LinkedIn for Business - The What, Why and How to get started - Jonnie Jensen ...jonnie jensen
Jonnie Jensen is a digital coach who helps businesses match their internet marketing with their business objectives. The document provides tips on using LinkedIn to help businesses succeed, including completing a full profile, building a network, participating in discussions, and optimizing settings. The goal is to raise one's profile, acquire new customers through recommendations, and increase brand awareness and sales on LinkedIn.
The document discusses using Facebook pages for business purposes. It outlines the differences between a Facebook profile, group, and page. Pages are recommended for businesses as they are publicly visible and can be joined by clicking "like". The summary also provides tips for promoting a page such as using photos instead of just logos, giving people a clear reason to like the page, and adding a like button to a company's website. Potential issues with pages like neglect are also mentioned.
Socail Media, Personal Branding and ROIKaty Martin
This document discusses using social media and online networks to build personal brands. It provides tips for using platforms like blogs, Twitter, and LinkedIn effectively. The key aspects covered include the five core elements of networking, benefits of online networking like industry learning and strategic alliances, ingredients of a powerful network, advantages of virtual social networks, and how to establish an online presence through blogging and using Twitter and LinkedIn to engage with others.
• Social Media: Personal vs. Business
• Facebook
o Facebook Fundamentals
o Exploring the “Like” Page
o Marketing for the B2C and the B2B
o Elements for Fan Page Success
• LinkedIn
o The Importance of the Profile
o Targeting and Connecting with Ideal Clients
o Best Practices
o Elements for LinkedIn Success
Basic Facebook marketing workshop held by the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center for area businesses wanting to learn more about Facebook or who have just started using it. Topics included privacy, security and lists for profiles and basics of setting up a Facebook page for the business.
Facebook is a social networking site that allows users to connect with friends and share information. It is important for businesses to have both a personal profile to build connections and a fan page to engage clients and position the business as an authority. The fan page should provide value to followers through content like photos, videos, and information about listings while driving traffic to the company website. Businesses should leverage Facebook across all digital assets and actively engage with followers on their walls and pages to stay top of mind.
The document provides tips for using LinkedIn to brand yourself professionally and find a job, including completing your profile with relevant experience and skills, connecting with 500+ quality contacts, engaging with posts, and using your connections to find and apply for jobs at target companies. It also emphasizes keeping your online presence professional and positive at all times when job searching. The presentation encourages attendees to utilize LinkedIn daily and stay in touch with the speaker for social media career advice.
LinkedIn for Business - The What, Why and How to get started - Jonnie Jensen ...jonnie jensen
Jonnie Jensen is a digital coach who helps businesses match their internet marketing with their business objectives. The document provides tips on using LinkedIn to help businesses succeed, including completing a full profile, building a network, participating in discussions, and optimizing settings. The goal is to raise one's profile, acquire new customers through recommendations, and increase brand awareness and sales on LinkedIn.
The document discusses using Facebook pages for business purposes. It outlines the differences between a Facebook profile, group, and page. Pages are recommended for businesses as they are publicly visible and can be joined by clicking "like". The summary also provides tips for promoting a page such as using photos instead of just logos, giving people a clear reason to like the page, and adding a like button to a company's website. Potential issues with pages like neglect are also mentioned.
Socail Media, Personal Branding and ROIKaty Martin
This document discusses using social media and online networks to build personal brands. It provides tips for using platforms like blogs, Twitter, and LinkedIn effectively. The key aspects covered include the five core elements of networking, benefits of online networking like industry learning and strategic alliances, ingredients of a powerful network, advantages of virtual social networks, and how to establish an online presence through blogging and using Twitter and LinkedIn to engage with others.
