Today in St Louis has a feature on using social media to find work this morning. The link to view the segment is here. This post is for job seekers from come from the segment.
Looking for work? Hoping to use social media to find it? Here are some resources you really ought to be tapping into in your job search.
Ultimate Job Hunting Secrets. This is the best book I've read for jobseekers, ever. Most books are written for only top people. They are written with the assumption that you are a highly driven, highly successful, name brand employee with the ability to negotiate high salaries and with the resources to wait out job offers. That's not many of us. This book lays out the basics for those who aren't used to looking for work.
Jibber Jabber: JibberJabber.com, and his book, I'm on LinkedIn, Now What. Jason Alba was a jobseeker a few years ago, and launched a site to help him find work. He's since turned it into a program that is extremely helpful in managing your search.
BeYourOwnHeadhunter.com - run by Paul DeBettignies, the MNHeadhunter, who is turning a lot of his focus to helping candidates.
Are you an executive, with your own unique jobhunting challenges? Head on over to NetShare.com, where executives learn to pitch themselves, network with other executives, and get advice from top coaches.
There's also this post of mine that was published at Marketing Profs on how to raise your profile so headhunters will find you. And an old favorite, 8 ways to get noticed online. It all boils down to a single piece of advice. Figure out what you're interested in. Go online and find people discussing that topic. Engage those people, and make sure that you have a profile somewhere online that tells people you are available.
Top Secret Recruiting Tip: Don't say you're "looking for work." Instead say you are "interviewing for new positions."
