17. own production
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www.flickr.com/photos/tamaki/
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(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
fair dealing
creative
commons
http://www.slideshare.net/salfordpgrs/online-copyright-7291928
21. Traditional careers
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Archive’s UK photo stream . http:// Source: Flickr CC. Milknosugar’s photo
National Archives Photo stream
bit.ly/jwbD2L stream. http://bit.ly/mMFf4n
http://bit.ly/mcrAem
22. Technology
The onset of Progress…
Cultural Shifts Education
24. Social Media extends those opportunities even further…
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Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)
27. Time for a Plan, a Career Plan!
DOTS Model: Decision Learning, Opportunity
Awareness, Transition Learning and Self Awareness
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right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
28. Decision Learning: What does the use of social media by
employers tell us?
http://recruiting.jobvite.com/resources/social-
recruiting-survey.php
29. Opportunity Awareness: What impressed
employers about social media profiles?
Profile provided a good feel for the candidate’s personality and fit
Profile supported candidate’s professional qualifications
Candidate was creative
Candidate showed solid communication skills
Candidate was well-rounded
Other people posted good references about the candidate
30. Opportunity Awareness: What Employers found
unimpressive about social media profiles?
Provocative or inappropriate photographs or information
Inappropriate content about drinking or using drugs
Bad-mouthing previous employers, co-workers or clients
Poor communication skills
Discriminatory comments
Lied about qualifications
31. Transition Learning: Benefits of social media
communication
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NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
36.
37. “ATA – be AUTHENCTIC,
be TRANSPARENT,
be ALTRUISTIC, and you will
find enough success in social
media to have a satisfying career
and experience.” – Nils
Montan, ipally.com
38. Summary
Whose your audience and what social media do they use?
Check your profile settings, delete any inappropriate photos/
comments/materials
Follow RELEVANT individuals, companies and professional
bodies
Meetings/Fairs/Conferences - who would it be useful to talk to and
why? Connect afterwards via LinkedIn, Academia.edu or Twitter.
Use actively and champion!!
The Postgraduate Research Studies Team and the Careers and
Employability Service can help you!
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39. Useful Links:
The Guardian – social media for job search
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/feb/20/social-networking-twitter-job-hunting
Onlineastevens Blog – 9 steps to getting most
out of LinkedIn
http://onlineastevens.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/9-easy-steps-to-getting-the-most-out-of-
linkedin/
Cristina Costa’s Knowmansland Blog –
Understanding social media
http://knowmansland.com/learningpath/?p=782
Using new technologies in your teaching and
research
http://knowmansland.com/learningpath/?p=884
40. Tahira Majothi Cristina Costa
http://pgblog.careers.salford.ac.uk/ http://virtual-doc.salford.ac.uk/pgrs/
@tahiramajothi @cristinacost
41. Credits (pictures)
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Unported
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http://recruiting.jobvite.com/resources/social-recruiting-survey.php [Accessed 18-05-11] 83% will recruit in social networks this year\n46% will spend more on social recruiting\n36% will spend less on job boards\n80% review social profiles\n\n83% will recruit in social networks this year\n46% will spend more on social recruiting\n36% will spend less on job boards\n80% review social profiles\n
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This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder.com between May 22 and June 10, 2009 among 2,667 hiring managers and human resource professionals.\n\nNetiquette – be respectful of others\nUse the right social media for you, but make sure that you are respectful of others\nDo not spam or send loads of posts, updates, retweets etc\nDo not use CAPITALS – shouting!\nDo not use inappropriate or offensive language\nDo not bad mouth previous or even current employers!!\nBe honest and don’t be afraid to show your personality, that’s what draws people in, they invest in you the person and consider how you would ‘fit’ into their company. \n
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“Academia.edu - Facebook for Academics” @herrndorf via Twitter\n\nAimed at Academics – share and follow research\n\n100,000 research areas\n\nFollow friends or academics\n\nNews of latest papers\n
Provide full profile where possible\nJoin relevant groups, make use of discussions, provide status updates, upload CV & recommendations\nTry to source “Informational” interviews\nLink to Blog, website, Twitter etc\nhttp://grads.linkedin.com (5 useful short ‘getting started’ videos)\nOver 100 million members in over 200 countries\nOne million new users join every week\n11 million recent college graduates* around the world are members \nExecutives from all 2010 Fortune 500 companies are members\nFastest growing countries are Brazil, Mexico, India and France.\nLinkedIn started out in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in 2002.\nThe site officially launched on May 5, 2003. At the end of the first month in operation, LinkedIn had a total of 4,500 members in the network.\nRoughly one million new members join LinkedIn every week, at a rate equivalent to a professional joining the site faster than one member per second.\nThe company is publicly held and has a diversified business model with revenues coming from user subscriptions, advertising sales and hiring solutions\n\nAs of April 2011, LinkedIn counts more than 11 million recent college graduates* around the world as members (*LinkedIn defines recent graduates as members who have graduated within the last five years--between 2005 and 2010).\nAs of January 2011, LinkedIn counts executives from all 2010 Fortune 500 companies as members; its hiring solutions were used by 73 of the Fortune 100 companies as of March 22, 201\nTop 5 words that are overused by US LinkedIn members\n1. Extensive experience\n2. Innovative\n3. Motivated\n4. Results-oriented\n5. Dynamic\n(Source LinkedIn.com)\nLinkedIn users are the most active around midday during the week.\nJan, July & Sept - best months for promotion.\n
300 million+ users\n5 new followers every second\n155 million+ tweets sent a day\n50% users are aged 18-34 \nMore women users 55%\n\nhttp://blog.bufferapp.com/10-stunning-twitter-facts-and-stories\nCreate networks through mutual interests\n\nSeek out job postings, Careers Services, key organisations/individuals etc\n\nLook at the people you follow, who do they follow?\n\nUse your actual name, upload an image, website or blog links – draws more traffic!\n
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Keeping an up to date list of your contacts and regularly reviewing actions taken/contacts made\nBookmarking useful resources and checking them regularly\nJoining mailing lists and professional bodies relevant to your area of interest\nAttending conferences and being strategic - who would it be useful to talk to, and why? Who would be willing to help you? What do you want to find out from them? It's a two way process - remember, you may be able to help them too\nContacting authors of interesting articles appearing in relevant professional journals to expand your knowledge and network of contacts\nDoing "information interviewing" - where you arrange to talk to someone who may be able to help you or give advice\nLooking at relevant vacancy sources and recruitment agencies, even if you're not applying for jobs at the moment. Be aware of what is happening in your chosen field\nGetting work experience or work shadowing someone for a day to find out more about what a specific job role really involves\nGetting feedback if you are unsuccessful with an application\nMaking speculative applications to organisations you are interested in working for\nhttp://www.reading.ac.uk/careers/postgrad/cjstechniques.asp \n