• Social Media: Personal vs. Business
• Facebook
o Facebook Fundamentals
o Exploring the “Like” Page
o Marketing for the B2C and the B2B
o Elements for Fan Page Success
• LinkedIn
o The Importance of the Profile
o Targeting and Connecting with Ideal Clients
o Best Practices
o Elements for LinkedIn Success
Basic Facebook marketing workshop held by the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center for area businesses wanting to learn more about Facebook or who have just started using it. Topics included privacy, security and lists for profiles and basics of setting up a Facebook page for the business.
Facebook is a social networking site that allows users to connect with friends and share information. It is important for businesses to have both a personal profile to build connections and a fan page to engage clients and position the business as an authority. The fan page should provide value to followers through content like photos, videos, and information about listings while driving traffic to the company website. Businesses should leverage Facebook across all digital assets and actively engage with followers on their walls and pages to stay top of mind.
The document provides tips for using LinkedIn to brand yourself professionally and find a job, including completing your profile with relevant experience and skills, connecting with 500+ quality contacts, engaging with posts, and using your connections to find and apply for jobs at target companies. It also emphasizes keeping your online presence professional and positive at all times when job searching. The presentation encourages attendees to utilize LinkedIn daily and stay in touch with the speaker for social media career advice.
Keller Williams Realty presents a guide to using Facebook effectively for real estate marketing. The document provides instructions on setting up a professional Facebook profile, customizing privacy settings, and using features like status updates, events, groups and pages to build your network and promote your real estate business. It also lists several official Keller Williams Facebook pages and profiles that agents can follow.
This document provides an overview and agenda for a "Hands-On Social Media 'Facebook 101'" workshop. It discusses setting up and customizing a Facebook page for business purposes, including adding images, apps, and engaging with customers. Key recommendations include using a Facebook page instead of a personal profile for business, filling out page information fields, and regularly posting and interacting to build engagement.
Updated notes and links for the Jonesboro, Arkansas small businesses that attended the ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center's Advanced Facebook Marketing Workshop Tuesday, September 20th
Facebook has grown tremendously since its launch in 2004 and has become a major marketing platform for businesses. The document discusses how businesses can create a Facebook page to generate potential sales, spread brand awareness, build relationships, and provide customer service. It provides tips for setting up a business profile and page, including recommendations for regular posting of photos, videos, links and events. The importance of consistent posting and responding to fans is emphasized.
The document provides an overview of Facebook and how to use it effectively for organizations. It discusses key Facebook stats like the large number of users and photos uploaded. It defines important terms like profiles, groups, pages and events. It offers tips for organizations like regularly posting updates, encouraging feedback and using Facebook ads to grow an audience. It emphasizes engaging with followers in a helpful rather than promotional way and having fun with social media.
Donna Newman’s Photography Class: Best ideas to launch and grow a new busines...Donna Newman
This document provides tips for photographers to launch and grow their business using Facebook and Twitter. It recommends photographers first do a self-assessment to identify their strengths and interests to determine a niche. It then gives advice on setting up business pages on Facebook versus personal profiles, developing content strategies for regular posting, and how to effectively use Twitter by choosing a username, bio and photo and types of tweets to post. The aim is to engage fans, increase brand awareness and drive referrals through social media.
Lead Generation through Social Media SeminarKyle Lacy
The document discusses 5 steps to building online relationships through social media: 1) be authentic in your interactions, 2) listen to people and respond genuinely to them, 3) ask genuine questions of others to start conversations, 4) share interesting content to engage others, and 5) use Facebook ads and region-based targeting to promote your business. It also provides tips for using LinkedIn to grow your professional network and generate leads.
How to use Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter to promote a new businessHelen Kitchen PR
Helpful hints about how to get started with the main social networking platforms so that your fledgling business can begin to build a tribe of influencers and prospects
Simple Socia Realtor - Social Media Marketing Made SimpleMarc Johnson
2 hour Real Estate CE Class designed to Realtors why they need multiple streams of Social Media to grow their Real Estate referral network and to stay in touch with their current clients, family, and friends.
