IT’S MONDAY MORNING…THIS BETTER BE INTERESTING!

Using Social Media to Find a Job

Presented by Carmen Hudson, CEO, TweetajobApril 14, 2010Worksource of Snohomish County

Five Steps to Connection

1. Where I work 2. Where I live3. What I like to do professionally4. What I like to do for fun5. What I am passionate about

My Career

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW

Hope you had your coffee…

Today’s Agenda

• How Social Media can accelerate your job search– LinkedIn– Twitter– Tweetajob

• Q&A about this, or anything else

Why use Social Media?

• Increase your online visibility• Showcase your skills and knowledge• Learn about new opportunities first• Keep your skills current• Research and prepare• Network with influencers• Find great job search advice

In other words…

Do the benefits outweigh your fears?

• Don’t know how to use the sites• Afraid of reaching out to strangers online• Privacy and security• Information overload• Waste of time

Top Sources of HireSource Percentage

Referrals 26.7%Career Site 22.3%Job Boards 13.2%Direct Sourcing 6.9%College Recruiting 6.3%Boomerangs 3.4%Print, Job Fairs, 3rd Party Recruiters, Walk-Ins, Temp-to-Hire <3%

Source: 2009 CareerXRoads Source of Hire Study

Increase Your Online Visibility

LinkedIn Checklist

Complete your profile – 100%Build your networkJoin several groupsFind job opportunitiesResearch companiesPrivacy settingsUpdate your statusParticipate in discussions

Seriously….Twitter?

• Increase your online visibility• Showcase your skills and knowledge• Learn about new opportunities first• Keep your skills current• Research and prepare• Network with influencers• Find great job search advice

What is Twitter?“A short burst of inconsequential information," and "chirps from birds.”

-Jack Dorsey, Twitter creator

• Commonly referred to as a social networking or microblogging site that enables users to send and read messages known as “Tweets”.

• “Tweets” are text-based posts of 140 characters that are delivered to an author’s set of subscribers known as “Followers”

Growth of Twitter

• 106 million registered users– 55 Million Tweets every day– 180 Million Unique Visitors Each Month

• 37% access Twitter via their mobile devices• Median age of Twitter users: 31– Compare with:

• Facebook: 26 years old• Myspace: 27 years old• LinkedIn: 40 years old

Source: Chirp Conference

Twitter Checklist

Open an accountFollow 25-100 interesting people or companiesCreate or follow groupsFind job opportunitiesResearch companiesPrivacy settingsUpdate your statusParticipate in discussions

What is Tweetajob?

Thank You

• carmen@tweetajob.com• @peopleshark• http://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenhudson• http://people-shark.blogspot.com/