Social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are great for staying in touch with family and friends. They’re also a fun and interactive method to use to keep informed about interests, causes and hobbies. Most social networkers aren’t using it to the fullest, though. With a few simple techniques, social networking can be used for career advancement. If you’re new to the job market, between jobs, trying to switch or even looking to move up in your company, social networking can help get the job you want.
Just got into the job market
Recent graduates trying to get a break need to use Facebook to stay in touch with former classmates. You never know when one of them may hear about an opportunity and think of you. Now that Facebook has refined its privacy settings, users can choose what data is viewed publicly. For example, Facebook users can set a public status of “looking for work in the telecom field” and then post their resume as a publicly-available “Note” on Facebook. This could attract the attention of friends, businesses and even headhunters with positions to fill.
Between jobs
The economy is tough and layoffs abound. Social networking is a great way to get yourself out there so you’re not between jobs long. Use that spare time to update your LinkedIn profile. Network, add colleagues and ask them for referrals. Post an up to-date-resume on LinkedIn to attract headhunters. Social networking can supplement the usual job search methods to add another dimension to the process of looking for work.
Trying to switch companies
If you’re looking for better opportunities elsewhere, social networking is crucial, but you do need to be careful. Posting public resumes on Facebook and LinkedIn and updates on your job search are fine ways to get in hot water with your current boss. Use more covert methods instead. Rely on Facebook to follow the statuses of companies you’re interested in. Follow their Tweets on Twitter. The purpose of this is twofold. First, many companies now announce new openings on Facebook and, due to the immediacy of social networking, the openings hit social media faster than they appear on job search sites. Second, knowing what’s going on with a company will make you a more well-informed interviewee. Another tactic is to find the Facebook profiles of headhunters and “Like” them. Job search agencies often use Facebook to list hot openings and make announcements.
Moving up in your company
If you’re happy where you are but want a promotion or a new position, social networking still has something to offer. You should follow your company on Twitter and “Like” their Facebook page. From there, do your best to be an active participant in conversations, always throwing out fresh ideas and insightful comments. Doing this may garner the attention of the higher-ups at your company. When it’s time to apply for a new position or promotion, it never hurts to have upper management aware of you and your positive contributions. Author Bio
Kieron Casey is a BA (Hons) Journalism graduate who blogs regularly on a number of topics including employment, finances and international headhunters.
LinkedIn, the popular social networking site, rolled out a new feature earlier this week that lets job seekers apply for a job directly from within the site. Over 100 million people use LinkedIn to network with employers and employees but for the first time users can find out what jobs fit their particular skills and without having to visit another website. Employers have been using LinkedIn for years to post job vacancies but in the past any interested employees were redirected to external websites or just given the relevant contact information in order to apply for a job. Now all job seekers have to do is the click the “Apply Now” button on a job that supports the new “Apply with LinkedIn” feature. Not only can people apply for jobs directly from LinkedIn but the site will also save a record of the jobs that a person has applied for in the past.
In addition to the new ability to apply for a job on LinkedIn, the company also unveiled a new feature that lets LinkedIn users see what connections that they have made that might help them get a job. LinkedIn has even gone so far as to let people message the people on their contact list to request a referral if the contact works in an influential position at the company, which can help give job seekers a competitive edge over regular applicants. LinkedIn will even suggest people that potential job seekers should add to the network in order to increase their chances of landing the jobs that they have or are planning to apply for.
The new Apply with LinkedIn feature will no doubt be vital for companies which operate multiple employment websites such a Marlabs, a global company that has offices in the United States, Canada, and India. To aid companies like Marlabs, General Electric, or Toshiba LinkedIn also announced that they will also allow businesses to incorporate the Apply with LinkedIn button on their website. Clicking on the Apply with LinkedIn button on an external website brings up a small JavaScript modal window that lets users log in to their LinkedIn profile and apply a job without having to visit LinkedIn either. Furthermore, LinkedIn has even included a plug-in generator that will let employers customize the LinkedIn button for their site including the its color and whether of not applicants are required to have certain information on their profile such as a contact phone number. LinkedIn’s new Apply with LinkedIn and Apply Now buttons will be a welcome help to anyone who is out of work but still dreams of increasing their wealth.
A business degree used to reflect an understanding of general business principles . Students were expected to master everything from marketing to sales to accounting as well as big picture elements like strategic planning. They could then take those skills and apply them in any industry. Over the past few decades business has become increasingly specialized, and the degrees offered by universities and business schools have become more and more specialized to meet those demands.
Students at a golf management school know this fact all too well. They have realized that it isn’t enough to study general business. If they want to improve their chances of getting top jobs in the golf industry, they need to complete a degree program that teaches them to understand the specific challenges associated with this competitive and recreational sport.
Golf management degree programs will include coursework on hospitality, sales, and business management. All of these are important parts of running a golf club or working in tour management. Other key subjects of study are grounds and landscape management or agriculture, marketing, and golf itself. Students are expected to take instruction to improve their game along with their classroom work. They also undertake an internship in their final year of study to provide them with hands on experience and the opportunity to put the theory they have learned into practice in preparation for starting their new career .
Social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are great for staying in touch with family and friends. They’re also a fun and interactive method to use to keep informed about interests, causes and hobbies. Most social networkers aren’t using it to the fullest, though. With a few simple techniques, social networking can be used for career advancement. If you’re new to the job market, between jobs, trying to switch or even looking to move up in your company, social networking can help get the job you want.
If you’re looking for better opportunities elsewhere, social networking is crucial, but you do need to be careful. Posting public resumes on Facebook and LinkedIn and updates on your job search are fine ways to get in hot water with your current boss. Use more covert methods instead. Rely on Facebook to follow the statuses of companies you’re interested in. Follow their Tweets on Twitter. The purpose of this is twofold. First, many companies now announce new openings on Facebook and, due to the immediacy of social networking, the openings hit social media faster than they appear on job search sites. Second, knowing what’s going on with a company will make you a more well-informed interviewee. Another tactic is to find the Facebook profiles of headhunters and “Like” them. Job search agencies often use Facebook to list hot openings and make announcements.