Liberty County Chamber/CVB CEO Leah Poole led a workshop specifically targeted at the real estate market on the Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. She provided tips and tricks on both good and bad social content
Social Contests, Social Commerce, Social Gamification to Maverick Mav
This document discusses strategies for using Facebook pages and social media platforms to promote businesses. It recommends creating a Facebook page rather than using a personal profile for business purposes. The benefits of the page include interacting with customers and viral marketing when people like and share posts. It provides tips for developing a content calendar with regular status updates and questions to engage fans. Contests and promotions are also suggested to increase interactions and exposure for the business.
The document provides tips and best practices for lawyers to use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter for business purposes. It recommends setting goals for social media use, matching platforms to goals, creating robust profiles, balancing personal and professional content, being consistent in posting, and leveraging mobile devices. Specific advice is given for using features and growing connections on each individual platform.
Linked In Top 10 HOT Business Generation Tips - New for SeptemberSocial Jack
Just released for September - including new LinkedIN features!
www.ForwardProgress.NET register for our newsletter for new social network articles next week.
Getting new business is critical in today’s business world where every targeted lead counts! Join the thousands of people who have generated new business in the last few months from these courses.
“Dean DeLisle is one of the foremost experts on using Social Networks for effective business marketing. Others offer introduction classes which provided me no value. Dean’s program got me up and running with immediate results to my bottom line.” - Darlene Ziebell, Entrepreneur Expert, Ziebell Enterprises, Inc.
In this in depth FREE Training Class we will cover what you can do to begin to leverage your LinkedIN Account to actually generate NEW business! This is a jam-packed one hour class.
ALL Registrants get access to recording and materials.
You will learn how to:
- Optimize your account
- Find your targets
- Leverage the power of Groups
- Increase your Google rankings
- Track your success
- Access new areas of LinkedIN
- Access new Tools available
We look forward to seeing you in this new class!
A beginner's guide to setting up a Facebook page for hospice. Includes the mechanics as well as Web 2.0 strategy, suggestions about HIPAA and employee social media policy as well as information on demographics and optimum use of social networking.
The document discusses social networking on Facebook and provides information about using Facebook for businesses. It describes what Facebook is, its history and growth, and why it is important. For businesses, it explains that Facebook allows them to connect with customers, promote their brand, listen to feedback, and advertise in a targeted way. It outlines the differences between Facebook Groups and Pages and provides tips on how businesses can create a presence and measure success on Facebook.
This is a short guide for the person that is new to Facebook.
It dicusses what Facebook is, benefits to you (personally and to your business) and how to get started.
Presented to the City of Clovis for the Tools for Business Success Series.
What is the biggest mistake businesses make on Facebook?
How to make social media work for you and create more sales.
How to find the time to promote your business online.
Keller Williams Realty presents a guide to using Facebook effectively for real estate marketing. The document provides instructions on setting up a professional Facebook profile, customizing privacy settings, and using features like status updates, events, groups and pages to build your network and promote your real estate business. It also lists several official Keller Williams Facebook pages and profiles that agents can follow.
This document provides an overview and agenda for a "Hands-On Social Media 'Facebook 101'" workshop. It discusses setting up and customizing a Facebook page for business purposes, including adding images, apps, and engaging with customers. Key recommendations include using a Facebook page instead of a personal profile for business, filling out page information fields, and regularly posting and interacting to build engagement.
Updated notes and links for the Jonesboro, Arkansas small businesses that attended the ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center's Advanced Facebook Marketing Workshop Tuesday, September 20th
Facebook has grown tremendously since its launch in 2004 and has become a major marketing platform for businesses. The document discusses how businesses can create a Facebook page to generate potential sales, spread brand awareness, build relationships, and provide customer service. It provides tips for setting up a business profile and page, including recommendations for regular posting of photos, videos, links and events. The importance of consistent posting and responding to fans is emphasized.
