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Using social networks to find your next job (2017)
The document discusses using LinkedIn for job searching and career networking. It recommends setting up a complete profile, growing your professional network slowly over time, getting recommendations and endorsements, joining relevant groups, creating and sharing content, and maintaining regular engagement. The key steps are to scrub unprofessional content from your online presence, set up a polished LinkedIn profile with a clear photo, and constantly cultivate relationships within your network through LinkedIn and other social media.
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- 1. http://strominator.com 1 Using socialnetworks to find your next job online David Strom david@strom.com Slides available: http://slideshare.net/davi dstrom
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- 5. http://strominator.com 5 Why bother •LinkedIn is the new “Parachute” • Typical business uses • What happens if you don’t join • It isn’t just for job seekers • Start small and develop experience and learn by using more of its features
- 6. http://strominator.com 6 Agenda • Setup your profile • Start to grow your network • Recommendations and endorsements • Join groups • Create and promote your content • Coordinate with other social media
- 7. 1. First steps •Scrub session on Facebook, Web • Understand this is a process, not a quick fix • LinkedIn is just the one of many other networks you are going to use for your search http://strominator.com 7
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- 22. http://strominator.com 22 Do’s • Makesure they are people you can visualize in your mind or have some memory • Do check LinkedIn daily • Make sure you have your settings the way you intended • Constantly cultivate and feed your network
- 23. http://strominator.com 23 Don’ts • Don’tsend out mass invites to more than 30 people at once • Don’t put non-professional items in your status updates • Don’t obsess about the number of connections and build slowly over time • Don’t just get started on the site two weeks before you are changing jobs • Don’t worry too much about using InMail
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- 43. http://strominator.com 43 Other habits •For new job postings on your groups • For new connections with your network • To tweak your profile and update your job history • To update your status with noteworthy activities, meetings, content or plans
- 44. Should you payfor LinkedIn? No. Monthly cost: $25 $48 $65 $100 http://strominator.com 44
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- #2 Completely new deck in 3/17
- #3 I also produce this regular newsletter via email for Inside.com, which has several other specialty newsletters. Sign up now for free!
- #5 Here is the end goal – to find jobs!
- #15 In Profile/edit then scroll down to “Additional Info” and then add your contact info here. As they warn you, anything you put here can be seen by anyone, even those that aren’t connected to you directly. But that is the point.
- #18 What is missing here? No email No picture Old update more than 3 weeks ago
- #19 This is because LinkedIn doesn’t display emails, so if you want to be found, put it in
- #25 Have you met this person ever? Do you remember what they look like? Have you corresponded with them via email or called lately?
- #26 You’ll need to create a CSV or vCard file from your contact manager and upload it to LinkedIn -- you really just need their first and last name and email fields
- #27 Customize the message and be choosey!
- #35 LinkedIn has beefed up its Groups features, so it definitely is worth spending time reviewing what you get here. Like other social networks, you can create, join, and post to different affinity groups. First, there are a lot more private groups than before – 2 million of them, they have updated their user interface, they are more policed to prevent spammers ,and even with the open groups aren’t indexed anymore by search engines, making it more compelling to spend time there. Group members will be vetted by the moderators, again keeping the riff-raff out, but that also means you should update your profile to clearly show your interests to make it easier to be vetted as well. http://www.business2community.com/linkedin/8-big-changes-linkedin-groups-will-enhance-social-01643341
- #42 Slideshare analytics screen
- #45 Go to account, then subscriptions. You will have to click around to find the pricing plan, which is subject to change
- #47 “Reserve” your name for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, email lists, and other places around the Internet
- #48 Twitter > LinkedIn status,
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