Are you Actively Managing Your Career via Social Media?

[Former Member]

Are you looking for a new job or a promotion? Are you expecting to change jobs or careers before you retire? Could you possibly get laid off?

If your answer to any of these questions is "yes", are you prepared?

According to the JobVite “Report on the Social Job Seeker”, in 2012, "69% of employed Americans were actively seeking or open to a new job. 88% of all job seekers had at least one social networking profile; 64% had two profiles and 44% had three.”

So it comes as no surprise that recruiters are turning to social media to fill jobs. A study from Software Advice confirms that Social Media Dominates Recruiting Channels.

 

At first glance, it might seem unrelated to social media that employee referrals still have the highest probably to result in hiring. But there is a connection: to get a referral: you need a good reputation and it helps to have “paid-it-forward”. Aka: build a network before you need it. How can you do that?

Build Your Own Brand

One important avenue is social media. Social media gives you the opportunity to build your own brand, to establish yourself as a qualified resource, maybe even a thought leader, in your area of expertise.

A good example is http://timoelliott.com/blog/timo.elliott