social media and your job search v2
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Presentation given to Launch Pad Job Club on May 20, 2011 in Austin, Texas by Marc [email protected]TRANSCRIPT
Social Media and Your Job Search
Marc R. Miller
Marc@MyCareer4MyLife
Why Social Media?
According to a new survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, 56 per cent of employers are using social networking sites to find and evaluate job candidates. And 20 per cent plan to do so soon.
More recruiters search for hires via social mediaManagers do research before interview
http://www.working.com/story.html?id=4734267
Why Social Media?
Hiring managers want to hire people they already know!
Social Media Tools
What is our concern?
Web 1.0
Web 1.0 Job Search
Web 2.0
Facebook personal pages are NOT searchable
Web 2.0 Job Search
http://www.susanbaughman.com/
Personal Brand Statement
What you want to be in a single sentence that answers two questions:
What are you the best at?
Who do you serve (audience)?
My Brand Statement
Marc Miller is career design expert who helps experienced professionals discover their passions, talents and ambitions and
then purposely design a career in a holistic manner that fits their chosen lifestyle.
Key Words
Key Words
LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn Profile
Create Website
http://www.susanbaughman.com/
Link to Resume REQUIRED!
How do I make my expertise visible?
Give
Give
Give
Give
Give
How do I make my expertise visible?
• Answer questions on LinkedIn Q & A– Enter your website URL
• Write a blog– Update it frequently
• Reply to blogs
LinkedIn Q & A
LinkedIn Q & A
LinkedIn Q & A
What Blogs?
• Technorati - http://technorati.com/• Alltop - http://alltop.com/
Blog Response Tips
• Be first responder– Track when blogger regularly posts
• Be relevant• Get interaction with author• Post your website URL
• Who to follow– LinkedIn Contact– listorious.com– Recruiters for target companies
• Search -- search.twitter.com– Hash Tags #recruiter #jobs #staffing– General keywords
Questions?
Links
• http://www.working.com/story.html?id=4734267
• http://www.wordle.net/• http://technorati.com/• http://alltop.com/• http://listorious.com • http://search.twitter.com
