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Using Twitter/Facebook in Your Job Search Mark Van Baale

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Using Twitter/Facebook in Your Job SearchMark Van Baale

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New Landing Presents:Twitter/Facebook in Job Search

• Meet your presenter– Mark Van Baale: Kansas City Social Media Group

• Today’s Agenda– Setting up a Twitter Profile– Building Your Network of Connections– How to Use Twitter Job Searches to follow Conversations– Using Hashtags to Boost Your Job Search– Participate in Twitter Chats– Facebook: Untapped Job Board– Facebook Do's and Don'ts in Job Search

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What is Twitter?• Free microblogging service that allows users to

communicate with one another using short text-based messages

• Maximum of 140 charcters in length for each message (tweet) sent

• Can be used on mobile devices, laptops, etc.• Ability to talk with anyone around the world at

anytime.

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Setting up Twitter ProfileGo to Twitter.com and click on Sign Up.

– Add a username (@name on Twitter)– Add an avatar (professional picture

recommended)– Add a website link/blog (Many people add

a link to their LinkedIn profile)– Add a short bio telling about yourself. If

you are a job seeker, mention that in your bio.

– Personalize your background if you wish (info about yourself, links to your websites, etc.)

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Example: Twitter Profile

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Beginner Tips– Twitter is what you make of it. It revolves

around personal relationships. – Most successful Twitter users engage in

facilitating and building friendships using the tool.

– Take time to learn about other people via their tweets and “listen” in on conversations.

– Join in on conversations to share your thoughts.

– Use Twitter tools to find people with similar interests you share or in occupations/industries you wish to move into.

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Example: Twitter timeline

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Twitter Glossary– @name means you are sending a response

to a specific user.– d name means you are sending a direct

message (to be read by only that person)– #xxxxx is a hashtag that people use often

in Twitter chats, at conferences/meetups, or to search on a topic/trend

Example: #newlandings, #jobsearch– Lists are groups of people/brands that

share a common interest, tactic to quickly browse though what people are sharing in a list you create or you join.

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Building Network of Connections

Tools to use:– Twellow.com

“Yellow pages” for Twitter professionals Find people by category

– WeFollow.com User-powered Twitter directory. It dynamically creates categories and shows you who is associated with each.

– Twitter’s Search at http://search.twitter.com Search for terms you have an interest in (job search, recruiter, etc.) and follow people

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How to Use Twitter Job Searches• TweetaJob.com – Search for jobs listed on

Twitter• TweetMyJobs.com – Search for jobs posted• Follow @TweetMyJobs• Search for jobs on Twitter Search using

keywords• Follow area recruiters, career coaches

Kansas City: @thatjobguy, @KCCareerCoach, @ValueIntoWords

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Using Hashtags to Boost Your Job Search• 300 to 400 jobs a minute are posted on Twitter

according to CEO of Tweetajob.com• Use hashtags to narrow down your search for

keywords, jobs in Twitter• Hashtag categories useful in a job search:

1. General Job Search: #jobs, #jobadvice, #jobhunt and #jobsearch2. Job Postings: #greenjobs, #jobposting,#telecom or #salesjobs3. Chats: #jobhuntchat, #careerchat, and #hirefriday 4. Career Advice: #career, #careers and #employment

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Example: #newlandings hashtag

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Participating in Twitter Chats• Twitter Chats are great opportunities to

interact with other job seekers and recruiters• Few job search Twitter chats to check out:

#jobhuntchat: Every Tuesday night at 9pm CST #careerchat: Every Tuesday at Noon CST #HireFriday: Every Friday, list what you are looking for in a job and tag with this hashtag

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#JobHuntChat Stats/Info on wthashtag.com

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Facebook Do’s and Don’ts

Do’s:1. Interact with people/companies2. Post relevant and interesting informationDon’ts:3. Don’t use foul language.4. Don’t share inappropriate photos.5. Don’t make negative comments about

previous employers.6. Don’t share too much personal

information.

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Facebook: The Untapped Job Board

– Many small businesses/companies are on Facebook

– “Like” companies to get a feel of what they post, interact with the company

– Often, pictures from events held by a company will be posted so you can get a feel of the company culture

– Post a link on the Facebook page of a company if you think fans of that company might be interested in info you wish to share.

– Search Facebook for HireFriday and like their page to interact with recruiters, job seekers, etc. Collective group of individuals who have jobs, who know of jobs, and who are looking for jobs.

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Twitter/Facebook for Job Search Summary• Takeaways (To Do’s)

Set up your Twitter profile if not done yet Find and connect with other people

- If you want to connect with me, go to http://twitter.com/markvanbaale

- Make sure to follow @NewLandings, @TheJobRadioShow Keep an eye on #newlandings hashtag for jobs, news, links to articles that may be of interest to you in your job search Listen and/or participate in conversations with people Ask questions related to your job search, what other people are doing Participate in Twitter chats (example: #jobhuntchat on Tuesday night at 9 pm CST) Interest in a Twitter chat focused on #newlandings post Wed. night meetings to ask questions, share knowledge?

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Mark’s Contact Information• Twitter: @markvanbaale or

http://twitter.com/markvanbaale• LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markvanbaale

• Job Seekers Blog: http://jobseekersview.wordpress.com Weekly post about networking events, career fairs, job search workshops, etc. in Kansas City area

• Email: [email protected]