Mayors Office for Senior Citizens: Social Job Search

Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens, City of SeattleGET SOCIAL BOOT CAMP

• Leave your comfort zone at the door• Ask me anything (almost)• I opened my Twitter account in 2007.• 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!Relax. Have fun.

Remember this?

Things have changed.

Time to reinvent.

Career Fairs , 2% Walk-ins, 1% Open House, 1% Agency, 3% Referrals Temp-to-Hire, 3% Job Boards College, 4% Unknown/Other Print, 5% Direct (internet) Boomerangs, 5% Referrals, 27% Boomerangs Print Direct College Job Boards, 26% (internet), 10% Temp-to-Hire Agency Unknown/Other, Career Fairs 13%Your #1 job is to get yourself referred!

Make Follow up friends Interview Share Face-to-face or phone Research meeting Follow- upHow?

But wait….

• Rejection• Doing it wrong• Failure• Looking “stupid”• “Getting caught”• Appearing desperate• Success• Stalkers and evildoersLet’s talk about fear

• Online activity supports offline events• It’s about relationships• You determine the degree of openness• Trepidation, confusion, overload is the norm!• Safety is your responsibility• You are early adopters!Living a digital life

• LinkedIn – Twitter – Facebook – Other social and professional networks• Email• Corporate Websites• Blogs and other places of interest on the internet• Google• Spreadsheet or tracking listTools of the trade.

Geico Careers Site

Geico on Facebook

Geico on YouTube

Geico on Twitter

Geico on LinkedIn

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• Complete your profile• Link with contcts• Look for jobs• Join groups• Research companies & individuals• Manage privacy settingsLinkedIn checklist

• Include your picture• Be as complete as possible – Definitely your email address!• Ask for recommendations from colleagues who know your work• Update your status• Include your profile URL on your resume and email signatureComplete your profile

• Start with people you know: – http://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenhudson – Colleagues and former colleagues – Neighbors and relatives• Friends of friends (be targeted)• Everyone you meet in the job search process• Scan your email for new contacts – Vendors, salespeople, bloggers, everyone• Write a personal introduction• Add 5-10 contacts a week (or more!)Make connections

• Build relationships• Build relationships• Build relationships• Build relationships• Build relationships• Build relationships• Build relationshipsLook for jobs

• Your success depends on it• You will have to talk to strangers• Relationships are 2-way – Have you shared anything lately?• This is a messy, unquantifiable process• Start online, connect offline, then connect again onlineBuild relationships

• Find groups in your industry and your profession• Corporate and school alumni groups• Local and national• PARTICIPATE – Start your own group• Manage group updates• Connect with group membersJoin groups

• Find and “follow” your target companies• Make key connections, starting with your inner circle• Review job postings, ask a first level contact to refer you, if appropriate• Research connections. Who are they? Where did they work before? Who do you have in common?Research

• Visibility is good• You have the right to build a professional network• Remember, you’re networking, not “job hunting”• Review profiles first. Do not accept connections if you do not feel comfortable• There is a .00001% chance something bad will happen. There is a 99% chance something good will happen.Manage privacy settings

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