The document provides an overview of Facebook and how to use it effectively for organizations. It discusses key Facebook stats like the large number of users and photos uploaded. It defines important terms like profiles, groups, pages and events. It offers tips for organizations like regularly posting updates, encouraging feedback and using Facebook ads to grow an audience. It emphasizes engaging with followers in a helpful rather than promotional way and having fun with social media.
Donna Newman’s Photography Class: Best ideas to launch and grow a new busines...Donna Newman
This document provides tips for photographers to launch and grow their business using Facebook and Twitter. It recommends photographers first do a self-assessment to identify their strengths and interests to determine a niche. It then gives advice on setting up business pages on Facebook versus personal profiles, developing content strategies for regular posting, and how to effectively use Twitter by choosing a username, bio and photo and types of tweets to post. The aim is to engage fans, increase brand awareness and drive referrals through social media.
Lead Generation through Social Media SeminarKyle Lacy
The document discusses 5 steps to building online relationships through social media: 1) be authentic in your interactions, 2) listen to people and respond genuinely to them, 3) ask genuine questions of others to start conversations, 4) share interesting content to engage others, and 5) use Facebook ads and region-based targeting to promote your business. It also provides tips for using LinkedIn to grow your professional network and generate leads.
How to use Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter to promote a new businessHelen Kitchen PR
Helpful hints about how to get started with the main social networking platforms so that your fledgling business can begin to build a tribe of influencers and prospects
Simple Socia Realtor - Social Media Marketing Made SimpleMarc Johnson
2 hour Real Estate CE Class designed to Realtors why they need multiple streams of Social Media to grow their Real Estate referral network and to stay in touch with their current clients, family, and friends.
Liberty County Chamber/CVB CEO Leah Poole led a workshop specifically targeted at the real estate market on the Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. She provided tips and tricks on both good and bad social content
Social Contests, Social Commerce, Social Gamification to Maverick Mav
This document discusses strategies for using Facebook pages and social media platforms to promote businesses. It recommends creating a Facebook page rather than using a personal profile for business purposes. The benefits of the page include interacting with customers and viral marketing when people like and share posts. It provides tips for developing a content calendar with regular status updates and questions to engage fans. Contests and promotions are also suggested to increase interactions and exposure for the business.
The document provides tips and best practices for lawyers to use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter for business purposes. It recommends setting goals for social media use, matching platforms to goals, creating robust profiles, balancing personal and professional content, being consistent in posting, and leveraging mobile devices. Specific advice is given for using features and growing connections on each individual platform.
Linked In Top 10 HOT Business Generation Tips - New for SeptemberSocial Jack
Just released for September - including new LinkedIN features!
www.ForwardProgress.NET register for our newsletter for new social network articles next week.
Getting new business is critical in today’s business world where every targeted lead counts! Join the thousands of people who have generated new business in the last few months from these courses.
“Dean DeLisle is one of the foremost experts on using Social Networks for effective business marketing. Others offer introduction classes which provided me no value. Dean’s program got me up and running with immediate results to my bottom line.” - Darlene Ziebell, Entrepreneur Expert, Ziebell Enterprises, Inc.
In this in depth FREE Training Class we will cover what you can do to begin to leverage your LinkedIN Account to actually generate NEW business! This is a jam-packed one hour class.
ALL Registrants get access to recording and materials.
You will learn how to:
- Optimize your account
- Find your targets
- Leverage the power of Groups
- Increase your Google rankings
- Track your success
- Access new areas of LinkedIN
- Access new Tools available
We look forward to seeing you in this new class!
A beginner's guide to setting up a Facebook page for hospice. Includes the mechanics as well as Web 2.0 strategy, suggestions about HIPAA and employee social media policy as well as information on demographics and optimum use of social networking.
The document discusses social networking on Facebook and provides information about using Facebook for businesses. It describes what Facebook is, its history and growth, and why it is important. For businesses, it explains that Facebook allows them to connect with customers, promote their brand, listen to feedback, and advertise in a targeted way. It outlines the differences between Facebook Groups and Pages and provides tips on how businesses can create a presence and measure success on Facebook.
