Your job search questions answered! -

Your job search questions answered! - UPDATE: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT and RTs of this post and for spreading the word to your communities. Due to the death of my father this weekend, we will be postponing the launch of this chat until next week. We will re-post and advertise it when were ready to get going. Im taking a bit of a break from blogging and social media posting to concentrate on remembering my dad and focusing on family matters. I appreciate your kind support in this difficult time. My social networking community is a big part of my life in good times, and I am lucky to be able to appreciate your thoughts in tough times, too. Ive been thinking about how to bring the great aspects of Twitter chats into Google+, and youre invited to join in the fun! Im a big fan of Twitter chats. My favorite, and one I try to participate in regularly is #jobhuntchat, Monday nights at 10 ET. Its moderated by Rich DeMatteo, @cornonthejob and Jessica Miller-Merrill, @blogging4jobs   If youre familiar with Twitter chats, they are somewhat informal opportunities to engage with people you know and meet new contacts, colleagues and experts. Im excited to announce my Career Collective co-leader, Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter and I will be launching an interactive Q A we are calling Career+ Convo on Google+ in conjunction with several Career Collective members and other experts whom well invite to join us. The plan is to meet on Wednesday nights, 9-9:30 pm ET on a G+ page. Well post questions (you can send them to me in advance) and youll have instant answers from us and any of our colleagues and expert friends who hop on! We hope youll join us for this experiment, which will provide job seekers: Answers to your need to know now questions. Connection points with other job seekers on G+. Introductions to career experts (coaches, recruiters, HR experts, etc.) who may be answering questions. This will help you add some experts to your circles so you can keep up-to-date on trends and resources. This week, the chat will be happening on my Google+ homepage. You can click that link or search for Miriam Salpeter on Google+ to find the conversation. Consider checking out the Chrome extension for Google+ to help make it easier to follow the conversation. To summarize YOU ARE INVITED TO THE FIRST CAREER+ CONVO When: Wednesday, August 3rd, 9 9:30 pm Eastern Time Where: On my Google+ page. Or, just search for Miriam Salpeter in Google+ to find where well be. What you need: A Google+ profile and a willingness to try something new Please comment to let us know if youll be joining, whether you are an expert or a job seeker! Looking forward to trying this out with all of you! Please let your social media communities know about Career+ Convo. Google+ icon by Samuel McQueen Via Mashable