HR Advices<\/p>\n
Use LinkedIn effectively<\/strong><\/p>\n The most essential first step of every professional, whether young or old when using social media in a job search is to get on LinkedIn and create a profile; However, very few people know how to set up their LinkedIn effectively to promote their personal brand or to network with companies and colleagues.\u00a0 When you are setting up your LinkedIn profile, make sure to fill out all of the required information and include popular search terms and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) phrases in your descriptions.\u00a0 Additionally, join as many groups as possible on LinkedIn that apply to your skill set or desired career. Whether it be your college or high school alumni group, or even large national organizations like a fraternity, there are always job and network opportunities and career tips posted on group forums. Plus, employers like hiring people with a shared experience or connection.<\/p>\n Follow Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter has expanded far beyond defining people in 140 character spurts and can be crucial as a tool when using social media in a job search if it\u2019s approached in the right way.\u00a0 Like LinkedIn, make sure you have an effective biography, stating your past experience and future ambitions, with a professional headshot as your display picture.\u00a0 Once you have set up your account, make sure to follow not only just corporations you may be interested in, but job boards, career experts and HR professionals who work for the companies that you want to work for.\u00a0 Employers like to see that people are active on social media, so once you have established a solid base of followers, make sure you tweet often (ideally a few times a day if not every other day).\u00a0 Some tweets can be as simple as posting relevant and interesting articles online, but others should be more engaging.\u00a0 Make sure your profile is public and try to join Twitter chats with relevant hashtags such as #careerchat or #jobhuntchat.<\/p>\n Transform your Facebook page from personal to professional<\/strong><\/p>\n With the site\u2019s mission to make the world \u201cmore open and connected,\u201d what better way to further enhance using social media in a job search than on Facebook?\u00a0 Virtually everyone is on Facebook, and for many people just graduating college, it is easy and quick to transform your profile to a more career-focused page.\u00a0 The advantage of this site compared to LinkedIn and Twitter is that you are connected on Facebook with your friends. Since they know you personally, they are more likely to help you or keep you in mind if they hear about an available position later on down the road. Make sure your statuses are effective as well.\u00a0 Do not just post, \u201cI am looking for a job, please help,\u201d but rather state what industries you are interested in and a link to your LinkedIn profile. If you make the decision to use your Facebook for professional purposes (which is not the right or easy choice for everyone), make sure you cleanse parts of your profile that you may not want future employers to see.\u00a0 You should also utilize the \u201clist function\u201d which can divide friends into groups and limit what access they have to your account.<\/p>\n Manager\u2019s Office<\/strong><\/p>\n HR & Training Dept<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curabitur lacinia metus vitae odio euismod, sit amet cursus ipsum tincidunt. Pellentesque consectetur scelerisque quam, id vestibulum odio<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n