5 Latest Ways to get the Job with the Help of Social Media - CareerAlley

5 Latest Ways to get the Job with the Help of Social Media - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. One of the well-known ways to land a new job is to network. Whether networking with colleagues from work, friends or professors from school, or in other areas, networking plays a vital role; giving us access to people who can recommend us for positions or simply inform us of them. With social media proliferating society, networking utilising social media may now overcome most other ways to expose ourselves to potential job positions. Here are 5 ways to use social media to get that next job. Get information: Social media gives us access to more company information. You can easily check to see if a company has a presence on one of the many social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus. If they do, you can easily read up on the company to learn whether they are doing the kinds of things you are interested in doing. You may discover they are expanding into a market you wished to work in or that may require a second language skill you possess. Feedback and discussion:You can also provide feedback about products and services, comment on information they are providing or news that has been written about them, even discuss recent business decisions or events. This may give you exposure to product representatives, managers and other staff members who curate these social media pages. If you get feedback from the company, that may be worth noting in an interview. Sites like LinkedIn will also let you link your blog to your profile. Updating those in your network about the things you write about, possibly making you an authority in your area Network:Having access to a wide variety of people is the most important thing about social media. You can easily check to see if the users on a particular network share your interests or work at companies you are interested in. You can then become friends with them or follow them. Most users are fine with making new friends within these networks and are even fine with being contacted for their expertise and knowledge. So, inquiring about a job lead or company information is usually welcome. Your status: Another great thing about social media is that you can easily update your network on your current job status. If you recently were laid off, you can let users know, and inform them about what you are looking for. This is a great way to get information and job leads provided to you. If you have a good reputation, or are an authority, users will be happy to recommend you. Link to yourself: Not only can you link to your blog, but you can, and should, link to your resume, web site or portfolio. Link to it in as many areas as you can. If recruiters, hiring managers and other people are vetting you for a position before calling you, they may peruse your profile and any other sites related to you. So, give them your resume and other information that will help them get an idea of who you are. Social media has definitely changed the times in which we live. It is important to utilise them for networking in order to advance your career and your personal goals. However, you must utilise them correctly in order to gain results. Author Bio:Karen Ford is a copywriter from Manchester, UK. He writes blog articles and in her free time researches on current social trends and recent updates. She is currently researching on mis-sold ppi and claim for ppi advices. This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. photo credit: Rosaura Ochoa via photopin cc Visit me on Facebook