job searching in an online world: curating your digital identity
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Job Searching in an Online World: Curating Your Digital Identity
By Lance EatonCoordinator of Instructional DesignNorth Shore Community [email protected]
OUTLINE
• Job Searching Online• Digital Identity Maintenance• LinkedIn & Social Networking
JOB SEARCHING ONLINEGeneral Sites • Monster.com – http://www.monster.com• Indeed - http://www.indeed.com/• Craigslist.Org – http://craigslist.org
Field-Oriented Job Sites (for education or nonprofit)• Inside Higher Ed - http://careers.insidehighered.com/• Higher Ed Jobs - http://www.higheredjobs.com• Idealist – http://www.idealist.org
Organization & Professional Group websites (for education or nonprofit)• NSCC - http://www.northshore.edu/hr/jobs/• Salem State - http://www.salemstate.edu/409.php• Mass.Gov - http://goo.gl/KdYGY• MTA - http://www.massteacher.org/career.aspx
• Word Choices• Saved Searches• Job Search alerts• Google Alerts - http://www.google.com/alerts
“Use Your Words”
Digital Identity Maintenance
• What is a Digital Identity?• Why might you want a digital presence?• What does Google say about you?
• Resume -> Google Search -> Interview
DIGITAL IDENTITY, STAYING INFORMED & PROFESSIONAL
OPPORTUNITES
• What is a Digital Identity?• Why might you want a digital presence?• What does Google say about you?
• Resume -> Google Search -> Interview
Create, Produce, Curate
Finding Professional Resources
• Feedly• Twitter• Facebook/Google Communities• Google Alerts: Keywords of the field & job alerts• MOOCs
• EdX - https://www.edx.org/• Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/• Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/
LINKEDIN & SOCIAL NETWORKING
PROFILES• Proper Grammar & Spelling• Clear language• Connected language• Professional pictures• Regularly visit & update/tweak • Check out your stats for more information• Profile Surf
Presentation Link: http://goo.gl/rJRqA
Networking in the Online World
• Professional Network: BE PROFESSIONAL• Link with people your know.• Send personal messages with people you don’t know
well.• Return endorsements in kind.• Find professional organizations.• Learn about organizations.• Talk to people about what they are doing.• Provide GODO RECOMMMENDETIONES
• Proper spelling/grammar• Quality content• Specific examples
Anything that I cover, please follow up with me:[email protected]: leaton01LinkedIn: Leaton01
Or Google + Question = Walkthrough
Feel free to follow up with success stories with your online experiences.
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!