6 Steps to Using Linkedin to Get That Job

6 Steps to Using Linkedin to Get That Job

I often write and speak to groups about how to use social networking to find a job and market one’s skills.  In my book:  How to Reinvent Your Career, I often write and speak about using social networking to find employment. In the marketing courses I teach, we discuss how to get that job you after graduation.  A very big part of obtaining that goal is to have a plan.  How can the recent college graduate, or anyone else, for that matter, utilize social media to find a job? 

I personally think LinkedIn is one of the best ways to get noticed.  Check out their latest series of videos at students to give them step by step guidance to learn how to set up their profile, build their network and find that job they love.

1. Why should you join Linkedin 
2. How to build your professional brand 
3. Find your career passion 
4. Build your network  
5. Turn Relationships into Opportunities
6. Nail the Interview

To find out more about finding a job and marketing yourself, check out: How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love.  

To find out more about online education and creating goals, check out:  The Online Student’s User Manual: Everything You Need to Know to be a Successful Online College Student.

Living Fully After 40 Radio Host Anna Banks Interviews Dr. Diane Hamilton

How to Reinvent Your Career…” author Dr. Diane Hamilton on Living Fully After 40 Radio – 10/11/2010

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For those of you that are either in golden handcuffs, got laid off, are in an industry you don’t like, or are just ready for a change.  “How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love” by Dr. Diane Hamilton, helps you deal with the stresses, find the job best suited to your personality and interests, explains the education requirements and how to pay for them, teaches you how to network, gives you tips on how to face your fears, learn life balance, and improve your health to allow you to reinvent your career and your life.

To hear the interview click here.

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You May Be Looking For A Job But Your Emotional Intelligence May Be What Needs Work

The job market is over-crowded with applicants all applying for the few coveted jobs.  What makes one person stand out in the crowd over another?  One thing may be their emotional intelligence.  Emotional intelligence (EI) has become a buzz word in the last 10-15 years, thanks mostly to Daniel Goleman who has popularized EI through several mainstream books.  Goleman’s definition of EI is not the only definition of EI.  In fact, there are several authors who have defined EI in slightly different ways. I think one of the basic and most easily understood definitions is:  Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand one’s own emotions as well as those of others.

Why do employers care about this?  By having the ability to understand other people’s emotions, you can have more empathy, social intelligence and interpersonal skills.  In my dissertation, I examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and sales performance.  I did indeed find that a correlation existed between the two. Those with higher EI levels did produce more sales.  Employers know about the importance of having EI now and are looking for it in their potential employees. 

What if your emotional intelligence quotient or EQ is low?  The good news is that Goleman and others have shown that EI can be improved.  I would recommend reading Daniel Goleman’s book, Emotional Intelligence: 10^th Anniversary Edition, Why it Can Matter More Than IQ. Another important book is by Authors such as Hughes, Patterson, and Terrell, who offer training activities that help develop specific areas of emotional intelligence. Although their book, Emotional Intelligence in Action, is aimed at leaders, it would be helpful to those looking for exercises to develop their emotional intelligence.

Free Webinars Offering Career Advice

For anyone looking for career advice, Bryant & Stratton College Online is stepping up to help.  The college is dedicated to helping people succeed and right now they are offering FREE webinars designed to help people get the knowledge and skills they need to become better prepared for their current or future job.

“Build Your Professional Brand”
Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT
To Register Visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/135369880
Your professional brand is simply all the ways you showcase your professional strengths, attributes, interests and experience to the world.  Fortunately, there are things you can do to start building the professional brand that will make you stand out as a strong contributor to any company – even if you are a student, unemployed, or don’t yet have work experience in your chosen field.  This webinar will teach participants how to build a professional brand and how to showcase their value to potential employers.
 
“How to Build a Resilient Career”
Date: September 16, 2010
Time: Noon to 1 p.m. EDT
To Register Visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651626593
To build a resilient career, one that will sustain you over the decades of your working life, you need to make smart choices, take responsibility for outcomes and be able to figure out your best options when things don’t turn out as planned.  The good news:  there are solid strategies for dealing with career opportunities (and disasters).  Knowing these strategies will help provide the confidence needed to be a truly independent professional, regardless of what’s going on in the job market.

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