This document provides guidance on using social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to find jobs. It discusses how each platform can be used, best practices for profiles, networking, and other tips. The key aspects covered for each network include building a professional profile, engaging with contacts, sharing relevant content, and ways to search for job opportunities posted by companies. The overall message is that social media is a useful tool for professional networking and job searching when used appropriately and with privacy settings adjusted.

1. How to find your next job withSocial NetworkingMichael Shaffer, M.A.E, The University of FindlayDr. Scott Freehafer, Ph.D., SPHR, The University of Findlay

2. Do you use Social Networks?

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4. Questions?Feel free to ask at anytime

5. Part 1

7. More than 500 million active users50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given dayAverage user has 130 friendsPeople spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook (1.3 million years)http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics#!/press/info.php?statistics

8. There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events, ect.)Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events Average user creates 90 pieces of content each monthMore than 30 billion pieces of content shared each month. http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics#!/press/info.php?statistics

9. What can you do on?Keeping in-touch with friends

10. Talk to friends on their Wall or through message

11. Photo sharing with friends and family

12. Band together with a common cause or interest

13. Create and promote an event

14. Promote yourself, a business, a cause or a group

15. Retain some privacyhttp://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/facebook.html

16. What can you do on?Professional and Personal Uses:Network with professionals

17. Collaborate with others

18. Exchange information

19. Solve problems

20. Create knowledge

21. Build community, bridges, and understanding

22. Create groups of like minded individuals.

23. Find candidates/Find jobsHow to get started on1. Valid Email Address2. Must be 13 years of age3. Able to access http://www.facebook.com

24. Profile

25. Pages

26. Groups

27. Best PracticesBuild your network with people you trust and respect. You choose who to invite into your network! And you choose whose invitations you will accept!

28. Add value to your network – post articles and information that can benefit your network.

29. Be yourself – Be real

30. Post good pictures

31. Remember you are in a semi-public environmentNews Feed

32. Marketplace

33. Tips about When you friend someone your profile becomes public to that individual

34. Friends can see pages you “Like” or groups you join

35. Friends can see all your pictures you post and pictures of you posted by others

36. Depending on settings “Friends” of Facebook friends can see some of your information.

37. Employers WILL look at social networks before hiring youPrivacy

38. PrivacyYou can change privacy settings on individuals areas such a your wall, information, photos, videos and public information

39. You can setup your privacy so that only certain friends can see certain things

40. As you add friends you will want to categorize them so that they fall under the correct privacy setting

41. You can view your profile from a perspective of your friend to see what they seeWork Session

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44. About Twitter is a message based micro-blog that is based off of the idea “What are you doing?”Originated for mobile phone usersEach message is limited to 140 charactersFollow individuals and their tweets syndicate like a news feed

45. Getting Started with

46. ProfileKeep your status professionalBe sure to use a professional pictureLink your online Resume/CV back to your Twitter profile (LinkedIn Page)Tweet about you job search or put it in your “Bio”

47. Profile Settings

48. Posting on

49. Tips aboutNever post negative comments about your current job or a past jobAnyone who “Follows” you will be able to see what you postYou can block your tweets from the public, but you will then have to manually accept each person who chooses to follow you

50. LingoTo Reply to Someone:If someone you want to reply to someone’s post, use: @username [message]Example: @shaffer2385 that was an awesome presentation you gave!

51. LingoTo Direct Message Someone:If someone you want to reply to someone’ post, use: dm username [message]Example: dm shaffer2385 I am direct messaging you because you are teaching me how

52. LingoTo Re-Tweet Someone:If you like someone’s tweet and you want to post it as well, do the following: RT @username [original message]Example: RT @shaffer2385 Teaching a workshop at Owens CC about Social Networking

53. Looking for jobs onMany companies are posting jobs on Twitter and there are several services to help you find them:http://twitter.com/linkup

54. http://tweetmyjobs.com/

55. http://twitter.com/jobshouts

56. http://www.twitjobsearch.com/More places to look onYou can use the twitter search to look for job opportunities: http://search.twitter.com/Popular Company Pages:http://twitter.com/careerbuilder

57. http://twitter.com/HertzCareer

58. http://twitter.com/Microsoft_JobsWork Session

59. Part 3

61. AboutLinkedIn is a Professional Social Networking tool

62. It is somewhat similar to Facebook in some ways, but its focus is on Professionals.

63. There are nearly 60,000,000 LinkedIn members worldwide.AboutConnect

64. Collaborate

65. Exchange information

66. Solve problems

67. Find candidates

68. Create knowledge

69. Build community, bridges, and understanding

70. Create groups of like minded individuals.

71. Find jobsGetting started with

72. Profile on

73. Best PracticesBuild your network with people you trust and respect and who will add value to your network. You choose who to invite into your network!

74. Add value to your network – post articles and information that can benefit your network.

75. Build your Profile “Professionally”!

76. Complete your profile and get recommendations from colleagues, teachers, and supervisors.

77. Customize your LinkedIn Link – Public Profile URLGetting started withJoin LinkedIn if you haven’t already

78. Create a professional profile

79. Clean up your online footprint (Run your own Public Records Background Check www.123people.com or www.pipl.com )

80. Link with me & Link with each other

81. Build your personal network

82. Add value to your network

83. Join Groups you can add value to

84. Practice Safe Social Networking& Jobs

85. Companies

86. Groups

87. Building Credibility onLinkedIn has a great resource called Linked Answers which has a wide variety of business related categories and subcategories…and they even have a rating system for their “Experts”

88. You can join LinkedIn groups to share expertise in within a group setting. You can also meet individual who are not in your immediate networkWork Session

89. Contact InformationMichael Shaffer, M.A.E.Academic Technology Specialist, Trainer and Technical Support, The University of FindlayPhone: 419-434-5513Email: shaffer@findlay.eduFacebook: www.facebook.com/shaffer2385Twitter: www.twitter.com/shaffer2385LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shaffer2385Dr. Scott Freehafer, Ph.D, SPHRDirector of MBA and Non-Traditional Programs, Assistant Professor of Business, The University of FindlayPhone: 419-434-4002LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottfreehaferSkype: scott.freehaferOr just Google me!