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.
- Why should you join Linkedin
- How to build your professional brand
- Find your career passion
- Build your network
- Turn Relationships into Opportunities
- 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.
Get a Job and Get Noticed By Taking Full Advantage of LinkedIn’s Capabilities
With the release of my new book, How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love, I have been talking with a lot of people about ways for job seekers to get noticed. If you are currently in the market for a new job, don’t under estimate the importance of utilizing sites like Linkedin. In a radio interview I did yesterday, talk show host, Anna Banks, and I discussed the value of Linkedin for the job seeker. To listen to that interview, click here. If you have not had a chance to take full advantage of what LinkedIn has to offer, take a moment to check out some of the links provided in this article to help you increase your exposure on their site to get noticed by prospective employers.
Website: linkedin.com Location: Mountain View, California, United States Founded: May 1, 2003 Funding: $103M
Southcoasttoday.com reported, “LinkedIn has become the new resume, so the importance of it from that regard cannot be understated for job seekers. Recruiters and hiring managers use LinkedIn as their primary research tool. Job seekers should ensure that their LinkedIn site tells their story well, uses key words that are likely to be searched, and includes a downloadable resume using a tool such as Slideshare, which is available on LinkedIn”
I personally also recommend considering importing presentations from Google Docs into your LinkedIn profile to showcase your talents. To see how to do this click here.
How big is LinkedIn? According to Bakersfield.com “LinkedIn boasts of 80 million members in more than 200 countries. A recent post on Mashable.com notes the growing number of places recruiters are posting jobs, with LinkedIn at the top of the list. ”
If you are interested in reading more about Linkedin and ways to use it to find a job, check out some of these articles:
Monitoring Your Online Reputation
Using Keywords to Optmize Your Linkedin Site
How to Look Amazing on LinkedIn
Asking People to Join You on LinkedIn
The Top 5 Ways You Should Be Using LinkedIn to Find a Job
I am always on the lookout for articles about careers, social networking and education. I hit the trifecta when I discovered Linkedin was offering Career Explorer for graduates. TechCrunch recently a very interesting article they posted about the use of LinkedIn for students needing help with their career path. The following is an excerpt from that article:
LinkedIn is launching a new data-focused feature, called LinkedIn Career Explorer, that provides college graduates with insights from other LinkedIn members to help them visualize a career path.
Career Explorer leverages data from the professional social network’s 80 million members to help students visualize and map successful career paths in a variety of industries. The product also shows college students job opportunities and salary information, the type of education and experience required, and will indentify people who can help them find these jobs.
So students can specify a type of job that they want to pursue or the company they want to work for and LinkedIn will show professionals who have succeeded in similar endeavors. Students can also access the best contact within their networks for certain fields or companies, and LinkedIn will recommend job openings.
The new feature will lead students to the Company Profiles (LinkedIn now has over 1 million profiles on the network), and encourage users to “follow” those companies to receive updates, including job postings, new hires and more.
Career Explorer is currently being rolled out to students at 60 universities in the U.S. and will eventually expanded to users from other educational institutions. The feature seems fitting for the platform and will no doubt provide a unique way for college students to see the career paths of those who have reached success in particular industries. Also, Career Explorer is a way to attract college students (and perhaps even ambitious high school students) as members of the community and perhaps gain loyalty among this age group.
To read the complete article click here.
Are You Satisfied With Your Career Path?
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Many people are in transition between careers due to the economy right now. A lot of them are changing original focus in life and switching industries. In my book, How to Reinvent Your Career, I wrote about how people sometimes find that the career or education they received when they were younger, may no longer interest them as they age.
I found an article in the Wall Street Journal that included the above chart to be interesting because it ties into something I wrote about in my book. Many of the jobs and opportunities that are now available, were not available when many of us first began our career.
The above chart shows that the MIS or Management Information Systems major was more satisfied than some of the other popular majors. When I received my first degree from Arizona State University in the 80s, MIS was not an option as the Internet and PCs were not available to the general public yet. MIS is about collecting information and providing that information for the organization to run smoothly. Computers are a big part of the MIS program.
If you are considering making a career change, this chart may give you an idea of some of the fields that lead to a more satisfying career path. Note on the chart, it states that the grades were asked if the set of jobs available were deemed satisfying, well-aid and with growth potential. If those are important goals for you this information may be helpful. What is important is to decide what your goals are and pick your major or career based upon those goals.
How to Reinvent Your Career
If you have lost your job or are in a career that you dislike, there is hope. In her latest book, How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love, Dr. Diane Hamilton explains: There is, in fact a way to find YOUR definition of that dream job and make the money you deserve every day.
“Mike Leonard of NBC Today‘s Show states: There has never been a better time to take note of Dr. Diane Hamilton’s wise and encouraging advice. Use this book as a road map to a better career and a more fulfilling life.”
Many people have recently lost their jobs, forcing them to recreate their jobs and their lives—allowing them to finally do what they love. There are more freelancers and new businesses than ever before. Out of some abominable situations can come great ingenuity.
Looking to reinvent your career? Dr. Diane Hamilton, author of the newly released book, How to Reinvent Your Career, has the experience and tools for creating a new work identity. After remaining in the same company for 20 years, she found the power to leave and reinvent her career and her life. Over the course of her working career she has reinvented herself 10 times, and with each job came a new lesson—both about life and the working world. Turning life lessons into real solutions, today Dr. Diane Hamilton is an author, speaker and teaches courses at multiple online universities.
The first step Hamilton recommends for reinventing a career is finding out what are the “tasks” one truly enjoys doing on a day to day basis. Starting in an administrative job, Diane realized early on that she loved to do paperwork and work on computers. To many people, this is the worst part of the day but for her, a satisfying way to spend her days. Now, 25 years later, Dr. Hamilton is very happy doing these things as an author and online university professor. Everyone has different passions. Once one learns what actually leaves them fulfilled, it is time to do the research and find the job that fits that skill set. Ultimately, enjoying what you do every day will squash those “Sunday Night Blues.”
Yes, believe it.
Some jobs are perceived as the “dream job” when in fact it is different for everyone. “I had what seemed to be the perfect job from the outside when I was a pharmaceutical rep. I rarely had to work a full day, I traveled, barely spent any time ‘in’ an office and was financially doing very well,” says Hamilton, “However that was someone else’s dream job, not mine. I refer to this situation as being locked into the golden handcuffs. There are ways to make money and still do the work you love.”
Personality tests are one way to find out what is the most suitable career to the individual. They are not to be underestimated. In her book Hamilton, a qualified Myers-Briggs instructor and certified emotional intelligence expert, explains the use of personal SWOT analysis, something commonly used by organizations, can be a great personal tool toward the road of job satisfaction and success.
Above all, times are changing fast. There is new technology and now with the advent of social marketing there is a new way to communicate every day. Being adaptable to change and knowing the right ways to network for mutually beneficial relationships are skills that can be carried over into any career. Taking this time to keep up with the times is an investment in the future—the path to that career dream come true.
About the Author
Diane Hamilton has a doctorate in business management. She currently teaches bachelor-, master-, and doctoral-level courses for six online universities. She has written several books including The Online Student’s User Manual, The Young Adult’s Guide to Understanding Personalities and How To Reinvent Your Career. To find out more about her writing, visit her website at https://drdianehamilton.com or her blog at http://drdianehamilton.wordpress.com/. Review copies are available.
How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love is available October, 2010 ($16.95/ Amazon). ISBN: 0982742819/9780982742815
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