2. 3. Discuss Social Media Share SocialNetwork Micro Blog
Publish 4.
- Custom URL:Your LinkedIn URL should appear ashttp:// linkedin
.com/in/ yourfullname .
- Headline:Your headline will automatically be displayed as the
last job youve had, unless you change it manually.
- Summary:Your summary should include a brief paragraph
summarizing your work experience
- Experience: Dont just list the past few jobs youve had
- Keywords: You should flood your entire LinkedIn profile with
keywords because recruiters and other individuals will be using
LinkedIn as a talent search engine
- Recommendations:The truth is they are very significant because
when a recruiter searches for talent, they will view and identify
profiles that have the thumbs up graphic next to them.
5.
- Import your contacts:LinkedIn allows you to important contacts
from email
- Be open and available:Be available and open to accepting
contact requests and continuing conversations,.
- Leave your email address :People cannot add you to their
network without your email address,
- Promote your URL:Take your distinct URL public
- Update your status:Make sure that your LinkedIn status message
is extremely professional
6.
- Position yourself as a Leader
- Leverage LinkedIn as part of your Unified Brand Strategy
- Link up:post urls to your other networks
7.
- 1. Find People You Already Know
- Find Friends on Other Networks tool: allows Twitter to scan
their AOL, Yahoo!, or Gmail (Gmail) address books (When you follow
those friends, theyll get an alert message saying that youve
followed them.)
- Third party Twitter people search engines like Tweepz,
- Twitter Facebook app and see if any of your friends on Facebook
(Facebook) are also on Twitter.
- 2. Find Like-minded Users
- Twitters own built-in search engine (search is real-time, youll
only ever find the users who were most recently talking about a
specific subject, not necessarily those who talk about it
regularly)
- Twitter directories Twellow (Twellow) and WeFollow (WeFollow)
organize Twitter users based on topic,
- Third Party:lTwubble and Twitterel
8.
- 3. Find People in the Area
- Twitter search. By using the advanced search options, you can
limit results to only those tweets originating from nearby to a
specific location.
- Third party apps, such as TwellowHood and Localtweep
- Get a Desktop (or Mobile) Client
- Upgrade from the Twitter.com web interface.
- Desktop clients are software built specifically to utilize
Twitter.
- Tweetie, Twitter for iphone
- Know the jargon: (#hashtags, @replies, retweets, direct
messages, etc) and use them
9.
- Tips For Using Facebook for Professional Networking
- Make a decision whether to keep Facebook social or expand your
use.
- Take a close look at your Profile and decide what you want
business contacts or prospective employers to see - and what you
don't.
- Create a simple profile (or clean up with your existing one)
with minimal graphics and widgets.
- Limit the photos you post.
- Post content relevant to your job search or career.
- Use Facebook email to build relationships with your
Friends.
- Choose your Friends wisely. Remember your Friends can see
information about your other Friends in your Profile.
10.
11. 12. Additional Resources Social Media to find work:
http://www. chrisbrogan .com/free- ebook
-using-the-social-web-to-find-work/ http:// mashable
.com/2009/01/05/job-search-secrets/ http://blogs. zdnet
.com/feeds/?p=374 http://blogs. aquent .com/ aquentblog
/2009/06/do_you_pass_the_social_media_recruitment_test.html
http://blog. guykawasaki .com/2009/02/10-ways-to-use.html Other
Links: http://www. aquent .com http://www. execsearchpartners .com
http://www. chrisbrogan .com http:// mashable .com/
http://www.indeed.com http://www. linkedin .com/jobs Follow/Find
me: [email_address] http:// aquent .us/go/ ShelliGutholm
http://www. facebook .com/ shelli . gutholm
http://twitter.com/shelligutholm http://www. linkedin
.com/in/shelligutholm