Optimizing Online Networking - The Career Doctor Blog

Sakina writes: Is it a good idea to network online, and if so, are there sites out there that you would recommended?

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The Career Doctor responds:

Online social networking is unquestionably important. I would characterize this type of networking as excellent supplemental networking.

The two mistakes I see are spending too much time networking online at the expense of the more effective face-to-face networking and failing to eliminate or counteract “digital dirt,” negative or controversial information about you that employers may uncover when they search for you. Digital dirt can especially be a problem for younger job-seekers who post risque photos of themselves or discuss sex, substance use, politics, and other dicey topics online.

I offer Hansen’s Social Media Formula:
Your own Web site with your name as domain name: yourname.com (or LinkedIn profile) + Twitter + Facebook + LinkedIn (if not used in place of Web site) + up to 3 more social network

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Career Advice by Career Experts J.T. O’Donnell & Dale Dauten : CAREEREALISM

‘JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com.

Dear J.T. & Dale: I completed a job my junior year of college, and the company was so happy with my performance that they offered me a job after graduation. I’ve followed up last March and they confirmed that I would start late summer. However, this week they told me the department was making cuts, so my position was no longer available. I never bothered to look for another job because I thought I had one. What can I do to kick my job search into high gear? — Brandon

J.T.: Unfortunately, this kind of entry-level job elimination is common. They can’t bring you into the department when they are laying off others.

It's a Small World - Networking | CareerAlley

“Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you.” – Harry Chapin

I ran into some former coworkers the other day both of whom I worked with a few years back at a large financial institution. I had also worked with one of the two, coincidentally, early in my career at another financial institution (yes, I’ve worked at lots of places). We got to talking and, at the end of an hour or so, had discussed an impressive and very long list of people we all knew from our travels in our careers. It was then that I realized that it really is a very small world. Depending on your industry and the city you work in, your network and extended network can span a very large number of people and companies.

How Social Media Will Change Your Business For The Better | Brand-Yourself.com Blog

The emerging tools that are social media are being used by organizations of all sizes and industries.  Just like any other tool, there are pro’s and con’s to utilizing social media…

Sample Pro’s

Accessible anywhere at anytime Go to where your target market spends time Listen to the conversations Engage in discussions with consumers Positively promote your brand

Sample Con’s

Time consuming updates Unfamiliarity with the sites Distracted from project results Being argumentative rather than helpful Over promotion with little personalized engagement

Career Goddess: Recruiting via Social Networks on the Rise

Employers and recruiters are using social networks – online and offline - more than ever before, according to the second annual 2009 Jobvite Social Recruitment Survey.

Here is how employers are using social networks to recruit:

• 80% use or are planning to use social networking to source candidates
• 77% use social networks to find passive candidates (not actively seeking employment)
• 76% plan to invest more in employee referrals
• 46% will spend more on social networking
• 36% will spend less on job boards

What Direction are You Taking with Social Media? | Career Rocketeer - Career Search and Personal Branding Blog

I'm now reading (for the second time) the powerful book The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley. The premise of the book is clear: Direction-not intention-determines our destination. This principle isn't something you follow like a rule. It follows you and it has the power to break you.

If you choose a path of financial irresponsibility, you will eventually arrive at an undesirable and inevitable destination. That's not speculation. That's fact. The author also notes that the same principle of the path applies to each of us relationally, academically, spiritually, physically, and professionally.

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