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Browseworthy: Social Media Tips for Job Seekers

February 1, 2010

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This week’s browseworthy professional development links highlight seven sites that offer tips on how to use social media in the job search process:

  1. 20 Facebook Applications to Assist in Your Job Search: If you are willing to go beyond using facebook to connect with family and friends, this post has a great list of Facebook appsfor job seekers.
  2. 15 More Tips on Social Media and Finding a Job: Six out of the 15 tips offered here focus on leveraging social media to learn and by doing so become a resource for your field or network.
  3. Top 20 LinkedIn Groups ALL Job Seekers MUST Join: Your success on LinkedIn is only as good as the network you develop on the platform. Joining the right group helps you expand your network and gain access to resources, opportunities and information.
  4. 10 Social Media Job Search Tips: My favorite tips from this post on the Social Media Commando blog focus on using blogs in  your job search to find jobs and attract attention.
  5. 7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media: Great tips from author Dan Schawbel (Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success). Check out tip #6 on posting a video resume on YouTube.
  6. The Beginner’s Guide To Finding A Job With Twitter: List 20 tips for  using twitter including a list of tools for managing your twitter account. Favorite tips – #2, #10, and #12.
  7. Using Social Media for a Job Search: Real life job seeker Rachel Levy shares how she uses social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn in her quest for a marketing job.

Happy Browsing!

About Tai Goodwin

Tai Goodwin is a blogger, coach, social media enthusiast and Launch While Working advocate. With over 15 years in training and development roles, she is committed to helping ambitious professionals create careers and lives they love. A serial EmployedPreneur, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of Launch While Working.com and co-hosts #SmallBizChat on Twitter. She also blogs about practical profitable social media at www.taigoodwin.com

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6 Responses to “Browseworthy: Social Media Tips for Job Seekers”

  1. Ted Says:
    February 1, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    Great resources. Also, I love LinkedIn groups because it allows direct messaging to others. Great advice for students looking to connect – which is the best way to get a job/internship.

  2. Joe Mescher Says:
    February 2, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Thanks Tai!

    Good to see myself among such good company, thanks for sharing all the wonderful job search ‘social media’ posts.

    Joe “Social Media Commando” Mescher
    http://www.SocialMediaCommando.com
    312-725-9820

  3. Tai Goodwin Says:
    February 5, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    Thanks for stopping by the site Joe!

  4. Tai Goodwin Says:
    February 5, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    I agree Ted that networking is really important. And it is great to have online tools to expand and extend our connections beyond face-to-face meetings.

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