Kate Carruthers FITT CeBIT Lunch Sydney May 2009 Social Networking for Work & Life

Life used to be different May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http://www.gao.gov/about/history/articles/images/clerks_1952.jpg

Life used to be different

We lived in a different world May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com

We lived

in a different world

Careers used to be different May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http://www.gao.gov/about/history/articles/images/clerks_1952.jpg

Careers used

to be different

Careers have changed Then Now May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com

Then

Now

Hidden Job Market How do you access the ‘hidden’ job market? Referrals Networking Cold calling Tips on MyCareer & Seek May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com > 50% “of jobs are never advertised” Source: Seek Australia

How do you access the ‘hidden’ job market?

Referrals

Networking

Cold calling

Tips on MyCareer & Seek

> 50% “of jobs are never advertised”

Source: Seek Australia

Now we live in a connected world May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http://www.outtospace.com/road-trip-to-yass/

Now we live in a connected world

May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com How many loose connections will you have collected between youth and old age?

May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: www.com.washington.edu/nj/article.m?id=63 Source: private archives of Kate Carruthers We've done this forever!

Just a new way to stay in touch… May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com But wait! There’s more to think about …

How connected do you want to be? Do you want to segment personal from business? What is your plan? May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com

How connected do you want to be?

Do you want to segment personal from business?

What is your plan?

May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Authenticity Privacy Control Safety

May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http ://icanhascheezburger.com/ Where are the boundaries? Does everyone agree?

“ social networks enable us to maintain loose ties with large numbers of people” May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Moshpit.jpg

“ social networks enable us to maintain loose ties with large numbers of people”

“ even casual conversations on social networks are never off the record” May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com

“ even casual conversations on social networks are never off the record”

“ people underestimated how likely others were to help them by as much as 100%” May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: If you need help, just ask: Underestimating compliance with direct requests for help. Flynn, Francis J.; Lake, Vanessa K. B. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol 95(1), Jul 2008, 128-143. Source: http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/images/Volunteers.jpg

“ people underestimated how likely others were to help them by as much as 100%”

Rules of Engagement It’s just like real life Courtesy counts Most people want to feel special Give help – karma counts Everything you say is on the record Think carefully! May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com Source: http://barbiesdreamhouse.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/flirting-footsie.jpg

It’s just like real life

Courtesy counts

Most people want to feel special

Give help – karma counts

Everything you say is on the record

Think carefully!

More info http://slideshare.net/carruthk http://katecarruthers.com @kcarruthers SOCIAL NETWORKING & JOB SITES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites http://content.mycareer.com.au/advice-research/resume/tap-the-hidden-job-market.aspx http://www.seek.com.au/career-resources/get-your-dream-job/hidden-jobs.ascx May 2009 © 2009 Kate Carruthers | www.katecarruthers.com

http://slideshare.net/carruthk

http://katecarruthers.com

@kcarruthers

SOCIAL NETWORKING & JOB SITES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

http://content.mycareer.com.au/advice-research/resume/tap-the-hidden-job-market.aspx

http://www.seek.com.au/career-resources/get-your-dream-job/hidden-jobs.ascx