Sign up for our current courses - LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogging, Personal Branding! Whether you are searching for a new job or career, positioning yourself for career advancement/promotion, or thinking about starting your own business, this workshop will provide you with the social media networking and marketing tools and know-how you need. You will learn how to quickly gain more exposure, stand-out from other candidates, have more negotiating power, and be able to add social media networking skills to your resume - skills that employers now look for. Click here for more information, schedules and registration.
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Job Seeking in the 21st century via Social Media Networking
Meet hiring managers on their new turf!
The traditional job search is just not producing results, and job seekers are frustrated. However, understanding what has changed, and making adjustments to your job search will make all the difference in the world. Using social media sites and tools will take your job search to a whole new level and you will discover that:
-This new approach to the job search is actually fun and rewarding!
-You are able to showcase your talents and expertise!
-You know where and how to contact key people in your industry and field!
-There’s so much more…and then there's a...BONUS!! You now have social
media skills add to your resume! Suddenly the job market becomes your oyster!
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Essential social media sites & tools for the job seeker:
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PERSONAL BRANDING
Personal branding is how we market
ourselves to others. While the concept
of personal branding has been around
for over a decade, social media has
broadened its meaning by commanding
authenticity, transparency and visibility.
The ultimate goal of the job seeker is to
be the product that the employer cannot
live without. The process of personal
branding brings clarity as to what it is
you really want to do. With clarity, you
are able to articulate your unique value
to prospective employers with
confidence. MORE... |
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LINKEDIN
LinkedIn is the world’s largest
professional network with over 50
million members and growing. This
is an excellent site for job seekers to
stage your brand (YOU). On LinkedIn
you are able to create your
professional profile which is a
combination of your resume, your
references, and a live database of your
network.
You are able to connect to current and
past colleagues, make new connections,
learn and share, obtain recommendations
and referrals, enhance your personal
brand (YOU) and be discovered! MORE... |
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TWITTER
Twitter is a micro-blogging platform to
send and receive short (140 character)
messages. It is also a powerful social
media tool that will greatly enhance
your job search.
You can use Twitter to research
companies that are of interest to you;
find job openings that are not
advertised elsewhere; connect with hiring
managers; network with others in your
field of interest, etc.
Twitter provides you with the opportunity
to showcase your expertise and market
your personal brand (YOU). MORE... |
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BLOGGING
A blog has as many meanings as it has
purposes.
For the job seeker, it is a powerful
communications and branding tool.
Content is published in chronological
fashion and updated regularly. Readers
gain a better understanding of the
authentic you and what your interests
are.
You are able to separate yourself from
the job hunting pack by illustrating your
talents and expertise...it's your voice
behind your personal brand (YOU).
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