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Started by : Renne Sharma, HR Analyst, ABC Consulting   05 05 2010 09:41:38 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Talent Management(People Management)
Activity:  78 views;  last activity : 01 19 2011 17:08:05 +0000

We tap into personal networks, ask friends for references, visit placement agencies etc for finding jobs. With the Internet buzzing with social media, there are similarly many ways to use social media in order to network, and eventually find a job.

Social media sites have been growing at a rapid pace over the past few years. The moment we have some spare moments, we like to be online, be it on Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, or Linked In. However, social media has become more than simply a fun way to chat with friends and share photos clicked on a weekend trip. It has evolved into an important job-search tool

 

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Whether one is looking for ones first job, exploring a career change, or just setting oneself up for future success, social media sites have proven themselves as important platforms for one to get a job these days.

So, how to make use of the social media for job hunting??

 
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1 Update your status message for Job searches
2 Active participation
3 Specialization or specialised skills
4 Advertisr your skills in effective manner
5 Social Media alone can not help if you dont have right contacts
6 Showcase your ideas and skills across good discussions

Update your status message for Job searches

idea posted by Renne Sharma HR Analyst, ABC Consulting

I mean this could be a potential tool for searching a job people, as earlier you would have used these status messages to update what you are thinking, what you are doing now and at times putting some good quotes to impress others, but for a change why don't we use it get a job, by putting across the right message you can actually make your connections work for you in a smart way and update where the walk-in's are happening and will refer that job for you which only happens through referrals these days....and believe me 90% of the jobs get placed due to referrals...so why not use social networking tool to work for you the way you want it to, than the medium dictating terms all the time.

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I agree with this idea. I would add that use of social media effectively would:-

1) maximize exposure of the candidate

2) be a good way of candidate's online self branding

 

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Active participation

idea posted by domenico fama HR Business Parner, international Bank

The profile is important...but mute.

In my opinion, social media give the possibility "to show in action" at least some of your capabilities and knowledge. This could be done through your interactions: asking questions, stimulating and managing on line dialogue, facilitating to arouse a collective intelligence from these discussions, giving your professional contributions to people searching for help etc.

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by Sangeeta Naik, Manager, BASIX  | 05 05 2010 17:54:53 +0000

Somebody has to watch over the possible candidate. If people are busy contributing, and everybody seems to be competent, I am not sure if just participating in the discussions is enough. But it is tremendous idea..

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Specialization or specialised skills

idea posted by Deepak Sreenivasagopala HR , ANTS Studio Private Limited

Highlight your specialization in the field of your work and get recognized across the company or industry

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by Sangeeta Naik, Manager, BASIX  | 05 05 2010 17:59:04 +0000

There are poeple who specialize in finding specilization of people

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Advertisr your skills in effective manner

idea posted by Abhishek Mudgal Release Engineer, Saama Technologies

Ultimately you are going on sell, and want to sell your time using company's resources, so employer should be satisfied enough with you that you will utilize resources well and time invested by you will produce good output for the company . . . . 

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Social Media alone can not help if you dont have right contacts

idea posted by Dhiraj Wohra Dy. Manager, Centum Learning Ltd

Social media is all about using your contacts to the fullest, I am currently trying to look for a job, however, even after trying for different frontiers thing are moving snail slow....... So my personal experience say that using your networking to the fullest can only help if you have the right contacts under you. If you are solely relying on Social Media to get a job for you, its a definite "No No" ............

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Showcase your ideas and skills across good discussions

idea posted by Ravi Kumar Choudhary Planning Manager, Encube ethicals Pvt. Ltd.
Utilize intelligent discussions to explore healthy interaction with industry experts this could be a direct impact method for landing a good job
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