Likes, selfies and tags are fine, but social media offers much more than just entertainment for your free time at the office or at home. Using them correctly can open channels of communication with companies looking for employees in specific positions and secure you a position from… where you probably didn't expect it.
Here's how to use three of the most popular social media platforms to your advantage when hunting for a job. On LinkedIn: * Create a well-crafted profile that includes your work experience, references, education, and the position you're interested in. Then, head to the Job Boards to find all the available job opportunities based on your preferences.
* The more people you know on LinkedIn, the better, as the chances of running into someone who knows someone else, who is related to the company you are interested in, increase. * LinkedIn has a status update feature, similar to Facebook, through which you can share that you belong to the available animated material of this country – or, why not, the world. Also, in your profile options, you will find the “interested in” category, where you can fill in fields such as “career opportunities”, “job inquiries”, etc. * If you recently lost your job, it is the ideal opportunity, in difficult times like these, to ask your former boss to write the best about you. * Don't be afraid to share. According to experts around Linked In, sharing articles or content with your network significantly increases the chances of a company contacting you.
On Facebook: * Your profile photo should also highlight the side of your personality that matches the job you are looking for. If your goal is an office job, a serious photo from the shoulders up is ideal. * Don't be shy about mentioning on Facebook that you are looking for a job. There you have an even greater chance of finding someone to help you, as a large part of your contacts are your real friends, who will gladly forward you a job opportunity that they happened to hear about and thought would suit you. * Like the pages of businesses that interest you, so that you are regularly informed about their activity and the possibility that they are looking for people for specific jobs. * Take a look at your Privacy Settings, so that you have a complete picture of what others see from your profile (photos, timeline, etc.). It would be a good idea to make your profession and education categories public, so that anyone can see your social bio. * Facebook recently added an additional category to About, Professional Skills. Here you can add the skills you acquired from your previous jobs.
On Twitter: * Here too, you need to take care of the basics, namely the appropriate avatar, a nice background and a satisfactory network of contacts are essential. Then, in the few characters that the site allows, include your profession. You can also include a link to your online resume. * It would be a good idea to "tweet" often, so that you can gain an even larger network of contacts with people who have the same professional interests as you, as well as follow businesses and people who may be of interest to you. At the same time, you can send those who follow you to a personal blog of yours, which is related to your subject.
Source: eirinika.gr
