The document discusses using social media and online tools for career searching and transitioning. It recommends setting up profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with recruiters and find relevant industry information. It also suggests using video interviews on sites like YouTube to showcase your experience and background for potential employers. Government employees are now allowed to use these social networking tools for professional purposes.

1. Using Web 2.0 to Find Your Next Adventure

2. Transition and Career Search is Similar to Running a Business What are your goals? What is your strategy? What are your tools?

3. Goals and Strategy Discussing your aspirations with friends and family Finding a mentor who has transitioned before you Use career strategy tools found on the Internet: About .com, SHRinsight.com and ClearedJobs.Net

4. One Tool: The Internet Career Advice Researching Industries, Companies Job Boards: Generic and Niche Industry and Trade Associations Business and Social Networking

5. Setting Up Your “Office” Professional email address: [email_address] , not [email_address] Professional Outgoing Message on Cell Phone Business Cards with Name, Skills & Availability Date Setting Up Time Each Day to Work Your Strategy

6. How to Navigate a Job Board Searching for Positions Registering for the Site Registering for individual services such as newsletters or job fairs

8. Searching for a Position Start with a wide search and then narrow down Use exact phrases within quotes to provide you with a more exact result Realize that postings are based on computer feeds from the company

10. Register as a Job Seeker Registering allows employers to search your resume within the database It allows you to see how many times it has been viewed Allows you to apply for jobs You have options of making your resume public or private Setting up a job agent

11. Registering on a Company Website First place where a recruiter will look is their own company website database OFCCP – all applicants must be tracked Refresh your resume frequently Other uses for the website then searching for a job: Press releases, benefits, reviewing the overall corporate culture

13. Maureen Crawford-Hentz Recruiter, Osram Sylvania

14. Government Employees Banned From Using The Social Networking Tools They're Told To Use March 2009

15. G eneral Services Administration inked landmark agreements with several new media companies that clear up legal issues surrounding liability and government sunshine rules — thus easing their use by government agencies' websites

17. professional networking and job searching on linkedin

18. ( last April 2009, it was at 35 million )

25. 767 members and growing Share news Post discussions Network with recruiters and job seekers

27. microblogging and job searching on twitter

37. social communication for added reach and career positioning

48. photo sharing for job search and career positioning

51. educational videos for job seekers on

54. Tim Strike, Senior Manager, Recruiting & Staffing for General Dynamics interviews include: Introduction to General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pj Applying for a Job and Interviewing with General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pj What is General Dynamics Information Technology’s Military Recruitment Program? http://cli.gs/mmnn3h Austin West, Project Manager for General Dynamics interviews include: Differences between Military Life and Private Industry Life http://cli.gs/1L5QJE Interviews http://cli.gs/gavMUH Transition and Preparing for the Next Career http://cli.gs/rSy4QR Military Background and Experience http://cli.gs/YZqWJP Relocation http://cli.gs/EJnWUj

56. social collaborative tools are part of the career landscape

57. getting your job searching started on social networks

58. Twitter: Pace yourself Try getting into a routine of updating at least once 2x a week Search for and join in on relevant convos of interest to you LinkedIn: Fill in as much as you are comfortable with on your profile Find and join groups that interest you Personalize your invitations to connect Acknowledge those who want to connect with you Facebook: Search for industry events and find 1-2 you can attend If comfortable, a good profile photo helps to humanize you When you join a group, leave a small note to introduce yourself

59. “ Those who embrace and exploit these newer technologies will gain a significant advantage over their colleagues who are restricting themselves to established job search methods” Joel Cheesman, recruitment issues blogger @ cheezehead.com Gaining a significant web presence is so crucial in a job search “ Some recruiters who won’t call you unless you have a presence and significant Google visibility.” Martin Buckland, recruiter “ Make sure you have your work history, little bit about yourself, and ways you can be reached (create a new gmail or hotmail or whatever if you want to keep your personal one private)” Marin K. Burns, Recruiting Manager, Gardner Resources