Get Recruited: Finding Your Next Job Through Social Media
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• 17+ years as an IT Recruiter• Author of Minnesota Headhunter blog• Frequent local and national speaker on Recruiting/HR, Career
and Social Media topics• Founder of Midwest Recruiting Bootcamp• Active in the Minneapolis & St Paul technology, marketing and
social media community as a sponsor, volunteer & mentor
http://app.togglegreen.com/tg_r1/#/login
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42% Candidate’s background information supported job qualifications
38% Candidate’s personality came across as good fit with company culture
38% Candidate’s site conveyed a professional image37% Candidate had great communication skills36% Candidate was creativeCareerBuilder Survey
Tools In The (My) Recruiter Tool Chest
“Traditional”:
• Phone
• Web site
• Career Page
• Big Job Boards
• Niche Job Boards
• Newsletter
• Networking Events
“Online”:
• Blog
• YouTube
• Foursquare
Online Identity: Hub And Spokes
For most of us it will look like this:
Hub LinkedIn
Spokes Facebook Twitter Google Profile (profile) about.me (profile) Blog Web site Portfolio
Profile photoSummary: Industry and LocationCurrent position and description2 previous positionsSkills (at least 3)Education50 connections3 recommendations*
URL ShortenersUsed primarily for Twitter to shorten really long URL’s to save characters (you only get 140).
Also gives you some metrics.
Linkedin, Facebook & Twitter Updates
Share links to:
Events/conferencesSeminars/webinars
Industry articles/news/statistics/blog postsLocal business articles/news/statistics/blog posts
Ask/give adviceAsk/answer questions
Local events/sports/weatherSUNSETS
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to
go to them sometimes.”