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Market Yourself Through Social Networking

Market Yourself Through Social Networking. Aiding in your job search…. ALWAYS use Good ole fashioned networking A well prepared resume CONSIDER sprinkling in E-Portfolio Personal Website Social Networks When the employer is progressive and you have multiple pieces of digital works.

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Market Yourself Through Social Networking

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  1. Market Yourself Through Social Networking

  2. Aiding in your job search… • ALWAYS use • Good ole fashioned networking • A well prepared resume • CONSIDER sprinkling in • E-Portfolio • Personal Website • Social Networks • When the employer is progressive and you have multiple pieces of digital works. • Why?

  3. Include Multi-media (audio, video, graphics, pdf, power point) • Own unique web address • Provide weblinks • Recent College Grad sample • Customized VisualCVURL • Professional email messages when sending the link to employers

  4. Include Multi-media (audio, video, graphics) • Own unique web address • Provide weblinks

  5. Personal fee- currently • COMING SOON- free to TSU students/alumni through a partnership with Cornerstone Staffing • How it works • Sample Profile with video

  6. Social Network • Search for and apply to jobs Provided by LinkedIn

  7. How am I connected to you?

  8. FREE Personal Websites And countless others searchable on the internet

  9. Then What? • After you create you e-portfolio, LinkedIn account, personal website: • USE IT! • Post it to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc • (Think about cleaning up your digital dirt) • Depending on which you use, use the “email function” of the site to draft emails directly to employers, OR send the link to your self and forward as needed.

  10. Pitfalls • Too skimpy- no elaboration (these tools are not for everyone, but don’t assume, make an appointment with a CS staff to explore ideas) • Too wordy and compact • DO NOT disregard personal networking and a well written paper resume • Use good judgment- know your audience

  11. Questions/Comments? • Career Services, Room 218, TSC • 254.968.9078 • Alana Hefner

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