2. • Get clear:
– Work alone, or in a team
– Small or large organization
– Resume for job or credentials for freelance
• Get visible
– Make connections and connect
– In-person and online
– Further reach while you wait
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www.patricia-weber.com
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3. • Online networking worth your time:
– LinkedIn, Google +, Twitter, Facebook and places
your employers are
• Step 1: Profile basic MUST dos and haves
• Step 2: What to engage in
• Managing your social media part time while
you look full time
• Avoid unintended consequences of corrupted
connections
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
4. • Linked In
• Google +
• Twitter
– Use Hootsuite to manage and monitor
• Facebook
• Other options
– http://www.indeed.com/ - one search
• From Guru.com to Justanswer.com
• Consider a blog
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
5. • Focus and complete your profile
• Current professional photo
• Find connections: make it personal
• Give updates of interest
BEYOND BASICS
• Join Groups and be in discussions
• Give endorsements and
recommendations
• Use privacy features
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
12. • Optimize your profile as a job seeker
• Current professional photo
• Share valuable content as updates
• Use circles to connect
BEYOND BASICS
• Use hangouts: Skype.
• Job search clubs
• Get your vanity url at http://gplus.to
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
13. • Brand yourself: what can you do for me
or my organization?
• Market yourself: share valuable content
and your own blog posts
• Make it your business card
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
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• Focus your profile
• Use #hashtags that
attract an employer
• Connections:
757jobs
Got time?
• Search hashtags:
twitter.com/search
• TweetMyJobs.com
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www.patricia-weber.com
♯757jobs
@757jobs
is someone
to consider
following
17. • Focus your profile
• Current Photo
• Pictures and images with updates get
visibility
• Find connections
BEYOND BASICS
• Like Fan Pages
• Join Groups
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
18. Are you making any of these mistakes?
• in a different place than your employers
are
• incomplete & unprofessional profile
• insincere interest
• pack it in at invitation to connect
• not asking for what you want
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
19. • Overview of LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+
and Facebook
• Profile basic MUST dos and haves
• Best practices as you network
• Managing your social media part time
while you look full time
• Avoid unintended consequences of
corrupted connections
Patricia Weber blogging at
www.patricia-weber.com
Use privacy features on all To find out WHICH are worth your time, and there MIGHT be others! Look around if you can (you can’t with facebook) and see if people in the profession or your choice are ALSO there. http://www.indeed.com/ Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages. How to Quickly Turn Networking into Sales
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