This document provides tips for showcasing digital work and skills to help with job hunting. It recommends developing an online presence through Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, blogs and digital portfolios to highlight accomplishments and make yourself visible to potential employers. Connecting with professionals in your field through social media and following up is also advised. Maintaining profiles, links to work samples and keeping information up to date helps employers learn about you and find you online.

1. Showcase Your Work
(and your digital skills)
Steve Buttry
Southern Regional Press Institute
Savannah State University
February 20, 2014
#srpi

2. Read more
• @stevebuttry
• stevebuttry.wordpress.com (“career
advice” category)
• Check links in today’s blog post
• slideshare.net/stevebuttry
• stephenbuttry@gmail.com

4. Connect w/ the pros
@TauhidChappell
@lexybcruz

5. Connect w/ the pros
@jskarp
@jghellum

6. Connections lead to jobs
@jimbradysp
@jxpaton

7. Build your digital profile
Google yourself (the people you want to
work for will). What do you find?
• Bylines
• Profiles & portfolios
• Blog, social media
• Photos, videos (by or of you)
• Anything embarrassing?

8. Help employers find you
• Hyperlink your résumé (but make sure it
reads well printed out)
• Link to profiles, stories
• Develop a profile page(s) as portal to
your work
• Common name? Suggest search
keywords to employers (and use them)

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Google+ profile
LinkedIn profile
Twitter, Facebook
About.me, Intersect, timelines, maps …
Blog (when did you last post?)
Personal site (“about me” or portfolio)

10. Google+
Sure, it’s boring, but …
• Shows up high in search results (duh!
What’s the name?)
• Hangout is effective for remote interview
(much better for job-hunter than phone)

11. LinkedIn
Yeah, it’s boring, too, but …
• Recommend & endorse some
colleagues, profs, bosses on internships
• Ask for recommendations from
profs, bosses or internship colleagues
• See what apps you can sync w/ (recent
blog posts may show, etc.)
• Keep résumé updated

12. Twitter, Facebook
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Be personable but professional
Post links to stories, blog posts, etc.
Post photos & videos
Fill out profile w/ info that’s useful for
prospective employer
• Clean up the embarrassing stuff

13. Syncing social media
• Avoid auto-syncing FB & Twitter
• Syncing for deliberate cross-posting saves
time

14. Videos
• Use social tools: YouTube, Tout, Instagram
• In profiles & résumés, link to videos by &
about you
• Showcase your video shooting, editing &
storytelling skills
• Tell your career story in video
• Animated videos (Xtranormal)
• Embed in blog

15. Your blog
• Shows employer your raw copy (is that a
good thing? Edit it professionally)
• Content is fresh, browsable, varied
• Use links well (internal & external)
• Strong “about me” page, telling story &
linking to your best work and/or
recommendations

16. Digital portfolio tools
• Curation tools:
RebelMouse, Newspeg, Pinterest, Storify
• Storytelling tools:
Intersect, Scrollkit, NewHive, Thinglink
• Portfolio tools: Clippings.me, ResumUp,
• Portal to you: About.me, about page on
blog

17. Network digitally
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Connect digitally w/ people you admire
Connect w/ pros you touch base with
RT & converse w/ pros on Twitter
#wjchat, #spjchat, #dfmchat, etc.
Follow up (Twitter, FB, LinkedIn, email)
Comment on blogs

18. Little things are big things
• Customize & hyperlink résumés
• Post résumé on Scribd or
DocumentCloud
• Fact-check & spell names right
• Include contact info.

19. Job-hunting tips
• Work job-hunt like a story: research, be
resourceful, work your sources, write a
great lead, follow w/ substance
• Nail the interview (be on time, ask good
questions, don’t BS)
• Don’t be a pest, but persistence is a job
skill

20. Always remember:
Never say “no” for
someone else.

21. Read more
• @stevebuttry
• #srpi
• stevebuttry.wordpress.com (“career
advice” category)
• Check links in today’s blog post
• slideshare.net/stevebuttry
• stephenbuttry@gmail.com