This is a short guide for the person that is new to Facebook.
It dicusses what Facebook is, benefits to you (personally and to your business) and how to get started.
Presented to the City of Clovis for the Tools for Business Success Series.
What is the biggest mistake businesses make on Facebook?
How to make social media work for you and create more sales.
How to find the time to promote your business online.
This document provides strategies and tactics for using social media to maximize job search results. It recommends leveraging social technology to build relationships and networking opportunities. Recruiters are increasingly using social media for recruiting due to its ability to reach passive job seekers at a lower cost. The document advises job seekers to establish an online presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, and other platforms, optimize profiles for search engines, develop networks, monitor their online reputation, and integrate social media into their traditional job search.
The document is a short reportage about modern women. It likely discusses contemporary lifestyles or issues impacting women today. The content seems to focus on observations or stories about women in the current era.
Social Job Search: Strategies and Tactics to Maximize your ResultsPhilippe Gadeyne
In the past few years the hiring process has undergone massive changes. Recruiters and hiring managers went from newspaper ads to job boards, corporate websites and now to social media platforms to seek out, identify and recruit talent.
Job seekers and career changers need to learn the platforms and constantly adapt to the way the platforms change and to the way recruiters use them. They need to embrace social media, learn how to optimize their profiles and avoid the pitfalls, monitor and manage their online reputation.
Este documento presenta los pasos para resolver un sistema de fuerzas en equilibrio. Primero se dibujan los vectores de cada fuerza y se identifica si empujan o jalan. Luego se crea un diagrama de vectores y se ajustan los tamaños para formar un triángulo cerrado. Usando la ley de los senos, se resuelven las fuerzas A y B, obteniendo valores de 143.13 Nw para la fuerza B y 76.16 Nw para la fuerza A.
Este documento define los conceptos de materia y sustancia. Explica que la materia lo forma todo en el universo y que se define como aquello que ocupa un espacio. Las sustancias son los componentes de la materia y pueden ser elementos o compuestos. La materia puede presentarse en distintos estados físicos (sólido, líquido, gas y plasma) y las sustancias experimentan cambios entre estos estados.
To grow sales, networking on LinkedIn is important. You need to talk to more people, network more, and be viewed as an industry expert. This involves actively participating in groups, connecting with people you know, searching for new connections, and following best practices when sending invitations and requests. The key is to manage all content professionally and provide value to your connections.
To grow sales, networking on LinkedIn is important. You need to talk to more people, network more, and be viewed as an industry expert. This involves actively participating in groups, connecting with people you know, searching for new connections, and following best practices when sending invitations and requests. The key is to manage all content professionally and provide value to your connections.
Linked in for business the what, why and how to get started - jonnie jensen...jonnie jensen
LinkedIn is the No1 social network for professionals and business. It is easy to open an account but success takes a little more attention. Learn how to use Linkedin succesfully with internet marketing coach and strategist Jonnie Jensen
Linked In For Business The What, Why And How To Get Started Jonnie Jensen...tobesocial
The document discusses how to use LinkedIn effectively for business purposes. It explains that LinkedIn allows users to connect with colleagues, customers, and prospects to help grow their business through networking, recommendations, sharing content, and participating in groups. The document provides tips for setting up an optimized LinkedIn profile, building connections, engaging with others, and promoting events and one's expertise to raise their professional profile and find new opportunities for their business.
Introduction To Business Networking And Social Media V2 0Marcus Vannini
The document introduces social media and online networking. It discusses various social media platforms like online communities, blogs, wikis and podcasts/webcasts. It provides guidelines for professionals on setting goals and using social media appropriately. Best practices include contributing valuable content, following the golden rule of giving value, and embracing social media as an important communication tool.
