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The inexorable shift in the marketing function to digital is a largely consumer-driven phenomenon, as digital technologies like the Internet, social media, and mobile devices have empowered consumers to demand more out of brands and marketers. For today's tech-savvy consumers, simplicity, convenience, and highly personalized omnichannel experiences are root expectations.

The inexorable shift in the marketing function to digital is a largely consumer-driven phenomenon, as digital technologies like the Internet, social media, and mobile devices have empowered consumers to demand more out of brands and marketers. For today's tech-savvy consumers, simplicity, convenience, and highly personalized omnichannel experiences are root expectations.

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Each year, LinkedIn compiles a list of what word-fluff we're using to pad our resumes. Here's the latest roundup of the 10 most overused buzzwords to grace the professional networking site. Continue reading LinkedIn: it's the social media platform where you make yourself look attractive and interesting through your education, skills and work experience, instead of your status updates, link shares and Instagram-worthy travel photos.

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While we often first think STEM jobs have the greatest skills gap, a recent Fast Company article highlights a new war for talent that US employers may face: hiring for social media jobs. McKinsey projects that social media adds up to $1.3 trillion in our economy, showing that social media is a viable business strategy.

The old regular resume is a thing of the past. As we move forward into the future, we notice new trends in how resumes are put together and presented. This is because competition for jobs increases and it becomes harder to make yourself stand out in a large crowd of people.

Those of us who make our living in the field of recruiting have seen our share of resumes. During my tenure as a Sourcer, I would venture to say I viewed over a thousand resumes a month. Nearly all of these were standard print resumes posted on internet job boards and career sites.

One looks like a movie poster. Another is a Facebook profile. One even requires a bar code. Are these insanely creative resumes a waste of time? Possibly, but these resumes landed job interview for their creators. We asked career coaches if and when it pays to be creative.

Last month we showed you 13 Insanely Cool Résumés That Landed Interviews At Google And Other Top Jobs. We got such a big response-and so many new résumés-that we decided to talk to even more job-seekers who have gone all out to grab an employer's attention.

If you think social media is mainly for entertainment, think twice. In 2015, an increasing number of recruiters will be using social networks for various recruitment-oriented purposes - and candidates will finally realize that their online profiles should add to their professional narratives and reflect their career goals.

It's a question asked at trade shows, bars, churches, PTA meetings, in online dating chats day after day after day. One of the most ubiquitous questions on Earth. A subtle nicety we ask to start a conversation. "So, what do you do?" The answer is usually some bland riposte that sounds like it's regurgitated through a meat masher.

In many ways, the job search has become extremely complicated. Gone are the days when you simply found a job on a big job board, hit the 'Apply Now' button, attached your generic resume and hit 'Send'. To cut through the noise and clutter that can stall your job search, we bring you this infographic from Washington State University's College of Business.