Audience: job seekers; tutorial on how to use social media tools for job search. Tips on the why and how for an introduction for job search or career exploration.

1. Social Media for JobSocial Media for Job
SearchSearch
by Sheny Gregoryby Sheny Gregory
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@shenyker@shenyker
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2. Toolbelt essentials
for job search
for job search
Resume
Cover letter
References
Professional clothing
Sharp hair cut
Solid handshake
Phone #, email
List of companies
Research companies

3. Research methods
As a customer you go in person into the company
Company website
Phone company & talk to employee/manager
Read reviews in...newspaper,TripAdvisor, online blogs
Research via FB,Twitter, Linkedin, and other social
platforms

4. why? why?why?
1. Find job postings
2. Find information about a company to help write your cover letter
3. To help with your interview questions like: Why do you want to work here?
4. To see if the company is a good fit for you in terms of values and culture
5. To see if the company sponsors or supports charities or is community-
minded
6. To increase your research and technology skills
7. To increase your knowledge of Labour Market Information
8. To increase your job search options
9. To increase your teamwork (as finding information in teams)
10.To Increase your social media skills

5. the plan
First hour and a bit - Information on Facebook,
Twitter, Linkedin as research tools for your job
search;
quick break
2nd hour and a bit - How to - some job search
exercises to practise your knowledge
Questions? Ask at anytime please!

6. Facebook: for information
interviews
Who uses it?
1 Billion or so users in many countries
Largest growing #?
55+ women
Groups
Job search groups
Jobs shared
Links shared
Culture of company shared

7. twitter: hidden job market, informational
interview
140 characters, mircoblog, #seniorsrock largest
growing demographic
often has a website link, photo or vido link
real-time: I just had a shite cup of coffee at Starbucks
businesses use for communicating with audience
Great for research, to set your brand online, to
connect with people of like-minded and in your
career/sector

8. linkedin: 6 degrees of separation
to 3 degrees
347 million users
2 new linkedin members per second
Linkedin’s goal 3 billion users
187 million users in USA
reduces 6 degrees of separation to 3 degrees
Connect with CEO’s of businesses,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barackobama

9. break

10. How to time....
Look at Linkedin,Twitter and Faceblook, and company
websites
Find one piece of information, a job lead, charity the
company supports...
Share back learning to the bigger group
Close out: your next step toward your own soical
media saaviness?

11. Thank you!
Check out my website: http://shenygregory.com
Resources page has links for how to’s and latest
goodies on social media
I appreciate your time!