How you can find a job using social media.

1. How you can find a Job using
Social Media

2. Introduction
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 Here are three most popular social media channels that you can use to
find your next career move, and stand out from the crowd for the right
reasons.
 Be found. Yes, you can use Social Media in two ways. One way is to let a
job (recruiter) find you & other is you find a job (apply to a position).
Booth the ways are equally important & you must try them together.
 Build your professional network before you need it.
Think “what can I do for him?” rather than “what can he do for me?”.

3. Facebook Job Search
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Facebook applications to use for job search :
 BranchOut
 BeKnown
 Jobvite
 Facebook Graph Search
 InCircle

4. Facebook Profile for Job Search
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Make your Facebook profile ready for job search:
1. Edit the Info Section
 Make sure all inappropriate language has been deleted.
 All your information like your city , current job, graduation
details etc should be current and up to date.
2. Review Photos
 Review every photo in you album and delete any inappropriate
images.
3. Limit Your Visibility
 Make your updates and photos visible to friends only.

5. Facebook Profile for Job Search
4. Block Tagging
 Change your privacy setting and review every thing where you are
tagged in before it appears on you timeline.

6. Linkedin Profile for Job Search
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1. Fill it out: Linkedin will show you the profile completeness %.
Follow that and complete every step to have an update profile.
2. Profile Picture: Use a professional looking photograph.
3. Links: Use link space to show your Blog, Twitter handle, Web site etc
4. Recommendations. Other people’s praise is not only golden, but a
hot commodity when it comes to scoring a new job.
5. Groups: Join relevant groups and participate in discussions.
6. Company: Follow companies which are relevant to you for latest
updates.

7. Linkedin Job search
Jobs Section:
 Use the job search tab at the top of your profile.
 Once you apply to a job you can see at the bottom “People Who Viewed
This Job Also Viewed”. These are also relevant jobs for you to apply.
 Set daily email alerts for jobs.

8. Twitter Profile for Job Search
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Get your account in job-hunting shape :
1. For a username, use your real name or something close to it instead of
something silly or obscure.
2. A Twitter profile bio is limited to 160 characters; be sure to include
your location and the type of work you do or are looking for, plus
keywords that recruiters might use to search for prospective
candidates.
3. Don't forget to add a professional-looking photograph
4. Use custom background offering more info and personal branding.

9. Twitter Job search
Use Twitter advance search

10. Twitter Job search
1. Use job-hunting apps
 TweetMyJobs.com has 10,000 specific job channels on Twitter and
adds 50,000 new positions a day.
 Twitjobsearch.com which reports that the app lists a million new
jobs every 30 days, and also is available as an iPhone app called Real
Time Jobs.
2. Follow job-search-related hashtags.
 #job, #jobs, #jobsearch, #career
3. Participate in chats
 Using tweetchat.com you can use hashtags to follow Twitter job
chats.

11. Twitter Job search
Find people who can help with your job search.
1. Follow career coaches, resume writers, job industry experts
and government employment agencies.
2. Follow companies' human resources or career accounts for
the latest job openings.
3. Once you've built up lists of industry insiders, experts and
companies to follow, using apps such
as TweetDeck or HootSuite to make it easier to track their
tweets.

12. Other Social Channels
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Don’t forget some other useful channels like:
 Pintrest
 Google+
 Foursquare
 StumbleUpon
 Blogs

13. Contact Me
Vikas Kumar
Talent Acquisition / Social Media
www.linkedin.com/in/vikaskumar2
@vik_2
vikaskumar2@gmail.com