No matter whether you are an experienced job seeker or new to the market, there are some excellent ways of using the Internet to further your job search activities. Guy Kawasaki shares ten ways that you can use LinkedIn to find a job. There are some great suggestions - so make sure you read the article in full!
But in addition to this, Mario Sundar, provides another THREE tips that can help you find a job for a FRIEND. Social media is, after all, social. Mario suggests:
- Use social media megaphones - such as Twitter and Facebook status updates to make people that you know, aware that you or your friends are now looking for opportunities. Remember, it is the strength of weak ties that will deliver most value!
- Do smart research - use Facebook’s network tag to see where your friends have worked. Follow this up on LinkedIn. Is there a company contact that you can leverage for your friend? Look at the employment history patterns - do people seem to stay? Does the company seem stable? Even in the toughest times you still need to feel valued to perform at your best!
- Build your networks - it is never too late to build your network. After all, the bigger your network is, the greater the chance that you will be able to reach the right person.
Oh, and finally, if your friends ARE looking for a job, have them subscribe to this blog for our job seeker tips and to our job updates. You never know when your PERFECT role will pop up!
on Jul 13th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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on Sep 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
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