2. My Story…
Andrew C. (Andy) Marris, MBA
Adjunct Business and Marketing Instructor for the
College of Business and Management here at
Cardinal Stritch University for the past 3½ years
Leadership Training Specialist & Interim Director of
Marketing and Communications at MRA–the
management association for the past 2+ months
But before that, I was the Manager of Business and
Market Development at a local information technology
(IT) company for 7 years…
6. And then… An Epiphany!
A trusted friend of mine joked…
“If you give your resume to ten different
recruiters, you will end up getting
eleven different opinions.”
This is when I decided to take control
of my job search through…
innovative social media techniques!
7. Agenda
Online resources I found invaluable…
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
About.Me
Moo.com
Box.net
Indeed.com
QR (Quick Response) Codes
Other offline resources you need to use to your
advantage
9. Unlock the Hidden Job Market
A veritable project management plan for your job
search
Goes way beyond old fashioned networking
Author Martha Finney actually responds!
10. Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0
A cornucopia of ideas virtually no one else is using
Full of actual stories from successful job hunters and
their brilliant ideas for getting noticed
An easy read, albeit not a paragon of organization
11. LinkedIn
An absolute must have for the job seeker
LinkedIn.com/in/AndrewCMarris
Have a dynamic photo of yourself
Start with a compelling summary, including contact info
Use all 50 skills for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Get at least 3 recommendations – Recommend others and
you will receive, as well… and list contact info, again
Then list experience and education histories (not before)
Join 50 groups (it may even let you join 51)
List contact info a 3rd time!
Find out who your contacts know, and who your contacts’
contacts know
Use Advanced Search to find hiring managers at “dream
companies”
12. LinkedIn
Wayne Breitbarth
Local author of Amazon.com’s #1 LinkedIn book
13. Facebook
Present the BEST you
Have a dynamic picture
Hide or delete those moments on your timeline you
wouldn’t want a hiring manager to see
I know. It takes the fun out of Facebook, but…
You need a job, right? Reference checkers are checking you out!
Don’t be fooled. It’s very easy to get around “Facebook
Security Settings.”
“Like” things that relate to your “dream job”
Find out who your friends know, and who your friends’
friends know
14. Twitter
Follow the Leaders
Industry Leaders
Recruiters, HR & Hiring Managers
Tweet your unique ideas and experiences
Be seen as an industry leader, yourself!
15. YouTube
If you have video on-the-job…
Upload it!
16. About.Me
The Game Changer
A centralized repository for ALL of your social
presence
A tractor-beam for recruiters and hiring managers to
notice YOU and YOUR unique talents
A creative outlet to your personal brand
About.me/AndrewCMarris
17. Moo.com
Business cards included with an About.me account…
50 cards for FREE! (you just pay shipping of $5.50)
Fantastic quality
About.me picture included
Quick Response (QR) Code included
VistaPrint is another, more traditional option
250 cards for $10 including shipping
18. Box.net
A “box” to put your portfolio in.
Resume
References
Examples of past work
Anything else you’d like to show a recruiter or hiring
manager digitally
Can be easily integrated to LinkedIn
19. Indeed.com
Metasearch for job sites
Searches Monster, CareerBuilder, MilwaukeeJobs, etc.
for you
Keeps you from wasting countless hours scanning the
job boards instead of proactively working the hidden
job market
Still lets you “dip your toe” in the job search world
20. Microsoft Tag and other QR Code Apps
Quick Response (QR) Codes
“Like hyperlinks for paper…”
Allows recruiters, hiring managers and HR professionals
to quickly access information about you to their
smartphones
Can be placed on your:
Cover Letters
Resumes
References
Business Cards
Any other paper document you send out
22. Fantastic Offline Resources
CSU Career Services Department
Mary Beth Wisniewski and the rest of the CSD team
were awesome!
Career path info
Self-assessments to find your “dream job” match
Resume help (that really works!)
40+ (I was 35 when I attended.)
Sue Gresham and Rich Longabaugh are amazing
coaches that tell it straight!
Crossroads Career Network
Itapped into the vast knowledge of Craig Mosurinjohn.
What a phenomenal resource!
23. The Results…
I figured out my passion with Mary Beth, and
pursued it, head on…
I worked the hidden job market with the social
media techniques I’ve just shown you…
I soon landed an exciting career that:
Engages my passion for teaching & training
Was never posted
Incorporates several areas of my expertise
Has a job description that was created by me
Was a sizable increase in salary! (i.e. “Dream Job”)
24. Recap
Read UHJM & GMJH3.0
LinkedIn – If you’re not yet, you need to be, NOW!
Facebook – Present the best you, and use friends’ help
Twitter – Learn from the experts (140 char. at a time)
YouTube – If available, use on-the-job video
About.Me – Pure gold for the job seeker!
Moo.com – Free, high-quality business cards
Box.net – Your virtual portfolio
Indeed.com – If you have to use a job site, this is it!
QR Codes – “Hyperlinks for paper”
Use CSU Career Services Dept & Other Resources
26. References
Breitbarth, W. (2011). The power formula for LinkedIn
success: Kick-start your business, brand, and job search.
Austin, TX, Greenleaf Book Group Press.
Levinson, J. C. & Perry, D. E. (2011). Guerrilla marketing
for job hunters 3.0: How to stand out from the crowd and
tap into the hidden job market using social media and
999 other tactics today. Hoboken, NJ, Wiley.
Mathison, D. & Finney, M. I. (2010). Unlock the hidden job
market: 6 steps to a successful job search when times are
tough. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Pearson Education.