Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies
Learn to:Speed up your job search with Facebook®, Twitter®, and LinkedIn®Create, establish, and promote a winning personal brandLeverage the power of social media to enhance your careerHarness social media to land your dream jobFor anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job.Job Searching with Social Media For Dummiesenables you to harness the power of the Internet to research and identify job opportunities, and then create a strategy for securing a position.Get social — find out how social media has changed the job search spectrum and get a refresher on online networking basicsPersonal Branding 101 — discover the importance of personal branding and how to best promote and communicate your message onlineOut with the old school resume — find out why creating a complete profile on LinkedIn is so important and get easy-to-follow guidance on adapting your resume for an online audiencePut social networking to work — grasp how to use Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites in new ways to make connections you never dreamed possibleOpen the book and find:The importance of having an online presenceWhat your personal brand is and why it's essentialHow to review your online reputation (and how you can repair it)Guidance on crafting web resumes with LinkedIn, video, and moreUsing Twitter, Facebook, and other sites to land a positionMistakes people make when using social media sites