The document discusses using social media, especially LinkedIn and Twitter, for job searching and recruitment in the modern era, or "Job Search 2.0." It provides tips on optimizing profiles on these sites, including clarifying one's mission, using keywords, reducing clutter, having a professional photo, and getting recommendations. Statistics are given showing the high percentage of organizations now using social media to recruit candidates.
11. More Profile Tips
• Clarify Mission
• Utilize Keywords
• Reduce Clutter
• Be Yourself
• Profile Photo, “My short-term goal is to bluff my
Seriously. way through this job interview. My
• Get Recommendations
long-term goal is to invent a time
machine so I can come back and
change everything I’ve said so far.”
Jodie Garrison
Jodie@JodieG.com
linkedin.com/in/jodiegarrison
@jodiegg
Notas del editor
Facebook – 901 M ACTIVE users (visited and taken an action within 30 days) -> 170 M active monthly users in the US YouTube – YouTube has over 800 million monthly users uploading over an hour of video per second, 2 nd largest search engine Twitter – 140 M monthly active users producing 400 M tweets daily LinkedIn – 160 M (average age of LinkedIn users is about 42, Wallace says, with 60 percent of users being over the age of 35 Google Plus - 170 M “upgraded” to Google+ 100 M people have signed up for a Google Plus account and active monthly users of Google+ “related” products Pinterest – 8.3 million active users / 11.7 million users
two out of three American adults surveyed used social media in the last month 87% of those ages 18-29, 74% of those ages 30-49, 56% of those ages 50-64 and 34% of those ages 65 and older; 72% of college graduates, 69% of those with some college and 52% of those with a high school education; http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-poll-americans-using-social-media-are-more-engaged-consumers-and-citizens-but-remain-skeptical-of-social-media-trustworthiness-2012-06-07