This is a re-post from the archives of CareerLifeXRoads.
The original article appeared in November of 2007.
That’s hardly a “news break,” but this morning I noticed one more way in which the Internet is shaking up the “regular order of things” — “Cyber Monday.” Retailers have for some time called the Friday after Thanksgiving — claiming it to be “the biggest shopping day of the year.” Watchers of our economy look at the figures for “Black Friday” (as it is called) and can predict whether we are in a recession or an expanding economy. So much of our economy revolves around our propensity to BUY BUY BUY at this time of year. Thus, “Black Friday” is indeed an important economic indicator.
Enter the new kid — “Cyber Monday.” Now experts are calling the Monday after we go back to work “Cyber Monday.” They say that everyone who didn’t get their shopping done on Friday (like me, they didn’t want to face the crowds) will go to work, hit their computers and the Internet armed with charge cards — and don’t forget the FREE SHIPPING!!! This is another example of how the Internet has changed our world. a few years ago we had no such beast. NOW, it too is an important economic indicator.
How has the Internet changed YOUR world? How has it affected your business? How has it shaped your life? For one — you are reading a BLOG — most of us had never even heard of this form of communication 3 or 4 years ago!
Think also of the ways the Internet has changed the job search process. Hiring managers and recruiters now have a whole new slough of methods for finding out intimate details of your life. Maybe they “shouldn’t” base hiring decisions on what they read about you in MySpace, but they often do. Give a thought to the “BRAND” you are presenting online. How will the Internet effect your job search?
