1. Training created by Talk About Local
Networking for Work: http://networkingforwork.org.uk

2. Job hunting in 2012 has to involve the internet – it's
not enough to just have a good CV.
[Photo by: Robert S. Donovan]

3. It's important to make a good first impression online as well as offline.
[Photo by Alex France]

4. 77% of recruiters said they used search
engines to find background data on
candidates.
35% admitted they eliminated a
candidate because of what they found
online.
[Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]
“If you're moaning all the time on
Twitter you're not going to get
very far.”
(Teaching Agency recruiter interviewed by
Networking for Work)
- Only 33% of job candidates bothered to search for information
on themselves, to see what a prospective employer might find.
[Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]

5. Highlighting the
importance of looking
your best online!
[Image by Anthony Catalano]

6. Networking for Work is an online version of
preparing for an interview with a new suit and a
haircut – we help people look right online and
then help them network with others online to find
work.
Networking for Work is simple and
straightforward– it draws people’s attention to
basic things they can do to help themselves.
Resources all via: http://networkingforwork.org.uk/

7. Networking for work is in the grain of the Ministerial drive for a more modern, online
based system for seeking work.
Networking for Work gives job seekers digital skills useful in the work place as they
manage their own and therefore their employers’ online profile.
a transformation of the welfare state designed to change attitudes and behaviours
to mirror the experience of work It will be digital by default.
The important difference is that this support will be geared towards helping people to
use the online channel.
I am determined to make the most of the opportunity – and the financial incentive –
presented by Universal Credit to identify claimants who lack computer skills and to help
them to become "digitally independent".
This is about work as much as it’s about welfare. As you know, employers expect digital
skills for almost all jobs.
DWP cannot do this alone. We’re still looking at options – but there are a number of
external organisations that are well placed to help
The more I think about it the more I realise that digital and financial inclusion go hand in
hand.
Lord Freud Minister for Welfare reform – speech on Universal Credit 30
May 2012 [http://is.gd/SEK46L]

8. Networking for Work training will give jobseekers a greater awareness of how
their online behaviours can impact upon their job search and give them the
skills to take control of their online profiles, covering 4 key areas:
Presenting the best of yourself online. Keeping personal details private.
[Image: Visualogist] [Image: Curtis James]
Show as well as tell people what you can do. Using the web to connect and network.
[Image: Jin Thai] [Image: Thomas Hawk]

9. Starting with a professional email address...
“I feel tempted to send that scorecard to the owner of every CV I've ever
read. As the largest emplyer in a city with two universities, we get a lot
of CV's with many, many amusing email addresses. They don't think.”
[Employer from York]

10. Looking at assessing a current online profile
Googling oneself and seeing what's publicly viewable of accounts on
Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Looking at the why's and simple ways of changing account settings to
control personal information.

11. Simple steps to change public content posted by others...
'Untagging' oneself from photos or posts on Facebook and removing them
from the timeline.
Forming polite requests to remove or amend content posted elsewhere.

12. It's all about balance
Using the web to project the positive and build a more professional online
profile.
[Photo by Winifredxoxo]

13. Creating a professional profile with LinkedIn
Using the online professional network to create a free profile that shows off
skills, experience and qualifications, much like an online CV and using it to
connect with key contacts.
LinkedIn profiles rank highly in Google searches.

14. Using the web to market yourself
Demonstrating skills and knowledge much more vividly than with a
two-dimensional CV can!
[Photo by Claumoho]

15. An online space of one's own
Tom Baker runs a small community bakery in Birmingham and uses a
simple Wordpress blog to demonstrate his specialist skills with words,
imagery and video.
Decorator Juniper Ash uses photographs that show her 'creating
beautful spaces'.

16. Connecting with people and opportunities
Because job-hunting can often be about who you know as well as
skills and experience.
[Photo by Linda Tanner]

17. Using social networks to make and maintain contact
Zumba teacher Jolene Speke uses her Facebook profile to connect with
existing and potential customers and to share her demonstration videos and
photos.

18. Networkingforwork.org.uk went live May 2012
Project website with news, user experiences (including video and audio
interviews) and training materials under development.

19. UK wide press launch August 2012
As part of the national launch of Networking for Work, Talk About Local
participated in a Guardian CV Advice Clinic on 21 st August, giving jobseekers
advice on improving their online profiles via a live webchat.

20. Over the next 12 months Talk About Local will deliver and refine Networking for Work
training to unemployed people and trainers who work with them to build a new
product that can be adopted by larger training providers.
During July-August 2012 Talk About Local delivered free webinar training to trainers in
15 UK online centres across the country. They are now incorporating the Networking
for Work materials into their training delivery with local jobseekers.
Our training materials are designed to be flexible and can be delivered via trainers to a
small group, one-on-one or self-guided online.
Networking for Work's resources are available under a permissive Creative Commons
license in order to maximise their reach. This means they can be used by trainers
and individuals across the UK.
You can find training resources as well as latest news and user experiences on the
Networking for Work website: networkingforwork.org.uk. You can also follow us on
Twitter: @talkaboutjobs

21. We are currently looking
for UK online centres to
participate in our FREE
Networking for Work
training:
Free training of trainers via webinar with
follow-up support from the Talk About
Local team
Resources and support to help you
incorporate the Networking for Work
materials into your centre's training
delivery
Listen to some trainees' and trainers'
experiences...
http://is.gd/nYcGBe

22. Web: networkingforwork.org.uk
Email: hello@talkaboutlocal.org
Tel: 0121 288 2910
Twitter: @talkaboutjobs