Comments on: How I would use social media to find a job

By: clickryan

clickryan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:29:31 +0000

How I would use social media to find a job http://bit.ly/38ROsi > @skanwar blog’post > my 2 cents.. Stand out from the Crowd!

This comment was originally posted on Twitter

By: Satish

Satish — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:50:54 +0000

@andy Thanks for stopping by! Great blog btw, glad you’re exploring Sweetcron.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:22:53 +0000

A very interesting read, many good points indeed.

By: Satish

Satish — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:12:42 +0000

@hamza Thanks for the kind words – glad they’ve been useful for you!

Facebook has a small element of relevance, but it wouldn’t (obviously from this post) be in my top 3 weapons of choice. The reason is that the expectations with my Facebook friends are very personal.

If there is anyone within them that is connected to a company in a way that makes sense for me, I would already know and talk to them personally. Mind you this is the way that *I* use Facebook, and not necessarily the approach for everyone.

On the other hand they are your most personal connections, so spamming your status updates, writing a note and tagging people, and keeping them posted on progress of the job hunt could help!

By: Hamza

Hamza — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:06:32 +0000

Great post, as usual; very informative & pragmatic, as I’ve come to expect of them. How would you leverage Facebook in terms of using social media to find a job? Many of the dynamics you outlined with Twitter, LinkedIn and a blog may not be applicable. Is Facebook even relevant to this undertaking in the first place? Curious to know your thoughts.

By: Satish

Satish — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:07:01 +0000

@rahilsondhi Classifieds and Monster are almost a non-event nowadays, as most of the job market is completely hidden (especially in today’s market). You do your due diligence and go to them, but I wouldn’t expect them to be even 50% of your work. Being ready is key… you may not need your personal brand now, but sooner or later everyone does.

@katherine Thank you – I’m pleased the advice was helpful! It’s a tough position to be in post-layoff when you’ve gotta ramp-up on all of this stuff. If you need to chat through anything, let me know and we can discuss on Skype/email.

That article you linked is a great read, especially this part:

“Having “connections” in LinkedIn is not a substitute for networking. Having “500+ connections” on LinkedIn means little if those connections wouldn’t be there for you when you need them. Use LinkedIn as a place to organize your network because it can put you in contact with people you haven’t talked to in years. ”

Which ties directly to my point about using it for actual connections only. It’s not a means to randomly meet new people. That’s Twitter’s job.

I also recommend @chrisbrogan’s http://www.chrisbrogan.com/write-your-linkedin-profile-for-your-future/.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:31:03 +0000

This is all such great advice. I was laid off months ago and have had such a tough time getting anywhere on my job search. I met with a recruiter and she commented on my Linkedin – yes, that was the first thing she did when she was passed my resume. I immediately started searching for ways to make me more presentable. I also found this article extremely useful: http://vjournal.com/linkedin-tips.

By: Rahil Sondhi

Rahil Sondhi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:53:29 +0000

You’re right about the fact that today’s successful job searchers need to use non-traditional and traditional elements. It’s not enough to just look in the classifieds or search Monster anymore. You need to take advantage of all the mediums: your personal network, social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn, Craigslist, a blog, etc.

Given the state of the economy, I think this is a good time for people to “be ready.”