2. Do you really have to spend time on this? Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates, CareerBuilder Survey Finds Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington I have personally heard 2 Financial Aid people say that they are looking up scholarship applicants online . * * ExecuNet via” The Twitter Job Search Guide” 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 Recruiters searching 86% 83% 77% 75% Recruiters eliminating 48% 44% 43% 35% 26%
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18. ▫ Create LinkedIn Profile ▫Join Groups ▫ Create Twitter Profile ▫ Start Following ▫ Clean Up Facebook ▫ Clean Up MySpace ▫ Considering Google Plus ? Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington
19. Check Yourself Out Google Yourself – LinkedIn should be #1 PIPL Yourself Can you tell who you are? Terry Washington, United States - Pipl Online Identity OnlineIDCalculator Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington Protecting Reputations Video 200+ Resources and Tips To Help Manage Your Reputation Online
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21. Gain confidence – do Informational Interviews Informational Interviewing on QuintCareers On a weekly basis : *Update your status on LinkedIn and anywhere else you are *Join groups, post articles, join discussions, answer questions, ask questions *Try @replies on Twitter *Look for people to follow on Twello.com Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington
22. Keep up your in person networking! “Hiring authorities have spoken and they agree; networking is the most valuable tool in the job seeker’s arsenal.” “The second most effective job-search tool available is a relatively new one. Social/professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter , garnered an average rating of 3.3, with 47 percent of respondents giving it a rating of four or five.” Challenger, Grey & Christmas Study Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington
23. For the Hot Shots 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2011 Social media trends to watch in 2012 Social Media and Your Job Search Becky Washington, MPA LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beckywashington Google Job Search Experiment
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