{"id":1590,"date":"2017-03-14T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2017-03-14T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T14:45:34","slug":"enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\"HFC_enhance_job_search\"<\/a>11 Tips for Using Social Media to Land a Job<\/h2>\n

Traditional job application techniques aren\u2019t enough to keep pace with new methods being used by social media-savvy applicants.<\/p>\n

Social media platforms \u2013 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram \u2013 offer job-seekers the ability to leverage the power of their connections to generate leads for employment, extend their professional network and build their own personal brand.<\/p>\n

Since employers are also turning to social media to research potential employees, job-seekers should spend time building positive personal brands. This includes editing social media profiles to remove controversial posts and compromising photos, editing privacy settings to limit sharing personal information to only close friends and family, and dedicating time to building additional profiles on the aforementioned social media sites.<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/b>1. Using LinkedIn, build a complete profile,<\/b> which includes a professional headshot, and generate recommendations from contacts who work in various fields. Their recommendations translate to \u201cI\u2019m a credible applicant.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. LinkedIn populates your profile with job opportunities<\/b> that may be of interest, based on details listed in your profile.<\/p>\n

3. Join LinkedIn groups related to your field and contribute to discussions.<\/b> Link your Twitter account to your LinkedIn account to stream your professional expertise throughout the day. Keep tweets professional and\/or create a professional Twitter handle for LinkedIn.<\/p>\n

4. Create an online r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/b> Online r\u00e9sum\u00e9s are more succinct than traditional r\u00e9sum\u00e9s and should be written for search engine optimization.<\/p>\n

5. Create a Twitter r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/b> Limit your credentials to 140 characters and tweet to your followers.<\/p>\n

6. Follow hiring managers and companies on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to gain exposure to job openings.<\/b> Ask about job opportunities, tweet using the @-mention feature and use hashtags (#) to generate exposure for yourself on Twitter chats and searches.<\/p>\n

7. Produce a video r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and host it on YouTube.<\/b> Dress professionally. Include links to your other social profiles. Share your video r\u00e9sum\u00e9 on your blog, as well as Facebook and LinkedIn pages.<\/p>\n

8. In Google+, differentiate your circles of contacts:<\/b> family, friends and professional connections. Host video chats called \u201cHang Outs\u201d with your professional connections to discuss current trends and issues in your field.<\/p>\n

9. Pinterest, a social media pin-board, allows you to \u201cpin\u201d images of your r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/b>, media clippings, different projects you\u2019ve worked on\/are currently working on to different \u201cboards,\u201d which can be shared with your professional connections. Pinterest\u2019s value is in its visual nature. It allows you to display and organize your interests and portfolio elements.<\/p>\n

10. Include your Twitter handle on your business cards<\/b> and add your LinkedIn profile URL to your email signature.<\/p>\n

11. Keep your social media profiles updated<\/b> by maintaining them regularly. Also, educate yourself on social media trends. An excellent source is Mashable.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Chelsea Pizzi<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

11 Tips for Using Social Media to Land a Job Traditional job application techniques aren\u2019t enough to keep pace with new methods being used by social media-savvy applicants. Social media platforms \u2013 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram \u2013 offer job-seekers the ability to leverage the power of their connections to generate leads for… read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"article_type":[],"class_list":["post-1590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\nEnhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media - Spring 2017 and earlier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"11 Tips for Using Social Media to Land a Job Traditional job application techniques aren\u2019t enough to keep pace with new methods being used by social media-savvy applicants. Social media platforms \u2013 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram \u2013 offer job-seekers the ability to leverage the power of their connections to generate leads for... read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spring 2017 and earlier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-14T14:45:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"419\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"hfcccreate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"hfcccreate\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/\",\"name\":\"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media - Spring 2017 and earlier\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-14T14:45:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/d0bd888c371a76b5494789a844252e65\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":419},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/\",\"name\":\"Spring 2017 and earlier\",\"description\":\"Just another Henry Ford College Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/d0bd888c371a76b5494789a844252e65\",\"name\":\"hfcccreate\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6485d3dc800e7aa40e8b461595478504410ab6f145fe5e4413493729a0153f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6485d3dc800e7aa40e8b461595478504410ab6f145fe5e4413493729a0153f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"hfcccreate\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/author\/hfcccreate\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media - Spring 2017 and earlier","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media","og_description":"11 Tips for Using Social Media to Land a Job Traditional job application techniques aren\u2019t enough to keep pace with new methods being used by social media-savvy applicants. Social media platforms \u2013 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram \u2013 offer job-seekers the ability to leverage the power of their connections to generate leads for... read more","og_url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/","og_site_name":"Spring 2017 and earlier","article_published_time":"2017-03-14T14:45:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":419,"url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"hfcccreate","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"hfcccreate","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/","url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/","name":"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media - Spring 2017 and earlier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg","datePublished":"2017-03-14T14:45:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/d0bd888c371a76b5494789a844252e65"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/HFC_enhance_job_search.jpg","width":960,"height":419},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/enhance-your-job-searching-using-social-media\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Enhance Your Job Searching Using Social Media"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/","name":"Spring 2017 and earlier","description":"Just another Henry Ford College Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/d0bd888c371a76b5494789a844252e65","name":"hfcccreate","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6485d3dc800e7aa40e8b461595478504410ab6f145fe5e4413493729a0153f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6485d3dc800e7aa40e8b461595478504410ab6f145fe5e4413493729a0153f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"hfcccreate"},"url":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/author\/hfcccreate\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1590"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2017-volume-1-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=1590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}