Jobs… no doubt with the economy in a little bit of turmoil the topic of careers and possibly a career change or maybe job security is on the minds of many. So, if you’re serious about shopping yourself, I suggest you consider the following tasks that also involve the adoption and use of social media in your strategy:
- update/clean up your social media profiles as many employers will check you out – Use a a nice, respectable photo and be professional
- polish up your LinkedIn profile and browse LinkedIn for valuable leads – Industry specific LinkedIn groups, like our own GISuser Group are jam packed with opportunity! Organizing your LinkedIn connection into groups can be very useful also
- Put the word out on Twitter that you’re searching (unless you don’t want the boss to know) and post periodic updates to remind people (example, “had a great interview today, wish me luck”)
- Consider archiving some of your best accomplishments and works in a slideshare and/or a video/photo presentation
Continue Reading HERE – 10 Tips for the Geo Tech Job Seeker and Hints For Leveraging Social Media