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Using social media to assist your applications
- 1. Using social media to assist your applications Matthew Mobbs e: mjm33@le.ac.uk web: http://mjmobbs.com twitter: mjmobbs www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 2. Consider…How do you… • Keep up-to-date with developments in the area you want to work? • Network with employers? • Gain an insight into recruitment process? • Find jobs? • Promote yourself as a brand? www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 5. Your not alone! On average, UK adult users of Facebook said they were under the influence of alcohol in 76% of the pictures in which they were "tagged". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8958714/Britons-drunk- in-three-quarters-of-Facebook-photos.html - 15/12/2012 www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 7. Why engage with social media www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 8. Keep Up with Employers and Partners KPMG Graduate Recruitment Company profile @KPMG_UK_LLP KPMG Channel www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 9. Keeping in touch with the sector RSS Feeds and News readers www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 10. How to engage with Social Media Facebook • Social • Large companies Twitter have Fan Pages • Networking LinkedIn • Share ideas • More professional • Job Search • Digital CV and achievements • Large number of companies and groups of similar interests www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 11. Do employers use it? http://mashable.com/2011/10/23/how-recruiters-use-social-networks-to- screen-candidates-infographic/ www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 12. How to engage with Social Media Facebook • Social • Large companies Twitter have Fan Pages • Networking LinkedIn • Share ideas • More professional • Job Search • Digital CV and achievements • Large number of companies and groups of similar interests www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 13. How to engage with Social Media Facebook • Social • Large companies Twitter have Fan Pages • Networking LinkedIn • Share ideas • More professional • Job Search • Digital CV and achievements • Large number of companies and groups of similar interests www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 14. Get the most out of twitter • Write a biography • Consider your tweets • Link to personal website • Engage in conversation • Follow interesting people…but • Use and follow #tags not too many • Link to new developments and interests • Amplify - Retweet www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 15. Get the most out of twitter • Write a biography • Consider your tweets • Link to personal website • Engage in conversation • Follow interesting people…but • Use and follow #tags not too many • Link to new developments and interests • Amplify - Retweet http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-everybody-hates-about-your-tweets-2012- 1?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sai-contributor%20via%20@bi_contributors – Business insider 01/02/2012 www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 16. Get the most out of twitter • Write a biography • Consider your tweets • Link to personal website • Engage in conversation • Follow interesting people…but • Use and follow #tags not too many • Link to new developments and interests • Amplify - Retweet http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-everybody-hates-about-your-tweets-2012- 1?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sai-contributor%20via%20@bi_contributors – Business insider 01/02/2012 www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 17. Get the most out of twitter • Write a biography • Consider your tweets • Link to personal website • Engage in conversation • Follow interesting people…but • Use and follow #tags not too many • Link to new developments Job Search and interests • www.tweetmyjobs.com • Amplify - Retweet • www.twitterjobsearch.com • @graduatejobsuk www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 18. How to engage with Social Media Facebook • Social • Large companies Twitter have Fan Pages • Networking LinkedIn • Share ideas • More professional • Job Search • Digital CV and achievements • Large number of companies and groups of similar interests www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 19. “In three to five years time I would expect not to be looking at CVs and doing most of my recruiting online using LinkedIn” Graduate Recruiter – Accenture http://www.thesocialbizbuzz.com/blog/2011/09/the-lowdown-on-linkedin/ www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 20. Get the most out of LinkedIn • Create a full Profile – Keep it up-to-date • Get Recommendations • Use Updates • Make Connections – Personalised • Research Employers – “Follow” for news and jobs www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 21. New player in the game • Circles make sharing more private • Ability to follow all • Integration with other popular Google tools www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 22. New player in the game www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 23. New player in the game • Circles make sharing more private • Ability to follow all • Integration with other popular Google tools Corporate pages Job Search sites www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 24. Google+ “Google Plus is definitely useful for personal branding, it combines the best of Twitter and LinkedIn and possibly even Facebook. You are able to be picked up in Google searches, to show off a public profile full with information about what you do, content shared and even links to your site, blog and other places.” http://jorgensundberg.net/content/10-personal-branding-ideas-google- plus www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 25. More in-depth reflection and writing • Blogs enable you to write longer, more in-depth reflections into activities you engage in Wordpress • Can share via Social Media • Help with applying for Blogger jobs or right business documents http://mjmobbs.com Posterous www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 26. Netiquette and manage your networks • Build a positive • Build relationships over time presence • Be sincere • Expand your network • Decide on boundaries and make connections www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 27. Digital Footprint Google Yourself! kgbpeople.com www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 28. Protecting Yourself • Keep it private Do you want employer, lecturers, • Check your Social colleague, your Network Privacy mum to see it? Settings www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 29. Promoting yourself Link your sites together Add selected link to your: • CV • Email signature Matthew Mobbs Learning Technologist Careers Service University of Leicester LE1 7RH e: mjm33@le.ac.uk Web: mjmobbs.com Twitter: @mjmobbs LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/matthew- mobbs/7/381/48b www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 30. Now Consider…How you will… • Keep up-to-date with developments in the area you want to work? • Network with employers? • Gain an insight into recruitment process? • Find jobs? • Promote yourself as a brand? Make an Action Plan www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 31. Consider…How do you… Find out about Keep up Employers/Business Partners to date Personal Brand/Identity Find out about Employers/Business Partners Networking Find jobs Employer Groups Profiles Networking Profile Find jobs Keep up Personal to date Brand/Identity www.le.ac.uk/careers
- 32. Thank-you All the resources: http://goo.gl/k9e7c mjmobbs.com facebook.com/uolcs @mjmobbs @uolcs Careers Service, Matthew Mobbs University of Leicester Matthew Mobbs mjm33@le.ac.uk www.le.ac.uk/careers
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- According to a 2009 study by Harris Interactive, 45 percent of employers questioned said they used social networks to screen job candidates; 35 percent decided not to hire someone based on what they found.
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