Social media can play vital role in your job search. Using social media, you can get connected to the alumnae of your dream company, more detailed information about the companies, recruitment updates etc.
In the present day most of us have account in various social media viz. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc. However, merely having social media accounts will not help you in securing a job through social media. For which one should have the most appealing profile, so that the recruiters will shortlist you for interview. Let’s try to understand How to use social media for job search.
Be it LinkedIn, Facebook or any other social media, where you are planning social media for job search, let your connections (friends) know that, you are looking for a job change. This will help you to hear about any job vacancies through your connection, before they get listed in popular job listing websites.
Use facebook more frequently, and get in touch with all your friends in your friends list. This will help you for an easy reference in case of any referral program. Further, ensure that, your facebook profile is private. This will help you to hide much of your personal data visible to the employer.
Once you find any job notification do a basic search on various social media about the hiring manager. This will help you to get details about the hiring manager and accordingly you can plan for your covering letter.
Further, it is recommended to mention your Twitter handle OR LinkedIn profile URL on your resume. This will enable you to get connected with the hiring manager and to establish a personal interaction with him.
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Always categorise your facebook friends list. So that, you can restrict your updates from your professional friends and they can only see what you share with them. Further, merely adding too many people on LinkedIn or any other social media will not necessarily help you in getting the right job. Hence, get connected to those people who can really get you a job.
Get listed in Google Search. Keep your LinkedIn profile active and get it listed in the Google Search, so that, the employer can find out you on the top of the search result. All major social media viz. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are great place for obtaining career advice. Similarly, take part in industry specific chat rooms OR groups, and actively participate in discussions. Thereby you can increase your web presence and get notified by various employers OR hiring managers.