Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies
Joshua Waldman
For Dummies
<b>Harness social media to land your dream job</b><p>For anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job. <i>Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies</i> enables you to harness the power of the Internet to research and identify job opportunities, and then create a strategy for securing a position. <p><i>Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies</i> features in-depth coverage of topics such as: creating effective online profiles and resumes to sell your strengths; maintaining your online reputation (and ensuring that employers who Google you like what they find) and understanding electronic etiquette; using the power of personal branding and building your brand online; avoiding common pitfalls, such as jumping into filling out a social media profile without a strategy; getting to know Twitter, the only real-time job board with literally thousands of jobs posted daily; using social media sites to uncover opportunities in the "hidden job market" ahead of the competition; and much more.<ul><li>Shows you how to easily harness social media sites </li><li>Advice on how to brand yourself online</li><li>Covers all of the latest and most popular social media sites: Google, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more</li></ul><p>If you're a recent graduate, changing careers, or have been away from the job-search scene for a while, turn to the trusted guidance and expert insight of <i>Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies.