The document provides information about using social media for job searching. It discusses how employers use sites like LinkedIn and Facebook to research candidates, and the importance of crafting a professional online presence. The summary recommends using social networks to make contacts, microblogging to share updates, and having an online identity that is consistent with how you present yourself in person. It cautions that complete personal information should not be posted publicly and that privacy settings need attention.

1. Intensive English Language and Culture Program, Advanced B

2.  When you hear me say a word on your
card, mark the word
 Raise your hand when I have said all nine
of the words on your card (Bingo!)
 The first student to hear all nine of their
words wins a prize.

4. How big is the internet?
4

5. One Trillion URLs +++
5

6. It’s a network for communication

7. 45 % of employers use social networking
sites to research job candidates
45%
Monitor social
55% networking sites
CareerBuilder survey, August 2009

9. Form Demonstrate
connections your skills
Promote
yourself

10.  #1: Social networks

11.  Others???

13. Control your
privacy
Untag Be careful
with
applications

15.  Professional audience
 Easy alternative to a personal website
 Make contacts that might lead to a job

18.  #1: Social networks
 #2: Microblogging

19.  140 characters
 Real time information flow
 News, alerts
 “Hive mind”
 An alternative: Identi.ca

21.  #1: Social networks
 #2: Microblogging
 #3: Blogs

22. John Smith

23.  #1: Share freely but not unprofessionally
 #2: Choose your username carefully
 #3: Let your online communication extend to
in-person contacts

24.  It's important to post all of your contact
information and work history when you post
a resume online.
FALSE!
 Source: Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum (2009)
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/resumedatabaseprivacytips.html

25.  It's unsafe to enter personal data (like credit
card numbers) on a public wireless network
(wi fi)
TRUE!
 Source: OnGuard Online (2006)
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/wireless-security.aspx

26.  When you take a quiz on Facebook, almost
everything on your profile is visible to the
quiz creator and others who take the quiz,
even if you modify your profile privacy
settings.
TRUE!
 Source: American Civil Liberties Union (2009)
http://blog.aclu.org/2009/06/11/quiz-what-do-facebook-quizzes-know-
about-you/

27.  Cookies on websites are like viruses that
infect your computer.
FALSE!
But they can compromise your privacy.
 Source: Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum (2009)
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cookieoptout.html

28.  #1: Pay attention to what you download/click
 #2: Know who is collecting your information
and why
 #3: Think before posting

29. Looking for a job?

30.  McGill’s Career Planning Service
 Websites
 Workshops
 Library web pages
 Links to company information
 CV writing advice: websites and books
 Newspapers

32. Megan Fitzgibbons
megan.fitzgibbons@mcgill.ca
Humanities & Social Sciences Library

33.  Dixon, Pam. 2009. “Job Seekers' Guide to Resumes: Twelve Resume Posting
Truths.” World Privacy Forum.
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/resumedatabaseprivacytips.html
 Dixon, Pam. 2009. “Consumer Tips: How to Opt-Out of Cookies That Track You.”
World Privacy Forum. http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cookieoptout.html
 “Forty-five Percent of Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job
Candidates, CareerBuilder Survey Finds.” PRNewswire. 2009, August 19.
Retrieved October 2, 2009 from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/forty-five-
percent-of-employers-use-social-networking-sites-to-research-job-candidates-
careerbuilder-survey-finds-2009-08-19?siteid=nbsh
 “Quiz: What Do Facebook Quizzes Know About You?” 2009, June 11. American
Civil Liberties Union. http://blog.aclu.org/2009/06/11/quiz-what-do-facebook-
quizzes-know-about-you/
 “Wireless Security.” 2006. OnGuard Online..
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/wireless-security.aspx

34.  Slide 9: Privacy by unknowndomain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62834984@N00/12518473/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
 Slide 9: Sharing the Popsicle by The Facey Family
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124461706@N01/2384239540. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
 Slide 13: Social Stalking by Matthew Grum by visionnewspaper
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44156128@N00/369769623/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
 Slide 30: NASDAQ building by niallkennedy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034351734@N01/3484815373/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic
 Slide 31: Pargeter by b_d_solis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/1411905457/. License: Attribution
2.0 Generic