In the latest episode of CareerCast, Josh Gampel, vice president of Onward Search, and Tim Dineen, vice president of internet marketing for Onward Search, discuss why attending conferences is a key strategy for both the active and passive job seeker.

Josh and Tim discuss many of the trade shows in the internet marketing industry to include SMX West, SES, and PubCon, as well as how to take advantage of conferences to network and learn about new work opportunities.

They also share personal experiences and success stories as well as how to develop a “job seeker” plan before attending a conference as well as how to select which conferences or sessions are right for you.

Visit the Onward Search CareerCast page to subscribe, listen, read the transcript, or download this latest episode.

If you’re heading to the Search Marketing Expo West (SMX) Conference next week, please stop by and say hello! Onward Search will be speaking, presenting and listening at the SMX West conference March 2-4 in San Jose, California.

Onward Search vice president Josh Gampel will be speaking at the show on Tuesday and Thursday. We’ll also have a booth in the exhibit hall so you can stop by and ask any questions there as well.

Josh will be presenting an SMX Theater presentation on Tuesday at 4:20 pm. In this short discussion, Josh will give advice on “How to find and hire and SEO Rock Star” for businesses. The presentation will focus on helping hiring managers and executives save time by providing them with the tips and tricks necessary for spotting the potential SEO Rock Star in a pile of resumes.

Josh is also speaking Thursday at 11:30 pm about building an SEM team on the panel for Bringing PPC In House: How To Be Successful (In House & Specialty SEM Track).

We’ll have several Onward Search team members at the show. Throughout the conference you may run in to Josh Gampel, Tom Hull, Chris Taylor or Tim Dineen.  We look forward to meeting you!

In our third episode of Onward Search Career Cast, Host Peter Clayton is joined by Ken Clark, co-founder and EVP of Onward Search, and Leanne Owens, director of staffing for Onward Search’s Boston office.

Peter, Ken and Leanne dig into the job opportunities surrounding the launch of the iPad, as well as the entire mobile development space including the iPhone, Android and Blackberry platforms. To listen to the show, please see: “The Emerging iPad, iPhone & Android Job Market” for audio, download links and a transcript.

The team discusses how the iPhone has already affected job growth in the mobile space and how the new iPad may hasten further demand for developers. Advice is given to companies who may be looking to hire iPhone developers.

Please visit Onward Search’s iPhone developer jobs page for more background and our current iPhone and other mobile development job listings.

In the podcast, Leanne also shares some of the Internet marketing and interactive jobs in the Boston market.

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Thanks to everyone who subscribed to Onward Search Career Cast following our first episode!

In episode two, Ken Clark, our co-founder, and Josh Gampel, our vice president of staffing, are back to discuss how the staffing model works at Onward Search. They walk through the candidate application process, explain how our recruiters find the right the position for you, and give an overview of the interview process.

Ken and Josh also point out the importance of Social Media in the job search process, including what sites to represent yourself on and what feeds will best point you towards finding your ideal job.  Josh closes out the show with some of the current red hot job openings available through Onward Search and hints at some of the careers that are on the horizon.

The episodes are available on the Onward Search Career Cast page or free through the iTunes store. A transcript is also available for read-along.

Visit directly: http://jobs.onwardsearch.com/

We’re excited to announce that we just launched a jobs and career focused podcast: Onward Search Career Cast. The podcast will be geared towards Internet marketing and creative professionals and offer job search advice as well as the latest industry trends we are seeing throughout our markets.

The first episode features Ken Clark, executive vice-president and co-founder of Onward Search with vice president Josh Gampel. In this introductory installment, Ken and Josh give an overview of how Onward Search originated, how the staffing model works for job seekers, and what kind of clients we typically work with.

Future episodes will focus on more specific career options for our professionals, delve into what markets candidates can find the best jobs in, and spotlight some of our clients and their particular needs. We will speak with a broad array of Onward Search employees, as well as some of our working professionals and industry experts, regarding the latest jobs, news and developments in the internet marketing and creative employment.

The episodes are available on the Onward Search Career Cast page or free through the iTunes store. A transcript is also available for read-along.

Onward Search launched our job board a few months ago. Have you visited lately? Here are some of the new jobs that we’ve posted in the past week:

Internet Marketing Jobs

The Exhibit Hall at Pubcon is now open and Onward Search is in Las Vegas for the conference. Please come find us at booth #202 on the right as you enter.

We’ve got three team members here at the conference. Josh Gampel, VP, and Tom Hull, VP of Executive Search, can both be found at the booth Wednesday or Thursday. You may bump into Tim Dineen in one of the sessions as well. And we’ll all be participating in the Iron Man after-hours marathon and the Pubcon on Friday.

Onward Search is available all week and looking forward to meeting Pubcon attendees who are job seekers or anyone curious about new opportunities.

Onward Search places search marketing professionals in jobs across the country. Our offices include: Executive Search, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas and New York.

In the Onward Search booth at SMX East in New York City last week, Victor Pitts of WebmasterRadio.fm interviewed Jennifer Walsh, the director of staffing for our New York recruiting office.

Listen to the interview here.

Jen explained how Onward Search is the specialized recruiting firm that focuses on all things Internet Marketing. Onward helps companies attract talent in search marketing or the talent who support it via creative design and development.

Victor asked Jen for the #1 reason to come to OS booth: “Clearly it’s our magnifying glasses! ” she said.

We are a great partnership for companies looking to attract talent within the “search” space – we help identify somebody to fill a position or can offer advice on how the job market looks right now, Jen said.

Onward VP Josh Gampel was also interviewed by WMR at the show regarding his presentation on hiring an SEO Rockstar.

Please visit OnwardSearch.com to look for a local office near you:

• National
• Connecticut
• New York
• Boston
• Dallas