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Theres a lot of hype around Twitter and LInkedIn for job searching right now, and they are good vehicles, but Facebook shouldnt be ruled out as a very viable option. And since Facebook is the third largest country in the world, you may as well use it for what it has to offer. If you log on and search the term career, you get 8700 results. Its almost staggering. And you you get a little more specific in your search terms, its likely you can start searching through companies and job types to. Its a great way to research companies, see who their fans are (who are mostly employees - see if you know anyone) and check out what corporate networks people in your field belong to. There are hundreds of possibilities and if you spend much time on Facebook, you already know how to work their search engine. If you see pages that are interesting, get involved in the conversations or post a question. Also, if you see people in your field or people who are already working at a company youve got your eye on, make contact with them on a casual basis. Then if you have serious questions later, it wont be coming out of left field. Companies now are investing a lot into social media so if they get a resume due to their Facebook page, theyre going to pay attention because they want to see results from their efforts. It gives them an ego boost, and theyll remember where it came from. In the meanwhile, clean up your page if theres stuff there thats inappropriate or set up another one that you use just for professional activities and use that name. No employer wants to see photos of a half naked girlfriend or the night that you were trashed and passed out on the sofa. |
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