For anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job. Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies enables you to harness the power of the Internet to research and identify job opportunities, and then create a strategy for securing a position.
Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies features in-depth coverage of topics such as: creating effective online profiles and resumes to sell your strengths; maintaining your online reputation (and ensuring that employers who Google you like what they find) and understanding electronic etiquette; using the power of personal branding and building your brand online; avoiding common pitfalls, such as jumping into filling out a social media profile without a strategy; getting to know Twitter, the only real-time job board with literally thousands of jobs posted daily; using social media sites to uncover opportunities in the "hidden job market" ahead of the competition; and much more.
If you're a recent graduate, changing careers, or have been away from the job-search scene for a while, turn to the trusted guidance and expert insight of Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies.
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If you're looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or preparing to re-enter the job market after being out of it for several years, you need to take advantage of social media for the best results. Social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing jobs. But how to get started? The answers await you in Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies.
Put social networking to work for you — get a crash course on how social media has changed the job search spectrum and get a refresher on online networking basics
Make your mark — discover the importance of personal branding and how to best promote and communicate your message online
Out with the old-school résumé — find out why creating a complete profile on LinkedIn is so important and get easy-to-follow guidance on updating your résumé for an online audience
Get social — understand how to use Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites in new ways to make connections you never dreamed possible
Be proactive — find opportunities and companies of interest and make connections with decision makers
Open the book and find:
Why having an online presence is so important
Advice on increasing your online visibility
Tips on how to manage youronline reputation
Ways to customize your online résumé
The best ways to engage with hiring managers through social media
Ten common mistakes job seekers make with social media (and how to avoid them)
Learn to:
Harness the power of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and more to propel your job search
Make your online profiles work for you so that opportunities knock at your door
Create a winning strategy for securing a position
Build your personal brand online to truly stand out from the crowd
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