Automating the Job Search (Version 1.1)
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AUTOMATING THE
JOB SEARCH
© September 2010
David Swinney, Social Media Technologist
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WHO IS DAVID SWINNEY?
30-year veteran of Texas Instruments, with 15 years experience in Information Technology
Technologist
Project Manager
Web Content and Communications Manager
Software Provisioning Manager
Customer Support Specialist
Vendor Relationship Manager
Social Media Enthusiast
Currently seeking opportunities to support businesses in their efforts to leverage the power of social media
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JOB SEARCHING IS
TIME-CONSUMING
Visiting job boards
Managing e-mail search alerts for jobs matching your interests
Processing LOTS of e-mail
Visiting / participating on LinkedIn
Performing target company research
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JOB SEARCHING IS
TIME-CONSUMING
The day just doesn’t seem long enough to get everything done
RSS can give you back some of that time
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WHAT IS RSS? Really Simple Syndication
A type of web feed used to publish / distribute frequently updated content
Designed to notify users when a website or blog updates with fresh content
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WHAT IS RSS? Monitored through an
RSS aggregator, like Google Reader.
When sites update content, the RSS reader is notified.
When you login to your reader, feeds show up like e-mail in your inbox.
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GOOGLE READER IN PLAIN
ENGLISH
http://www.commoncraft.com/custom-video-google-reader-plain-english
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GOOGLE READER
HOME VIEW
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BENEFITS OF RSS
Centralize content consumption in one place
Scroll through content (i.e., “feeds”) from multiple sites without visiting each one
Categorize content into folders / subfolders
Once configured, users are able to read and consume more in a shorter period of time
RSS + You = Win!
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RSS IS A KEY ELEMENT OF
SOCIAL MEDIA
Profile Pages, Replies Pages, Search Pages LinkedIn
Network Updates, Groups, Answers Facebook
Posts, Notes, Notifications, Status Updates Blogs
Posts, Comments Job boards / search engines
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB
SEARCH WITH RSS
Indeed.com search queries
TwitJobSearch.com search queries
LinkedIn Network Updates
LinkedIn Answers
Company Research
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ADD FEEDS FROM
INDEED.COM
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ADD INDEED.COM FEEDS
TO GOOGLE READER
http://reader.google.com
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INDEED.COM JOB FEEDS IN
GOOGLE READER
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JOB SEARCH SITES WHICH
SUPPORT RSS
Aggregators
Indeed
SimplyHired
Linkup
Job Boards
CareerBuilder
Monster
Dice
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB
SEARCH WITH RSS
Indeed.com search queries
TwitJobSearch.com search queries
LinkedIn Network Updates
LinkedIn Answers
Company Research
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ADD FEEDS FROM
TWITJOBSEARCH.COM
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB
SEARCH WITH RSS
Indeed.com search queries
TwitJobSearch.com search queries
LinkedIn Network Updates
LinkedIn Answers
Company Research
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ADD FEED FROM
LINKEDIN UPDATES
http://www.linkedin.com/rssAdmin?display=&goback=.hom
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LINKEDIN UPDATES IN GOOGLE
READER
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB
SEARCH WITH RSS
Indeed.com search queries
TwitJobSearch.com search queries
LinkedIn Network Updates
LinkedIn Answers
Company Research
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ADD FEEDS FROM LINKEDIN
ANSWERS
http://www.linkedin.com/answers
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LINKEDIN ANSWERS IN
GOOGLE READER
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB
SEARCH WITH RSS
Indeed.com search queries
TwitJobSearch.com search queries
LinkedIn Network Updates
LinkedIn Answers
Company Research
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GOOGLE SEARCH
RSS FEED
http://www.google.com/alerts
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ADD FEEDS FROM
SOCIALMENTION.COM
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SOCIALMENTION.COM
FEEDS IN GOOGLE READER
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AUTOMATING YOUR JOB SEARCH –
THE BOTTOM LINE
Job searching is a full-time exercise
Make the search process more efficient where and when you can
RSS feeds and automation can save you significant time
Monitoring job boards
Monitoring Twitter streams
Keeping track of your network’s activities
Researching target companies
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HOW TO USE GOOGLE
READER Monitoring Your Brand With Google Reader
http://www.slideshare.net/davidswinney/monitoring-your-personal-brand-using-google-reader
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THANK YOU!
David Swinney, Social Media Technologist
214-233-5678
http://davidswinney.com
http://twitter.com/davidswinney
http://linkedin.com/in/davidswinney
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