This document provides tips for optimizing a LinkedIn profile and using LinkedIn effectively. It recommends using a current professional headshot for the profile photo, including details like work experience, skills, recommendations and endorsements. It also discusses using LinkedIn to build relationships, find new connections, prospects and clients through searching, groups, messaging first-degree connections, and following influencers to showcase expertise.
This document provides an overview of how to effectively use LinkedIn for professional networking and job searching. It discusses creating a complete profile, joining relevant groups, connecting with contacts, maintaining connections through recommendations and updates, utilizing LinkedIn's job search features, and researching companies. The document emphasizes customizing outreach, treating connections professionally, and leveraging LinkedIn to expand one's professional network and opportunities.
You will learn how to boost your personal and business presence, attract new leads and build referral relationships. This session is ideal for professionals at every level who want to learn new strategies for marketing themselves and their company, finding prospects, shortening the sales cycle, and getting results.
Topics covered:
- How to target companies and connect with the right people
- How to craft and optimize your profile
- How to find competitor and industry information
- Crucial LinkedIn etiquette
- How to establish yourself as a industry expert
- The best ways to promote yourself and your organization in - LinkedIn groups
Are you a small business owner who is looking to leverage social media for building your business? Have you heard about LinkedIn and want to decide if it is an appropriate channel to use? Are you new to LinkedIn and want to learn more? Then this presentation will introduce you to LinkedIn, give you helpful tips on getting started and using LinkedIn for you or your business. For more information, please email us at info@teamandadream.com.
The document provides tips for creating and improving a LinkedIn profile. It recommends including a professional headline and descriptive summary that focuses on the types of clients helped and how, as well as experience, education, and skills. The tips suggest connecting with colleagues, previous coworkers, and classmates, and giving recommendations to build credibility and connections on the platform. LinkedIn can be used to research contacts' connections, join relevant industry groups, and develop expertise and reputation by answering questions helpfully.
This document provides an overview of the professional social media site LinkedIn and how to create and optimize a LinkedIn profile. It discusses setting up a complete profile with a professional photo and recommendations, engaging with groups, connecting with contacts, maintaining those connections, using LinkedIn for job searching, answering and asking questions, and researching companies. The document concludes by providing Career Services contact information for employers, students, and any questions about the presentation.
What do you do with a LinkedIn account? The key is not to neglect it. Here's some practical guidance for using a basic LinkedIn account as a personal PR tool that will help to open doors for you professionally.
By Jane Wong, Australia. May 2011, updated March 2013.
LinkedIn - Power of Social Networking - Lizguestd82bd3da
The document provides an overview of how to use LinkedIn as a job search tool. It discusses setting up a complete profile, connecting with colleagues, researching companies, using the jobs section and recommendations to get noticed by recruiters. Tips are given to regularly update your profile and status, and get involved in groups and answers to expand your network.
The document discusses how to effectively use LinkedIn for professional networking and career development. It provides tips on building a robust profile, connecting with others, engaging with groups, promoting events and one's brand, finding jobs, and utilizing questions and answers to become a thought leader in one's industry. The overall aim is to grow one's professional network and further business and career goals through LinkedIn's tools and features.
This document provides tips and best practices for optimizing your LinkedIn profile and fully participating in the LinkedIn network. It recommends completing your profile with a headline, photo, experience, recommendations and connections. It also suggests engaging on LinkedIn by posting updates, joining groups, answering questions, and following companies. The goal is to build your professional network and expertise on the platform.
The document provides 16 tips for optimizing a LinkedIn profile, including completing all profile sections, adding a professional photo, getting recommendations, adding skills and endorsements, customizing links, using keywords, adding projects, joining groups, building a network, using LinkedIn as a CRM tool, adding media, using symbols and bullets, and showcasing awards and volunteer experience. The tips are aimed at making a LinkedIn profile more complete, searchable, and representative of one's personal brand.
