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Do you have a social media account (eg. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)?
Social Media Blur
By Maureen Latta Thursday, August 30, 2012Everyone is aware these days of how social media blur the boundaries between the user's personal and professional image. News items continue to surface about people losing their jobs because of a comment or photo posted online. Smart social media users will make sure this doesn't happen to them by cleaning up their profiles, never posting wild party images, and leaving gossip and other detrimental comments out of their social media interactions.
There are plenty of strategies for using social media to land a job. The social media world is complex and constantly evolving. Try researching online, or read a how-to book such as Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. You can even hire an "online reputation firm" that helps people "curate" their social media presence.
It is up to each person to decide how they want to present themselves in social media. Inevitably, there is some contradictory advice floating around. While most blogs say leave the drunken party photos on your hard drive, a recent Forbes article says a "squeaky-clean" social media presence can turn off some employers. Part of "curating" your image is presenting yourself as someone who has a personality and is engaged in a community.
The most successful social business network is LinkedIn, a site for job hunting and networking. There's a preference setting you can check that says, "looking for job opportunities." This is not the site for checking up on ex-girlfriends or boyfriends. When you visit someone's LinkedIn profile, you leave a trace and anyone can see exactly who has been there. LinkedIn is for serious business networking and everything on your profile, from your photo to your college degree, honours and awards, must be absolutely accurate - just as it should be on your resume. In your personal description, you can use keywords appropriate to your sector, making it easier for recruiters to find your profile.
Twitter is also considered an effective recruitment tool. Increasingly, recruitment companies and businesses have Twitter accounts where they tweet about the latest job vacancies. You can sign up to the Twitter account of a relevant company and find out when it is looking for people.
Another strategy is to tell your entire network you need help finding a job-be sure you word your plea in such a way that it doesn't sound desperate.
Semhar - 2012-11-29 Always right on the money Harry. One aspect of leads gerinateon that is equally important to networking is being able to succinctly present your interests and qualifications so that a contact clearly understands your career objective and is able to remember and pass along your request to their connections. So, on top of connecting with those who may be able to make an introduction and help you cultivate job leads, candidates must be able and prepared to describe their value proposition simply enough for contacts to understand how they can help and be able to describe the candidate's potential benefits to the next person in the networking chaine.
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Semhar - 2012-11-29
Always right on the money Harry. One aspect of leads gerinateon that is equally important to networking is being able to succinctly present your interests and qualifications so that a contact clearly understands your career objective and is able to remember and pass along your request to their connections. So, on top of connecting with those who may be able to make an introduction and help you cultivate job leads, candidates must be able and prepared to describe their value proposition simply enough for contacts to understand how they can help and be able to describe the candidate's potential benefits to the next person in the networking chaine.