02
Nov
Social media can be used for a lot more than playing Farmville or watching Keyboard Cat. Here are 5 things that you can do on 5 sites to help you get a job:
- Facebook – Believe it or not, the Facebook marketplace is the second best way to hunt for jobs. Post status messages regarding your job search and your immediate social network, who know you and will be more likely to help or offer suggestions, will be aware of your job hunting situation.
- YouTube – This is something that’s been covered before in the video resume posts, but if you’re applying for a creative or visual-based job, putting up some YouTube videos of your work could help you gain exposure and might attract potential employers.
- Twitter – If you missed the Sunday Links on this topic a while back, there are some great hash tags, tools and accounts that you can follow that show job listings and offer some career advice (including the one for this blog!). Here’s posts one and two on Twitter tips.
- LinkedIn – A great way to find out who you’re sending your application to, create a long-form resume, blah blah blah. Look, we all know that LinkedIn is a good social media site for professionals. But are you keeping up with your contacts and making new ones? Or are you just collecting connections? Start conversations with professionals in your field to learn new things, like who’s hiring for what positions.
- Brazen Careerist – My love for this site has nothing to do with the times that they’ve featured my posts. But rather, the Brazen community connects members on personal and professional levels, allowing people to make new contacts that they might have otherwise passed over. I know that saying YOU MUST JOIN THIS SITE IT IS AWESOME is a bit heavy-handed, but you can make some great contacts on BC at a level that few other social networking sites allow.
So the next time you happen to be MouseHunting or tweeting, take a minute to help your job search out too!
