Building a Personal Site to Find a Job

Zack — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:04:30 +0000

Over the last few years, the economy has been on a steady decline. As of right now, it is slowly starting to work its way back up. Many people have been out of work for quite awhile and are ready to re-join the workforce. However, getting hired is not the easiest thing to do right now, which is why setting yourself apart from others is the best way to be found and land a job. And thankfully, social media is the perfect way to make yourself visible.

If you recall, back in September I wrote a blog post about using video resume’s to set yourself apart from the field. Aside from a video resume, which not everyone has the resources to pull off, another great way to set yourself apart is to create a personal site. Now by personal site I do not mean a Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn account. You should already be using those tools and you should be integrating them with your new tool in the personal site.

The personal site is a site about yourself, a site that dictates what you are good at, moreover as an extension of your resume. If you are a developer or a graphic artist this is a great way to show off some of your skills. If you are not so skilled in those areas, such as myself, you can use a simple DIY site builder to create something simple that really works (you can check out my personal site here!) such as WordPress. If you look closely at my site you will notice there is something missing: a blog. A blog is a key component for helping yourself out as it allows you to constantly update your site and keep your name fresh in the world of Social Media. Plus companies now are doing preliminary background searches by searching your name on Google, just to see what they can find.

Your own personal site can become very beneficial to you if you utilize the proper use of keywords and meta data, and really configure your site towards SEO. If you then properly integrate your site with your Social Media sites, you have made yourself much more visible to anyone doing a Google search on those applying for positions

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Article by Zack Zucker, Director of Operations, Turbo Social Media

Getting Hired by Social Media: LinkedIn and Social Networking

Zack — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:04:00 +0000

Imagine yourself, fresh out of college, a degree in hand, 3 summers of internships under your belt and a GPA of 3.7… but you cannot find a job. For many of you, this may not be too hard to imagine, as it is happening all over our beautiful country. The economy is in a downward spiral (not like I have to tell you this) and companies are just not hiring like they used to.

The above qualifications are great, but if you do not have any connections in the business world, then finding a job becomes very difficult. Lucky for us, we live in the world of technology and we have the powers of Social Media at our fingertips. In order to find a job these days, you have to go above and beyond, make connections and meet new people, which is where Social Networking comes in. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are great ways to meet new people and converse with all of your friends simultaneously. However, when it comes to finding a job, one site reigns supreme: LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is a Social Networking site that focuses on the business world and helping people make connections with likeminded professionals and business industries that interest them. LinkedIn has a great job searching function that allows you to search for a job and see how many degrees of separation exist between you and a hiring manager, which is helpful for making the right connections to help get you an “in.” LinkedIn also has a place to insert all of your accomplishments and previous jobs, much like a resume would format it, and even incorporates a place for people you have worked with, to write recommendations for you, which in turn are looked at by Hiring Managers.

In this economy, finding a job can be very time consuming, but it does not have to be too difficult. LinkedIn is a great tool for any level of business professionals and really makes it much easier to find a job, even in poor conditions such as this.

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