Creating Virtual Vibrations: Discover Your Career Path With Web 2.0
- 1. Creating Virtual Vibrations: Discover Your Career Path With Web 2.0 Presented by Kim DeCostePresident - DeCoste & AssociatesPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 2. 10 years Executive / Information Technology Recruiter
- 3. 6+ years online University sales, management & creation of online Career Services
- 4. 2 years private consulting in employment, executive & career coaching & workforce development
- 5. Contributing columnist on education, technology & employment matters
- 7. “Online” since 1994My BackgroundPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 8. Early – mid ‘90s – EMAIL! We are communicating!Mid-late 90’s- The Monster Board RevolutionEarly 2000 – Radical Shift in employment & hiring trends. Movement to online application tools & consolidation within HR industry.Mid 2000s – Introduction of many online tools as a more regular part of life for most business people.Late 2000s – Radical changes in social media and tools usage. New emphasis on Talent Management!The Internet Career Tools Revolution …the TimelinePrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 9. What is going on?Top 7 Social Media Sites:Blogger (222 million)
- 13. Windows Live Spaces (87 million)
- 14. Yahoo! Geocities (69 million)
- 15. Flickr (64 million)Prepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 16. What do you know about social media? How savvy are you?Prepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 17. “Social media refers to activities, practices, and behaviors among communities of people who gather online to share information, knowledge and opinions using conversational media. Conversation media are web-based applications that make it possible to create and easily transmit content in the form of works, pictures, videos and audios.”Safko, Lon. Brake, David. The Social Media Bible. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. 2009.What is “social media”, first of all?Prepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 18. What does Social Media Really have to do with legitimate career development or job searching?Career Development 2.0Prepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 19. Conduct a situational analysisUnearth your personal brandSelect the right toolsFacebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, FriendFeed, YouTube, Flickr, Delicious andDiggBuild your online empireMarket your brandMonitor your reputation-Adapted from Schwabel, Dan. Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career SuccessA New Spin on Familiar ConceptsPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 20. Identify top 5 companies for which you’d like to workUse search engines to track employees that currently work thereConnect with people directlyBe proactive!Use LinkedIn & FacebookAdvertise “Your” brand (Facebook, Google AdWords, etc.)Consider a Video Resume on YouTubeSubscribe to blogs that contain job listingsIntegrate the traditional AND social media approach!-Adapted from : 7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media. Posted on Mashable - 1/5/09Conduct a People Search Instead of Job SearchPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 21. Thou shalt create profiles and groupsThou shalt participateThou shalt build your own networkThou shalt use common sense & discretionThou shalt remember that things posted on the internet nearly always live forever & thou shalt have a plan!Thou shalt not forget traditional means of connecting with PEOPLE in PERSONThou shalt carefully manage thy time and not confuse work and recreation(Thou shalt use Open Social) and other tools that save timeThou shalt SHARE successesThou shalt consider joining in Chamber Groups that support these activities -Adapted in part from The Social Media Bible (Safko & Brake)2.0 Career CommandmentsPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
- 22. Have a plan or you will not reach your goals!Near-termLong-termMap the steps from A to BOne cannot achieve an unplanned goal! If you do not plan for success, you will not realize it.Prepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009Golden Rule
- 23. The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success – Lon Safko & David BrakeMe 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success – Dan SchwabelResources Used:
- 24. Contact & Acknowledgements Social Marketing for Business – Join the Conversation !Please Text 80565 with the word “social” and your email to join the monthly MeetUp!Kim DeCoste President DeCoste & AssociatesDirect | 303.470.9898Email | kim@decosteassociates.comwww.DeCosteAssociates.comThe New Social Marketing MeetUpSocial Marketing for BusinessPrepared Exclusively for The South Metro Denver Chamber Expo DeCoste & Associates © 2009
Editor's Notes
- #11: Have them send a text message To: 80565Keyword: “social” a space and then their email address