How Can Job Seekers Use Social Media To Land A Job?

Here is how you can use the following Social Media sites to help you with your job search:

LinkedIn: 
#1 Update your skills section, this will help you show up in more searches.
#2 Search your contacts, reach out to those who work at your target companies
#3 Ask for dozens of referrals.  These will strengthen your profile significantly

YouTube
#1 Create a video resume
#2 Create videos speaking about your specialty
#3 Subscribe to Channels of companies you are interested in, and engage

Facebook
#1  Post a status update letting people know you are job searching
#2 Invite people to connect with you on LinkedIn
#3 Post your video resume

Twitter
#1 Follow all companies job accounts that you are interested in, and engage
#2 Link your YouTube videos and LinkedIn page to job-seeking tweets
#3 Routinely search #Jobs to see what jobs are being posted on twitter

Best Jobs Sites
#1 Monster.com – Always has a large number of positions in every area
#2 LinkedIn – Quickly becoming number one.
#3 TheLadders.com – If you are searching for 100K+ Jobs

I hope that helps.  Good Luck out there!

Todd Hagopian

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