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Socialize Your Job Search

Whether your job search involves wanting to begin a new job or find a job while out of work, much goes into the process.

To start, you need to put together a strategy on how best to find the work you want.

An example of this would be how much time and energy you will invest in the Internet during your search. As more people have discovered, the web can be an invaluable resource when it comes to searching for work.

With that being the case, how much time and effort will you put towards the Internet in your job search?

Take Advantage of Social Media

As you begin the job search process, be sure to include social media in your plans.

With millions of people on social media at any given time, the benefits to your job hunt are many.

Among some of the ways you can benefit:

  1. Employer posts – A way to win from social media during the search is employers’ posting help wanted ads. As an example, a company looking to add some tech help to its roster may post on Facebook, Twitter, even LinkedIn. You can follow the link for a specific job post back to the company site or specific recruiter to learn more.
  2. Social posts from other job seekers – Unless competing for a specific job, help one another out. For instance, what if you have friends also in the marketing industry? When marketing and other positions open they can pass the word along to you on your social channels. In doing so, you will look to get the jump on competing prospects.
  1. Social talk sites – Get involved in talk on Facebook and Twitter. By networking about your industry, you can gather info from other job seekers.

To improve your standing, allowing you to make better money, be active on social sites. By doing so, you can oftentimes reap the rewards.

It is always good to remember that there are many other people in the same boat as you are. Whether looking for a new job while employed or looking while unemployed, they can assist you. Likewise, you may be the person that can turn them on to a lead or two through social interactions.

With much of the population connected via the Internet, social media should be on your radar when hunting for work.

Remember, there really is no downside to using social media when searching for a new job.

Given social media is free to use; it isn’t like you’re spending a lot of money to utilize it.

Another benefit is that you can go online from home or wherever it is most convenient. As such, you can take your time to peruse different social sites, seeing where the most job talk is focused at that time.

You also benefit from social networking due to the fact that many employers these days expect their prospective employee to have some social media skills.

So, how social will your next job search be?

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My name is Gary, a 31 year old Tech Loving marketer passionate about home tech and coffee.

I'm a Programmer for hire working with small to medium businesses.

I network in Warrington, Liverpool and Manchester in the North West, England.

This website is my online notebook dedicated to tech, marketing and finance.

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