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Find Your Next Job via Social Networking Sites
Traditional thinking tells you that when you are looking for a job you
should check the classified advertisements in newspapers and if you
really feel high tech you should check Internet job posting sites such
as monster.com and careerbuilder.com. There is another medium out
there to consider and that is social networking. There are now dozens
of social networking Web sites on which you may register information
about yourself, post updates on a regular basis and your “network” of
followers can help you with your task of meeting new people that may
help you.
Now before you go getting all weirded out about the complex nature of
this, it really isn’t that difficult. Remember when you taught yourself
how to use the Internet? Now you use the Internet everyday and don’t
think twice about the process of using it. Think of social networking the
same way.
Registering for most of the social networking sites is free and simple.
Probably one of the most well known sites is Facebook.com. You set
up a simple profile with a photo. You list your interests, education etc.
On all of the sites there is the ability to post a simple daily comment –
roughly about 147 characters. Some people post comments hourly.
These comments should be relative to what your personal mission is.
If your mission is to find a job, list links to sites that might help others
find a job. Or post comments that are inspirational. The goal is to
have people “friend” you on Facebook or “follow” you on some of the
other sites. So your posts must be interesting and you must have
friends and followers who will read them. Stay away from things such
as, “I am going to the store now.” That is great if you are just using the
sites for social notes to your friends. But if you want to gain followers
and a strong network, keep it relative to your mission.
Twitter.com, LinkedIn.com and ZoomInfo.com are three very good
professional networking sites. On LinkedIn you can actually post your
resume. Many professional recruiters and human resources
professionals are now using these sites to recruit talent for companies
and organizations. With Twitter the key is to create a “following” by
following others and inviting them in turn “follow” you. When you
“follow” someone you receive their posted comments on your home.
Likewise, if they are following you, they will see your updates on their
home page. When you post on Twitter, make it something people will
find helpful, funny, or interesting. You can become an expert using
these mediums. Just be thoughtful about what you are posting. The
broader your network of people who respect your updates the more
likely they will recommend you. Here is a link to an article on 10 Easy
Steps for Twitter Beginners: http://twitpwr.com/aD6/
You may find it a nuisance to have to post to all of these networks. That
is where Ping.fm comes in handy. If you register with Ping.fm and
choose to link all of your social networking sites on Ping, you can make
one post there that will update all of the sites simultaneously.
You might even consider starting a free Web log of Blog at Wordpress.
com. A blog is where you post something short everyday on a specific
topic. That topic may be your area of expertise. Ping.fm will update
Wordpress.com as well.
Digg.com is a social news site where you can get consumer voted top
stories that will keep you informed on top trends. You can receive a
weekly digest of these.
Stubleupon.com is a social directory site where you can top consumer
rated articles on various topics.
Spend some time exploring these mediums to broaden your sphere of
influence. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin
on Balance" by clicking here.
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Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on
to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive director,
public relations consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View
Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.
startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at info@startingovernow.com.
Traditional thinking tells you that when you are looking for a job you
should check the classified advertisements in newspapers and if you
really feel high tech you should check Internet job posting sites such
as monster.com and careerbuilder.com. There is another medium out
there to consider and that is social networking. There are now dozens
of social networking Web sites on which you may register information
about yourself, post updates on a regular basis and your “network” of
followers can help you with your task of meeting new people that may
help you.
Now before you go getting all weirded out about the complex nature of
this, it really isn’t that difficult. Remember when you taught yourself
how to use the Internet? Now you use the Internet everyday and don’t
think twice about the process of using it. Think of social networking the
same way.
Registering for most of the social networking sites is free and simple.
Probably one of the most well known sites is Facebook.com. You set
up a simple profile with a photo. You list your interests, education etc.
On all of the sites there is the ability to post a simple daily comment –
roughly about 147 characters. Some people post comments hourly.
These comments should be relative to what your personal mission is.
If your mission is to find a job, list links to sites that might help others
find a job. Or post comments that are inspirational. The goal is to
have people “friend” you on Facebook or “follow” you on some of the
other sites. So your posts must be interesting and you must have
friends and followers who will read them. Stay away from things such
as, “I am going to the store now.” That is great if you are just using the
sites for social notes to your friends. But if you want to gain followers
and a strong network, keep it relative to your mission.
Twitter.com, LinkedIn.com and ZoomInfo.com are three very good
professional networking sites. On LinkedIn you can actually post your
resume. Many professional recruiters and human resources
professionals are now using these sites to recruit talent for companies
and organizations. With Twitter the key is to create a “following” by
following others and inviting them in turn “follow” you. When you
“follow” someone you receive their posted comments on your home.
Likewise, if they are following you, they will see your updates on their
home page. When you post on Twitter, make it something people will
find helpful, funny, or interesting. You can become an expert using
these mediums. Just be thoughtful about what you are posting. The
broader your network of people who respect your updates the more
likely they will recommend you. Here is a link to an article on 10 Easy
Steps for Twitter Beginners: http://twitpwr.com/aD6/
You may find it a nuisance to have to post to all of these networks. That
is where Ping.fm comes in handy. If you register with Ping.fm and
choose to link all of your social networking sites on Ping, you can make
one post there that will update all of the sites simultaneously.
You might even consider starting a free Web log of Blog at Wordpress.
com. A blog is where you post something short everyday on a specific
topic. That topic may be your area of expertise. Ping.fm will update
Wordpress.com as well.
Digg.com is a social news site where you can get consumer voted top
stories that will keep you informed on top trends. You can receive a
weekly digest of these.
Stubleupon.com is a social directory site where you can top consumer
rated articles on various topics.
Spend some time exploring these mediums to broaden your sphere of
influence. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin
on Balance" by clicking here.
Follow Mary Lee's career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Worksheets: “It’s Not Who You Know It’s Who knows
You” and “The Best Jobs of 2009 and Free Tuition” go to: http://www.
startingovernow.com/Articles-and-Tip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on
to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive director,
public relations consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View
Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.
startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at info@startingovernow.com.
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people and organizations Executive Leadership Coach Mary Lee has
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optimize your environment and wipe out fear and doubt. Make it fun =
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a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
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1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
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m
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
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