Social Networking Your Job Search
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brandon merritt • @brandon_merritt • [email protected] social networking your job search
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Leaving your job search to keyword searches and random chance isn't going to work in this economy. Now more than ever you need to create an online presence, a voice, a following and to become your own best advocate. These slides are for a talk where we discuss the advantages (and pitfalls) of using the Social Web to land your next job.
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- 1. social networking your job searchbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected]
2. who are you? better yet, how do i nd you?brandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 3. youre already here; take control. google.com whitepages.com zillow.com alumni records, legal/court documents,comments on media sitesbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 4. linkedinbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 5. managing your connectionsbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 6. linkedin groupsbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 7. facebookbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 8. professional vs. personal proles searchable persistent inuential unlike linkedin, facebook shows us who youare when youre off the clockbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 9. facebook groupsbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 10. twitterbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 11. micro-blogging takes effort regular updates relevant topics (most of the time) avoid inammatory topics begin developing your voice. experiment withtopics that interest you, 140 char. at a time.brandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 12. twitter listsbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 13. other communities news aggregators (reddit, digg) professional groups meetup.org there are groups for every taste. search for onethat engages you and supports your interests.brandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 14. nding your voice. become a subject matter expert.brandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected] 15. cool picture of legos...and questionsbrandon merritt @brandon_merritt [email protected]
