How to use the Internet to Get a Job
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The document provides tips for using social media and the internet to find a job when starting from nothing. It recommends embracing typical job websites like Reed and Monster, and getting on LinkedIn which has over 90 million professional members. It also suggests using Twitter to network and find contacts in your industry, as well as blogging to establish yourself online, promote your skills, and stay updated with industry news. Facebook is not primarily recommended for business use due to privacy issues, but liking relevant pages could still help. Overall, the document emphasizes using various online tools and platforms to build your professional brand and network.
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How to use the Internet to Get a Job
- 2. What Would I do if I started from nothing in 2011?Using the Internet to get a JobMichael WhiteIntern: Multinational Account ManagerPublic Relations Student
- 3. About Me: Key StuffSocial Media ConsultantDavid Alderton
- 8. BBC Radio Gloucestershire [interview]
- 9. BBC Radio Ulster [Why I Hate Facebook]
- 10. BBC Radio Brighton [Simone Back Case]
- 11. BBC Radio Five Live [Online Privacy]Journalism/WritingYour Local Guardian
- 12. The Guardian
- 14. Business Week
- 16. The Citizen
- 17. Behind The Spin
- 18. Advertising Week
- 20. ActivityWrite down as many Social Networks as you can think of.Next to each one write 3 reasons with how you use it.You have 10 minutes
- 22. ContentsUsing the Internet to Job SearchEmbrace the Typical (Job Websites)Get LinkedInGet Noticed: Brand yourself OnlineUse Twitter as a Job Searching ToolBloggingFacebookCrazy and Creative Examples
- 23. Embrace the TypicalThere are many websites where you can find jobs…Reed (http://www.reed.co.uk)
- 26. Red Goldfish (http://www.redgoldfish.co.uk/)I’m sure there are many more…
- 27. Using LinkedIn: Why it is importantLinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the internet.Site launched 5th May 2003, took 494 days to reach one million members. Now reaches one million every 12 days.Facts90m+ professionals around the world as of January 2011
- 28. 20m+ members in Europe as of December 2010
- 29. 5m+ members in the UK as of December 2010
- 31. Get Noticed: Brand Yourself Online
- 32. About TwitterSocial Network: Often labelled as micro-bloggingUsers post public tweets of 140 characters in length (can also be private)You can follow and be followed by other usersCan be accessed by all popular smartphones: iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and BlackberryFacts190m accounts (8th July 2010)
- 33. 65 million tweets a day
- 34. 800,000 search queries a day
- 35. I joined October 2008
- 36. Twitter as a Job Searching ToolSign UpFill in that ProfileTweet to ImpressUse Twitter search to find industry contactsGet Networking!
- 37. Twitter: Beyond NetworkingKeeping up-to-date with NewsMake new Contacts (Socially and Professionally)Raise Personal ProfileTo Stay in TouchTo Connect with the Blogging Community
- 38. Blogging!Wikipedia says,“A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1] is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.”
- 39. State of the Blogosphere 2010Last count there was 146,628,598 blogs67% of bloggers are male, 33% femaleOnly 7% of authors are between the ages of 18 – 24
- 40. Blogging: Establish yourselfBeneficial for those who pursue, don’t give up.1. Don’t start a blog because I’m telling you to2. Blogging is about writing, not just promotion3. Blogs aren’t just written4. Search for a focus5. Don’t focus on the readers
- 41. Blogging: Establish yourself (Part 2)Beneficial for those who pursue, don’t give up.6. Choose your serviceCheck out WordPress, TypePad, Squarespace & Blogger.7. Frequency and length of posts9. Promote your blog posts- Set up a Twitter Account- Use NetworkedBlogs on Facebook- Join StumbleUpon and Reddit- Include your blog’s address in your email’s footer
- 43. Facebook: Not for Business (IMHO)But if you are going to use it for business here are tips…This network has too much clutter (gifts, games, pictures, videos & pages)
- 44. You’re always in danger of being tagged in a photo
- 45. You need somewhere to relax on the internet, use Facebook
- 46. Mix of social contacts (Friends, Family and Colleagues)In other words…
- 47. Facebook: Don’t F*** It UpCheck your Facebook Privacy Settings!!
- 49. ActivityTake your sheet from earlier… this time write down 3 business ways in which you could use it.You have 10 minutes
- 50. Crazy & Creative Example
- 51. Any QuestionsTwitter: @michaelwhite1Website: http://www.mikewhite.co.uk