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Find a Job Through Social Networking: Use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and More to Advance You
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Find a Job Through Social Networking: Use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and More to Advance Your Career by Diane Crompton and Ellen Sautter
Publisher: Jist Works; 2 edition (October 1, 2010) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1593578172 | PDF | 224 pages | 5 mb
Millions of people have embraced online networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, but too few understand how much influence these sites can have in accelerating their job search and career.This timely book unveils the reality that online networking is more than a fun way to pass time. It's a career management strategy that is rapidly changing the way job seekers and employers connect in the world of work. With this guide, readers will discover how to launch their online networking efforts and will gain advice for getting the most out of LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs and other sites. They'll also learn how to find jobs, seek advice, research employers, build a network, and create online portfolios and blogs. Additional guidance and worksheets help readers develop and communicate their personal brand online.
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About This Book
If you want to land a new job or advance in your career, social networking should be a key element of your job search or career management strategy.
When used for professional purposes, social networking is the process of using social media (Web-based tools) to connect with people and develop relation-ships in order to reach your career goals and help others reach their goals.
This hands-on, practical guide takes you from understanding what social net-working is and why you should do it, to preparing you to work the virtual room, to actually using the various social media. You’ll find all the information you need to jump-start your social networking quickly for your immedi-
ate goals and to keep it up for the long-term.
As career coaches and frequent speakers at conferences and networking events, we’ve witnessed firsthand the amazing benefits social networking can have. Whether through virtual communities such as LinkedIn or through Twitter, blogging, discussion groups, or other social media, people are getting
interviews, learning about prospective employers, being found by recruiters, enhancing their personal brands, staying on top of developments in their fields, and, yes, landing jobs.
Whether you’re a beginner with social networking or already in the thick of it and want to advance your skills, this book is for you. Social networking is a “must do” for effective career management in our global marketplace, and through this book we can guide you through the process. Now, let’s get to
work together!
—Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton
This hands-on, practical guide takes you from understanding what social net-working is and why you should do it, to preparing you to work the virtual room, to actually using the various social media. You’ll find all the information you need to jump-start your social networking quickly for your immedi-
ate goals and to keep it up for the long-term.
As career coaches and frequent speakers at conferences and networking events, we’ve witnessed firsthand the amazing benefits social networking can have. Whether through virtual communities such as LinkedIn or through Twitter, blogging, discussion groups, or other social media, people are getting
interviews, learning about prospective employers, being found by recruiters, enhancing their personal brands, staying on top of developments in their fields, and, yes, landing jobs.
Whether you’re a beginner with social networking or already in the thick of it and want to advance your skills, this book is for you. Social networking is a “must do” for effective career management in our global marketplace, and through this book we can guide you through the process. Now, let’s get to
work together!
—Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton
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