Training for Trainers delivered by Talk About Local

Session OneSummer 2012

Networking for Work: http://networkingforwork.org.uk

Welcome to the first of three webinars to help you use the Networking for Work approach to support people searching for work online.

Networking for Work is an online version of preparing for an interview with a new suit and a haircut – we help people look right online and then help them network with others online to find work.

Networking for Work is simple and straightforward– it draws people’s attention to basic things they can do to help themselves.

We shall work through the materials for you to use when helping people.

We are testing and developing Networking for Work and your feedback is hugely important to us – please bear with us if we have any gremlins.

Resources all via- http://networkingforwork.org.uk/for-trainers/

Job hunting in 2012 has to involve the internet – it's not enough to just have a good CV.

[Photo by: Robert S. Donovan]

It's important to make a first good impression online as well as offline. Just as you'd wear a suit for a job interview, you should convey a professional image online.

[Photo by Alex France]

77% of recruiters said they used search engines to find background data on candidates. 35% admitted they eliminated a candidate because of what they found online.[Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]

“If you're moaning all the time on Twitter you're not going to get very far.”

(Teaching Agency recruiter interviewed by Networking for Work)

- Only 33% of job candidates bothered to search for information on themselves, to see what a prospective employer might find. [Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]

Networking for Work training will give jobseekers a greater awareness of how their online behaviours can impact upon their job search and give them the skills to take control of their online profiles, covering 4 key areas:

Show as well as tell people what you can do. [Image: Jin Thai]

Using the web to connect and network. [Image: Thomas Hawk]

Presenting the best of yourself online. [Image: Visualogist]

Keeping personal details private. [Image: Curtis James]

After our 'training for trainers' July webinars, Talk About Local will be giving you follow-up support over August and September to help you incorporate the materials into your local training delivery.

[Networking for Work training in Bhamingham Settlement]

In this session we will cover:

The benefits of an online profile:How a presence online can help with job-hunting and how to be aware of and manage the risks.

Getting started with an online profile:- Assessing an email address using the Email Scorecard.- Creating a new, professional-sounding email address to use for applying for jobs.- Key features and benefits of having a LinkedIn profile.-Creating a LinkedIn profile – our how-to guide.

Networking for WorkHelping you look your best online.

A project to help the unemployed or those facing unemployment:

- Take control of their online profiles and promote themselves to potential employers.

- Use simple tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn to market themselves, make much-needed connections and build a useful online support network.

- Protect themselves against inappropriate searches by employers for non-professional information.