social media and job search
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general overview of job search and how to incorporate social media into your search processTRANSCRIPT
Social Media and Job Search
The Five R’s
Agenda…..sort of The five R's of social job search Resume Research Regions Relationships Resources couple of cool short videos high level overview of tools and a look at how HR people read a resume in 10 seconds or less
Regions
Hiring trends for new college grads
Source: Michigan State University
Regions Where you work is a huge life decision
Spend more time at work than anywhere else Quality of life Co-workers Location, location, location
Understand the best locations for your career Understand the best locations for your life Social media offers great opportunity for
insights
Resume First impression to the organization Crisp, clear, concise, uncluttered format Should be consistent with your on-line information Should be consistent with your personal branding Applicant tracking systems change the game
Think “search” Keywords matter Refer to ad/job description for cues Worth the money to get a professional to help you
($500) Need to look like you are worth finding Need to be positioned to be found – boolean, etc.
Research Research to prepare for your job search
List of targeted companies List of potential locations List of potential industry
Research any company who interviews you Research any company that makes you offer Tools
Jigsaw D&B Zoominfo Glassdoor
Relationships Networking Game is changed with social
Personal network On-line network “Found” information
Find recruiters Get past the HR department?
It depends Find the relationships that can help you find
the job you want now and tomorrow
Resources Too many resources to cover Big job boards – Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice Job aggregators – Indeed, SimplyHired Niche job boards - Beyond Hyperlocal job boards – OrlandoJobs,
InsuranceJobs Company job boards Twitter – Jobshouts, Tweetmyjobs, # chats LinkUp, Doostang, Koda.us LinkedIn, Facebook, and others like Gist,
Branchout Blogs like Careerealism, RecruitingBlogs, etc
Indeed.com
SimplyHired.com
Beyond.com
Linkup.com
Linkup
Doostang.com
Doostang.com
Koda.us
Koda search
LinkedIn Job Search
LinkedIn Groups - Jobs
LinkedIn HR group - jobs
Resources
Branchout
Branchout
VisualCV
Blogs and other sites
Virtual Stuff – TheCareerSummit.com
Innovative job search
Innovative job search
Contact me Michael VanDervort [email protected] Twitter: @MikeVanDervort Phone: +1 813 417 8781