using social media to sell yourself
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SELL
YOURSELF
by Kate SalyersOwner
Your Social Status: Social Media & Internet Marketing
yoursocialstatus.com
Get Social with Your Social
Status
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Your Social Status
@YourSoclStatusYour Social StatusSocial Tech Soup
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Kate Salyers
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Today’s AgendaTo
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•Social Media Statistics•Job Hunting Cartoon •Online Job Search Statistics•What The Statistics Mean•Leveraging Social Media•Social Media Do’s & Don’ts •Managing Your Online Reputation
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Social Media Stats So
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Job Hunting CartoonJo
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Jan. 2012 Deseret News Reports:
• 1 in every 1,470 resumes submitted online makes it through
• About 10% of all who use solely online search actually grabs a job
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According to LDSJobs.org:
• 35% of all jobs are found through word of mouth
• About 30% are found through contacting companies directly
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Traditional On-line Job Search SitesMonsterCareer BuilderIndeed.comSimplyHired
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What Do These Stats Mean?W
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Use of Social Media SitesLinkedInFacebookTwitterYouTubeMeetUp
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Focusing On Social Media Fo
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What You Can UseLeveraging Each PlatformWhat You Need To Watch ForDo’s & Don’t’s Of Profiles
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Recruiting StatisticsR
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Each year, Jobvite publishes the industry barometer on how employers use social networks to recruit.
•89% will recruit in social networks this year •55% will spend more on social recruiting •64% use 2 or more networks for recruiting •78% expect increased competition for hires
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What You Can Use Wh
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Social Media SitesLinkedInFacebookTwitterYouTubeMeetUp
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LinkedInLin
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Apply Now ButtonMore Than 1,000 Companies Use
Complete Profile (100%)Join GroupsStart DiscussionsParticipate In Groups and Discussions
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LinkedInLin
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
ConnectHobby GroupsProfessional GroupsLocal Groups
EngageBuild A NetworkFollow Through
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FacebookFa
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Leverage TimelineCheck ContentPositive Self ImageConnectEngageBuild A NetworkFollow Through
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TwitterTw
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Follow CompaniesFollow IndustryPromote YourselfTwitter Chats
Industry Specfic In Real Time
Hashtags Used to Follow Conversation
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TwitterTw
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Popular Chats#jobhuntchat (Mondays @ 10am EST)
#careerchat (Tuesdays @ 1pm EST)
#HireFriday (Runs transcripts)
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YouTubeYo
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Video Resume5 TipsHow To Create It
Background Check
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MeetUpM
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How Do I Use It for Myself?
Industry Specific MeetingsHobby MeetingsConnectEngageBuild A NetworkFollow Through
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Web Portfolio We
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Personal WebsiteHosts ResumeInterestsAchievementsLink to Social Media
VisualCV.com
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Sites In Action Site
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Reputation Re
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“It takes many good deed to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Do’s & Don’ts: The Do’sD
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The Do’sPhotosVideosPostsGroupsBrand LikesEventsMake Information Private
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Do’s & Don’ts: The Don’ts D
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’tsThe Don’tsPhotosVideosPostsGroupsBrand LikesEventsPrivate InformationReligious/Political AffiliationSites You Are Not Active OnAny Negative Associations
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Image MaintenanceIm
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PreventionGoogle AlertsYahoo! Alerts
Get It Before It StartsFacebook TimelineGoogle Images
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In ReviewIn
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SELL
YOURSELF
by Kate SalyersOwner
Your Social Status: Social Media & Internet Marketing
yoursocialstatus.com
Get Social with Your Social
Status
Copyright 2012 Your Social Status. All Rights Reserved.
Your Social Status
@YourSoclStatusYour Social StatusSocial Tech Soup
+ Kate Salyers
Kate Salyers