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Using Social Media in Your Job Search

Fortunately, my previous job allowed me to experiment and learn the many ways in which a number of social mediums are used for personal, professional and business purposes. So, I decided to put these tools to the test.

My first step was to update my resume and my personal web site. These would serve as the foundation for all information about me. But, much more essential to networking, I needed to update my LinkedIn profile with relevant information and recommendations from former colleagues, and join the Sodexo Careers – Past, Present & Future networking group. Having done some quick searches, I found that key Sodexo people had profiles on LinkedIn – and I wanted them to be able to find my profile, too.

To read more of Trish's story, click here!

Posted by Rainey Gibson at 08/03/2010 01:41:30 PM |

There is no doubt that social networking on the internet is a great way to make business contacts. It can work against you though it you’re not careful. Remember to go out to Facebook, MySpace or any other personal social networking sites and remove strong political or religious statements from your public profile.
You may want to go as far as to take out listings of certain groups or associations you belong to, if visible on your public profile. If you were an employer wouldn’t you be curious to see what applicants have in their profiles, to get to know them better? If you found something on their profile that you found offensive, would you really be able to “forget” it? Someone may try to remain objective, but often discrimination is unconscious.
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