The document is a guide for job seekers on effective networking strategies both in-person and online. It emphasizes the importance of personal branding, building connections, and utilizing social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for job hunting. It also encourages sharing personal stories and making meaningful interactions during networking opportunities.

1. Networking: In Person &
Online for Job Seekers
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Jo Guerra
SocialJo1@gmail.com
303.632.2928 Authentic Attraction Marketing
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2. About Me
 Marketing & Social Media Specialist,
Business Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
 Started first business as an importer
 Take lots of writing classes
 Love healthy cooking, working out, movie buff
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 What is Your Story  Connections
 In Person  Twitter
Networking, How  Facebook
and Where  LinkedIn
 You the Brand  YouTube & Video
 Do it Right
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4. What is Your Story?
Share your stories at: http://americorpsalums.wordpress.com
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5. In Person Networking
 Always think happy
 Go to events with the
best attitude
 Leave the inner critic
and
grump  at home
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6. How to Meet Others
 Pay attention to the Self-Check:
introduction Where is my emotional
 The more you focus when I meet
network, the easier someone for the first
 Ask questions that time? Do I think about
start with why, what, how I feel? Or do I
how think about how
others are feeling
about themselves?
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7. Where Can You Network?
 Parties
 Meetups
 Grocery stores
 Business events
 Anywhere there are
people
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8. Join Meetup.com
 There’s a group for that
 Business, personal interests,
chambers, etc.
 Attend meetings – fill out
profile(s)
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9. You’re THE Brand – Networking Online
 Use the same
professional
headshot
 Ability to
expand
prospective
company’s
brand
 Search value
 Connections
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10. Make Your
Grandmother,
Grandfather,
Father, etc.,
Proud
Assume
everything
you post
is public and
prospective
employers are
absolutely
Googling you.
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11. It’s Not ME-Media It’s Social Media
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12. Share
How to Look Like an Expert
 Set up www.Google.com/alerts to
find content & info about
potential companies
 Look at www.Alltop.com
or popurls.com for hot
topics
 Post videos & pictures
 Subscribe to newsletters
& share info
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13. Hire Me Website
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14. Make People You Meet Feel Like
Rock Stars
 Interact and ask
questions
 Network – get to
know people
 Build trust &
community
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15. Your Connections
 Invite people to
connect
 Never know who
knows someone
you need to know
 Important - when
sending invitations,
tell them how you
know them
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16. Twitter
 300 to 500 jobs tweeted/minute (duplicates)
 Use hashtags and search
 Follow @tweetajob & other job posting
services http://tweetajob.com/home (post bio)
 Follow prospective companies
 Use search: http://search.twitter.com
 Join #jobhuntchat on Twitter
 Follow @americorps
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17. Facebook
 Scan your wall – you never know
 Like business pages of
companies you want to work for
 Temporary agencies, large
corporations, etc.
 Add “friends” you meet
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18. LinkedIn
 Your profile - think sales, marketing, problem
solving
 Include title “Job Seeker” in “Professional
Headline”
 Fill out 100% of profile
 Claim your name
 http://learn.linkedin.com/students/step-1/
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19. Be the Next YouTube Job Seeker Star
 Get creative
 Great Search
Engine
Optimization
(getting found)
capabilities
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20. Summary
 What is Your Story  Connections
 In Person  Twitter
Networking  Facebook
 How and Where
 LinkedIn
 You the Brand
 YouTube & Video
 Do it Right
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21. Inspirational Quotes
 Anyone who has never made a mistake has
never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein
 Imagination is more important than Intelligence.
- Albert Einstein
 Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze
you. They are supposed to help you discover
who you are. - Bernice Johnson-Reagon
 Every day is a gift~ Open it!
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22. Thank you!
Please connect with me
Jo Guerra LinkedIn Group:
YourMarketingGal.com
PO Box 370732 Linkd.in/DenverBiz
Denver, CO 80237 Denver Entrepreneurs:
Jo@YourMarketingGal.com Meetup.com/Denver-Entrep
303.632.2928
facebook.com/joguerra Coming Soon
facebook.com/yourmarketinggal
twitter.com/joguerra
linkedin.com/in/joguerra Authentic Attraction Marketing
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