How many of us really exploit
the amazing features that social networking sites offer?
Besides winning followers and
making new friends, sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can open up a
mountain of opportunities for those who're willing.
To catch up with the fast-pacing
competition in the job sector, social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and
Facebook have come up as a viable opportunity to make you land at a job without
exasperating struggle.
With polished skills, focused
approach, and planned social media strategies, you can actually make a smooth
landing to your next potential career. Check out how!
Plumb through the accounts, connections, groups, and pages
on your LinkedIn account to land at the career that you want to be at.
For this, you need to make use of the features it offers and
do the following:
Connect: To make
strangers as friends on Facebook might be slight eerie, but that’s not the case
with LinkedIn.
At LinkedIn, you can connect with the unknowns, who although
are in the industry that you want to be in. And yes, more the connections you
have, more are the chances of getting help with job search.
Also, join Active Groups, post questions about positions
requirements against jobs to show your interest and stay connected. This would
also make you find your mentor, as LinkedIn profiles are visible.
To connect easily with the people, consider those who are
just a degree away from you.
Choose the right jobs
board: Stay tuned to the job board, as that brings to you all the open
vacancies that you might be interesting in joining.
To utilize the job boards at the max, you need to ensure you
pick the right job board.
Search jobs based on the job title, location and salary.
Activate account management.
Make the best use of functionality at job boards like filter
questions, response templates etc.
Also, follow prospective companies to stay updated about the
companies' history and present activities. This would help you in your
interviews.
Endorsement and
recommendations: Understand that there is a difference between endorsement
and recommendation.
Where recommendation supports you and your work,
endorsements are skills and expertise you possess according to others.
Both endorsements and recommendations would help you in
getting the job. You can request for writing LinkedIn recommendations to your
connections via messaging system.
Share more: If
you share more content like articles or interesting insights, your chances of
getting contacted by the recruiter rises by almost 10 per cent?
Add tips and tricks from your industry and help people find
new jobs, ideas and suggestions.
Build your profile:
Last but not the least, make sure your profile is complete and you have
mentioned all the details and sections in your LinkedIn Profile.
Facebook has no doubt brought fun and perky element in the
life, but if you know how to use it, it can even brighten your career path.
When you're on Facebook, ensure you do the following:
Like pages: The companies that interest you and
you want to be a part of their team should be in your like list.
Select 'get notifications' option so that you stay updated
about their job openings and other updates.
Stay updated: Keep your Facebook profile updated
by revising all the work, qualifications details.
The recruiter should easily get to know about your current
and past experience.
Privacy settings: For all those posts/ shares/
comments that you do not want to affect your professional life should be
hidden. Set your privacy settings accordingly.
Add skills: Facebook has included an option for
professional skills on the profile page. Did you check that?
Make sure you have updated that.
To finely tweet your way to your next job, you need to be
active on these four fronts:
The search keyword: Use the job keywords relevant to
the job that you want to get in, like 'engineering jobs', 'jobs in Delhi', or
'job vacancy in IT' and search these in the search bar.
Hashtags: Using #tags before your search word
would help you too, as generally employers post jobs with #tags for casting
wide net.
Follow: You need to follow those several Twitter
handles, which are dedicated for job posts.
Just type 'jobs' in the search bar and get the list of the
handles, and then follow them.
Tweets: With tweeting, you can actually enhance
the possibilities of connecting with like-minded people.
Some more quick tips to help you:-
Let people know about your job search.
Post your plans on your social profiles (with public view
settings) and allow social recruiters to find you or let your friends,
connections, or followers suggest you what you need.
Along with the potential use of LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Twitter, you may also start exploring and utilising the likes of Pinterest or
Tumbler, as these as well are pacing at a great speed.
Either pin your resumes, follow pages for job tips and
opportunities or use Tumbler and build your profile.
Whatever social site you're a member of, it is important to
stay active -- so that you're able to make the most of the features it offers.
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