This document provides tips for using social media to get your dream job, including forming relationships online, sharing frequent status updates, and getting social. It recommends customizing your profile with an elevator pitch style summary that provides context and substance over a generic lacking summary. Forming online relationships and engaging with people through real conversation rather than just delivering messages can help users network to find job opportunities.

1. DARE TO DREAM:
Using Social Media to Get Your Dream Job

3. http://talkitup.typepad.com

4. http://heidimiller.libsyn.com
Diary
of a
Shameless
Self-
Promoter

6. www.cluetrainmanifesto.com

8. One definition of “community” is
… people who care about each other more
than they have to.”

10. "... speaking in a real voice, and by
engaging people rather than
delivering messages to them."

13. Forming relationships

15. Is dinner ready yet?

21. 2. Advice

23. 3. Sympathy/Attention

27. http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html

35. Old profile: Summary lacks
substance

36. New profile: Summary=Elevator
Pitch

40. New profile: full of context

47. Facebook

48. How much info is too much info?

54. Share your status frequently

55. Get social

68. Forming relationships

70. http://talkitup.typepad.com

71. DARE TO DREAM:
Using Social Media to Get Your Dream Job