Messiah United Methodist Church Jobs Ministry: Social Media and Job Hunting Seminar
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Social Media & The Job Hunt
Messiah UMC Jobs Ministry
+Online Presence & Your Job Hunt
+Social Media Etiquette & Your Job Hunt
LinkedIn Strong headline Honesty Personalize communications when seeking a connection Appropriate status updates Follow Group posting rules
Twitter Follow like minded people Ask questions & reply (Share) Beware of overload
Follow similar etiquette on Facebook and other social media sites.
+Twitter & Your Job Hunt
Link to your Resume
Follow Companies
Follow Recruiting Firms
Follow industry publications
Research interviewers
Stay informed about Job Hunting Trends
Things to do….
+A Personal Blog & Your Job Hunt
Improve your standing in search results
Show your interest in professional topics
Extends your professional brand
How a blog can help…
+Facebook & Your Job Hunt
Keep it clean
“Like” Companies
Follow News Sites
Let friends know you are job hunting
+SlideShare: The Social Resume
• www.slideshare.net• Search-friendly
resume – Google• Linking options:
• Web pages• Facebook• Twitter• LinkedIn
• Also good for portfolio pieces
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+LinkedIn & Your Job Hunt
Present a professional online presence with your background, experience, and skills available 24/7 to over 115 million people.
Broadcast you are looking for a job.
Conduct a passive job hunt (just in case).
Find out where people with your background, experience, and skills are working.
Follow companies & learn about new contract wins & hiring.
Find out about the hiring manager.
+Anatomy of a LinkedIn Profile
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+Skills
+Seeking LinkedIn Connections
Via address book, company, or group
Current and former colleagues
Recruiters
Professional Contacts
+LinkedIn Inbox
+LinkedIn Recommendations
Recruiters do look at the recommendation
Ask current and former clients, co-workers, colleagues, and even managers Sometimes cultural
Be judicious and honest when giving them
Get Them. Give Them. Manage Them
+Extend Your LinkedIn Profile: Applications
+Extend Your LinkedIn Profile: Publications
+Extend Your LinkedIn Profile: Volunteer Work Experience
+Follow Companies
+LinkedIn Groups
+Job Hunting on LinkedIn
Job Postings in GroupsSearch for groups dealing with your
industry
Search for Jobs Feature
+Proper Care & Feeding Of Your LinkedIn Profile
Revise your summary and experience as it changes.
Extend your network.
Seek out and give recommendations.
Publish your Twitter feed (if beneficial)
Publish blog posts (if beneficial)
+Social Media and Today’s Job Hunt
Online Presence is a must now.
Even after you get the job, then it is time to start the passive job hunt.
Social media sites like LinkedIn are now the first stop for many recruiters
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Questions?
Will [email protected]@willkelly/@messiahumcjobswww.linkedin.com/in/willkellyMessiahumcjobs.wordpress.com