PROACTIVE JOB SEARCH USING SOCIAL MEDIA

RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT VGS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS

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PRESENTATION FOR

IMPACT ACADEMY CAREER BOOTCAMP 2015

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WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?

Social media is a name given to online platforms that host communities. Before now people of like minds and orientation meet at events or selected venues to share ideas and opportunities within themselves.

Social Media is the future of communication, a countless array of internet based tools and platforms that increase and enhance the sharing of information.

This new form of media makes the transfer of text, photos, audio, video, and information in general increasingly fluid among internet users. Social Media has relevance not only for regular internet users, but business as well.

Platforms like twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin have created online communities where people can share as much or as little personal information as they desire with other members. The result is an enormous amount of information that can be easily shared, searched, promoted, disputed, and created.

JOBS & SOCIAL MEDIA

Jobs and Careers are very important factors in the life of each and everyone. To many individuals , jobs are a means to getting the needed financial or social relevance within a community. Or as a means of acquiring skills needed in business or entrepreneurship later in life.

While to some, building a career lifts their self esteem, as it helps them climb the ladder of leadership in any organization.

In any country, the number of jobs created impacts on the Gross Domestic Product of that country which shows the sign of growth or economic decline.

This leads us to the question:

How do people find jobs?

Source: jobvite.com

Source: jobvite.com

According to a survey conducted by American Recruitment Consultants jobvite, 50.2% of Social Job hunt was conducted on Facebook, while 27.8% got their jobs via LinkedIn with the remaining 22% got jobs via twitter.

STATISTICS

Source: jobvite.com

SOCIAL VS SUPER SOCIAL

There are two categories of job seekers on all social platforms, they are :

1.Social Job seekers: These are job seekers with limited activity to one social

platform and limited contacts below 150.2. Super Social job seekers: These are ones with more than 150 contacts on a given social network.

According to studies, supersocial job seekers tend to get more job offers than theirJob seeking counterparts due to their high activity rate on all platforms.It is believed that Social job seekers are more concerned with networking friends,Families and trending emotional issues while online. This explains why Facebook has over 1 billion users while LinkedIn has 350m active users.

Source: jobvite.com

GETTING JOBS ON FACEBOOK

•Networking•Status Updates•Join and Get Active in Groups •Profile your target companies

GETTING JOBS VIA TWITTER

• Follow well known recruitment firms or employers on their twitter handles.•Define your profile clearly, stating your career prospects and personality.• Join groups with similar objectives such as trending opportunities in any industry•Make Career Connections with experienced people•Use Filters to reduce unnecessary trending on your twitter page.•Avoid frivolities or distractions

TIPS

GETTING JOBS ON TWITTER

•Tweet regularly on topics that interest you. •Solicit resources from colleagues.•Find influential tweeters in your industry. •Join a twitter chat and contribute your opinion. •Watch the trending topics to stay involved.•Show your personality through your tweets while still being professional.

TIPS

GETTING JOBS ON LINKEDIN

•Build your profile the way you want a recruiter to see you.•If you are inexperienced, make your resume attractive by stating details of your academic achievements and what you are passionate about.•Summarise your personality in brief.•Post a very professional and attractive picture of your self.•Follow industries that are relevant to your career path.•Add your professional certifications where necessary.•Seek out credible Recruitment Consultants and make them your contact.•Always click on the “JOBS” section daily for new job postings.•Don’t be afraid of gaining experience without PAY, it may be your ticket for the bigger job.

TIPS

DO’S & DONTS

•Ensure your CV is well updated at all times and available in softcopies.•Research extensively on companies you have interviews with.•Be neat and tidy, it is a confidence booster.•Be bold but courteous when approaching people.•Pray always for favour in the job market.

DO’S

DONTS

Don’t over-estimate yourself or lie about any detail on your CV.Never pay ANYONE for job interviews! It is not a LOTTERY!

QUESTIONS?

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