Are You LinkedIn for Sales Success - FinalIdeas2Revenue
This is the presentation given to the Sales Professionals of Ottawa during its Spring Tune Up event on April 13, 2010.
"Are You LinkedIn For Sales Success" presentation.
These are the slides that complimented the demonstrations within the LinkedIn tool.
This document provides tips for leveraging LinkedIn to build business relationships and expand one's professional network. It recommends optimizing one's personal profile, connecting with others, engaging with groups, answering questions to demonstrate expertise, and using LinkedIn applications and events to position oneself as an industry expert and find new opportunities. The key is to focus on adding value to others rather than overt self-promotion.
Discover why and how to get your company linked up using LinkedIn. This 'how-to' presentation illustrates practical ways to use LinkedIn to drive web traffic and sales to your business.
This document provides tips and best practices for using LinkedIn to grow your professional network and online presence. It recommends completing your profile before adding connections, updating your status regularly, customizing your URL, joining groups relevant to your industry, searching for contacts at target companies, and reviewing a contact's LinkedIn profile before an interview to find areas of common interest.
Social recruiting and its impact on your job searchPhilippe Gadeyne
Social recruiting impacts your job search.
Social recruiting is here to stay. learn how recruiters and hiring managers use social recruiting to research, seek out and hire new talent and adapt your job search to maximize your opportunities
Social media strategies and tactics for the job searchPhilippe Gadeyne
Recruiters and hiring managers are increasingly using social media to reach out to candidates.
In 2012, 92% of recruiters surveyed by Jobvite stated that they used social media to support their recruitment effort, 73% stated that they hired a candidate identified through social media
This workshop is designed tol help job seekers understand and leverage social media platforms to harness this growing trend
Key topics:
What is social media?
Understanding social recruiting/social job search
Understanding the main platforms in the context of the job search
Social job search strategies and tactics
What happens in Vegas… ends up on social media, find out what may hurt your search
Integrating social media in your overall job search strategy
Identifying the platforms that fit your job search strategy
Developing and managing your online brand
Segmenting your databases to target your audiences
Optimizing your profile for searches
Establishing your expertise
Strategically growing your network
Out of sight out of mind: Staying front and center
Tools to help you maximize your social media time
This document discusses the importance of social media for job searching and how employers are using social media in the hiring process. It notes that over 70% of employers use social media to support recruitment and find candidates. Candidates who have active, optimized social media profiles are more likely to be found and considered by employers. The document encourages job seekers to familiarize themselves with social media platforms and how companies in their industries utilize social media as part of their job search strategy.
Recruiters are increasingly using social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to find candidates. To leverage Twitter for your job search, set up a professional Twitter profile and account. Follow experts in your industry, recruiters, potential employers, and thought leaders. Engage by posting your opinions, retweeting relevant information, and responding to others. Be sure to showcase your technology skills on Twitter as recruiters seek candidates savvy with social media.
Social media plays an important role in today's job search and hiring process. LinkedIn is the dominant professional social media platform, with over 50 million members, and is used by 95% of recruiters to find candidates. Building a robust LinkedIn profile and network can help job seekers get discovered by recruiters and make important connections, as most hiring is now done through referrals and social networks rather than traditional methods like job boards. Mastering social media is essential for professionals to remain relevant in the current job market.
Linked In Presentation Experience Unlimited, why should you be on LinkedINPhilippe Gadeyne
LinkedIn is a professional networking site that is used by 68% of employers to support recruitment efforts. 66% of employers have hired a candidate through an online social network like LinkedIn. Employers use online social networks for recruiting because it allows them to reach passive job seekers at a low cost and identify potential candidates with hard to find skills. Most companies are investing more in employee referrals and social networks like LinkedIn for finding candidates, while investing less in third party recruiters and job boards. LinkedIn has over 40 million users in 200 countries and sees 1 new member join every second. It is expected that professionals have a presence on LinkedIn since most Fortune 500 executives and decision makers use the site along with recruiters.