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Social Networking
Social Networking

Expand your visibility on the web, master efficient research techniques, and identify and connect with the right people. For today's professional job seekers, social networking is an absolute must. As many as 80% of hiring managers rely on social networking to locate their ideal candidate. If you're not already on the big three, join LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and give your career the platform it deserves.



Top Ten Social Media Musts
with William Arruda
Top Ten Social Media Musts
With 79% of hiring managers looking to the web for candidates, it’s imperative to take advantage of social media.… more>>
 
Facebook for Job Seekers: Set Your Status Update to Happily Employed
With Joshua Waldman
Facebook for Job Seekers: Set Your Status Update to Happily Employed
We primarily know about and use Facebook to connect socially. But social media guru and author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies Joshua Waldman… more>>
 
Companies Are All a Twitter, and You Should Be Too
With Joshua Waldman
Companies Are All a Twitter, and You Should Be Too
Afraid to Tweet?  Don’t be. Learn why Twitter is social media guru and author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies Joshua Waldman’s… more>>
 
Using LinkedIn Groups to Make Great Contacts
With Jason Alba
Using LinkedIn Groups to Make Great Contacts

The ‘Groups’ option on LinkedIn offers the most important opportunity to proactively grow both your personal brand and your professional network.  In his how-to, click-by-click presentation, Jason Alba demonstrates how to use the ‘Groups’ feature to identify the right contacts for you and shows you why you’ll want to add this social networking strategy to your repertoire of job search tools. 

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