Tweet Your Way To A New Job

A Social Media Job SearchWarren Sukernek

Tweet your way to a new job

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On December 18, I was laid off and became a statistic

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The difference one tweet can make

One Tweet

One Tweet

One Tweet

•4 job offers

•All in 3 weeks!

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Success

You can’t just join Twitter and tweet.You’ve got to build it before you need it.

Become a Twitter Ninja

My social media tool box –How to stand out from the crowd

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My NetworkFlickr: Jcroach

Fairly largeMultichannel

My Community

Networking is Most importantSocial networks increase velocity and accessLoose ties are more valuableBe specific in what you want

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BloggingSomething you’re passionate aboutDemonstrates your subject matter expertise/ POVWrite fairly oftenTraffic doesn’t matter for finding a job

My social media resumeDigital breadcrumbsPublicationsSpeaking

Where is your resume?Is it accessible online?Get beyond paperAre you findable?Use links in the document

Set your goal

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Make a favorable impression

Putting it all together

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Push Pull

Sending Applications

Content Syndication

Their brand Your brand

Recruiters Active in your community

Monster Indeed

Short term Sustainable

Personal branding

Compelling description

Recommendations

Where else are you active?

Your digital footprint

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45 percent of employers are now using social media to screen potential job candidates

And…

Harris Interactive Survey

You’re not alone

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35 percent of employers have decided not to offer a job to a candidate based on the results of that social media background check.

Ouch

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Summary

ResourcesAlison Doyle – Jobsearch.About.comDaniel Johnson, Jr – How I Got My Job PodcastsCris Janzen – I Love My Job! Jason Alba – Jibber JobberApplicant .comMack Collier – How to use social media to land your next jobRachel Levy – Researching a Company Before the Job InterviewTwiTip – 5 Methods I Used to Get a Job Through TwitterMashable – How to Leverage Twitter for HiringJob search links on Delicious

Warren [email protected]@warrensshttp://slideshare.net/warrenss