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Jobseeker Bootcamp
This document provides an overview of using social media for job seekers. It discusses tools like LinkedIn and Twitter and provides tips on completing profiles, making connections, looking for jobs, joining groups, and managing privacy settings. The document emphasizes building relationships online and offline and sharing helpful content. It notes that social media allows for greater mobility and speed in networking compared to older methods and encourages attendees to embrace being early adopters of these technologies for their job searches.
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Jobseeker Bootcamp
- 1. Get Social bootcampSocial Media for Jobseekers
- 2. Relax. Have fun.Nothing to buy!Leave your comfort zone at the doorAsk me anything (almost)I opened my Twitter account in 2007. That’s credibility, baby!When I started in the recruiting business, we still used snail mail, fax machines were cool and the Cosby Show was the top TV show!
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- 6. Your #1 jobis to get yourself referred!
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- 8. Social media modelfor jobseekersProfessional Blog
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- 10. Let’s talk aboutfearRejectionDoing it wrongFailureLooking “stupid” “Getting caught”Appearing desperateSuccessStalkers and evildoers
- 11. Living a digitallifeOnline activity supports offline eventsYou determine the degree of opennessOpt-in means you always have optionsTrepidation, confusion, overload is the norm!Direct correlation between contribution and rewardIt’s as if we have flying cars! Think of the difference in mobility and speed!You are early adopters!You can’t break the interwebs!
- 12. Tools of thetrade.LinkedInTwitterOther social and professional networksFacebookEmailCorporate WebsitesBlogs and other places of interest on the internetGoogle ReaderCalendarSpreadsheet or tracking list
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- 14. LinkedIn checklistComplete yourprofileLink with contctsLook for jobsJoin groupsResearch companies & individualsManage privacy settings
- 15. Complete your profileIncludeyour pictureBe as complete as possibleDefinitely your email address!Ask for recommendations from colleagues who know your workUpdate your status or link with TwitterInclude your profile URL on your resume, in your email sig and on your blog
- 16. Make connectionsStart withpeople you know:Me, Christina, this classColleagues and former colleaguesNeighbors and relativesFOF (be targeted)Everyone you meet in the interview processScan your email for new contactsVendors, salespeople, bloggers, everyoneWrite a personal introductionAdd 5-10 contacts a week (or more!)
- 17. Look for jobsBuildrelationshipsBuild relationshipsBuild relationshipsBuild relationshipsBuild relationshipsBuild relationshipsBuild relationships
- 18. Build relationshipsYour successdepends on itYou will have to talk to strangersRelationships are 2-wayHave you shared anything lately?Content does not have to be originalThis is a messy, unquantifiable processStart online, connect offline, then connect again online
- 19. Share awesome, helpfulcontentShare articles and blog posts that your colleagues will find helpful or interestingShare awesome photos and videosWhitepapers, blog posts, slide showsPromotions and awards“How to” articlesUse a tool such as Google Reader to curate articles
- 20. Join groupsFind groupsin your industry and your professionCorporate and school alumni groupsLocal and nationalPARTICIPATEStart your own groupManage group updatesConnect with group members
- 21. ResearchFind and “follow”your target companiesMake key connections, starting with your inner circleReview job postings, ask a first level contact to refer you, if appropriateResearch connections. Who are they? Where did they work before? Who do you have in common?
- 22. Manage privacy settingsVisibilityis goodYou have the right to build a professional networkRemember, you’re networking, not “job hunting”Review profiles first. Do not accept connections if you do not feel comfortableThere is a .00001% chance something bad will happen. There is a 99% chance something good will happen.
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Editor's Notes
- #4 Mowing the lawnGoing on a date?In Seattle? In NYC?
- #5 Not just job search.WORK has changed.CollaborationCommunicationCross-cultural understandingNo one will ever “train” you to use technology ever again!Not just the pace – it’s how things get done
- #6 You can’t have the whiff of resistance if you want to compete in today’s job market.Companies don’t know what’s next, they need someone who can roll with the punches -competition used to happen in the executive office -now a random tweeter can become the “face of the company” and effect a turnaroundYou have 3 choices:Wait for something that resembles what you had (and risk losing time, money or never finding it)Go off on your ownGet in the game. Get energized by the digital age!
- #11 We’re going to dive deeply in LinkedInAnd glance at twitter but before moving forward, let’s talk about the elephant in the roomWho feel anxious and uncomfortable? Deal with Ambiguity
- #19 Make them come back for more!