunities G+ page to see the link to the hangout on Tuesday.
Audio: Social Media and Your Career Panel (Complete)
Part of Social Media Week 2011
Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling. This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.
Panelist and Moderators
Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links
- Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
- Douglas E. Welch
- Susan M. Baker
- Marla Dennis
- Colton Stenke
- Denise L. Cook
Video: Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 4 of 4
Part of Social Media Week 2011
Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling. This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.
Watch “Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 4 of 4″ – iPod Ready Video
Panelist and Moderators
Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links
- Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
- Douglas E. Welch
- Susan M. Baker
- Marla Dennis
- Colton Stenke
- Denise L. Cook
Video: Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 3 of 4
Part of Social Media Week 2011
Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling. This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.
Watch “Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 3 of 4″ – iPod Ready Video
Panelist and Moderators
Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links
- Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
- Douglas E. Welch
- Susan M. Baker
- Marla Dennis
- Colton Stenke
- Denise L. Cook








