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ENHANCING YOUR JOB SEARCH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

Presented byLeslie Coty

540-588-0117Leslie@CotyConnections.com

YES!!!

ARE YOU A SALESMAN?

EMPLOYERS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO RECRUIT AND POST THEIR JOBS!

•340,000 Job Postings on Twitter LAST MONTH!

•Recruiters and HR are joining Twitter in droves

•LinkedIn Cheaper and more effective for employers than CareerBuilder

•LinkedIn is easier to use than Craigslist•79% Fortune 500 companies on Twitter,

Facebook and YouTube

So many sites, so little time!

•Don’t be overwhelmed•Start with LinkedIn•Keep same avatar on all profiles•Short Professional Bio•Build relationships/Network

•Complete Profile to 100%

•At least 5 recommendations

•Previous jobs

•Accomplishments

•Groups * Discussions

•Keep a high profile

•CONNECT

332 Connections

4,722,700 Connections

• 1. A Job Needed – A Job Posted • 2. Career Change Central• 3. CareerLink Network• 4. Corporate Recruiters • 5. Executive Suite • 6. Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections• 7. Jobs Alert• 8. Linked:HR• 9. Personal Branding Network• 10. Positive Thinkers

•500,000,000 active users

•Professional

•Interests – i.e., golf, hiking

•Status Updates

•Networking

•Groups/Fan Pages

What NOT to put on Facebook

•1.5 BILLION tweets per month

•Profile

•Keywords

•Network

•Expert – Relative & Valuable

•Search.Twitter.com

•Twitter Job Posting Tweets

50 Million tweets per day1.5 Billion tweets per month

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Video Resume

• Inexpensive Flip Video• Practice• Keep it Short• Upload to YouTube• Upload to LinkedIn & Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA = NETWORKING ON

STEROIDS

GOOD LUCK AND GO KNOCK ‘EM DEAD!

RESOURCES http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=entwine&init=quick#!/notes/entwine-inc/who-is-juliet-6-steps-to-create-your-personal-brand/321739826449

 http://danschawbel.com/

 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/

 http://www.theundercoverrecruiter.com/content/8-steps-writing-bio-pro-chris-brogan-fact

http://www.theundercoverrecruiter.com/content/list-employers-posting-jobs-twitter

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=jobs

http://twittermaven.blogspot.com/2009/09/tweet-your-way-to-new-job-presentation.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8

http://grads.linkedin.com/

Leslie Coty is a Sales and Marketing professional with over 20 years experience in TV, Radio, and Printadvertising. She currently works as an Account Executive for Q99 and WFIR radio. Her desirefor helping her clients led her to Social Media and she now uses her knowledge of Social Mediato help job seekers, businesses, churches, and other organizations. She also has a Social Media consulting company, Coty Connections.

Leslie earned her BS and MBA from the University at Buffalo and is a Certified Digital Marketing Consultant. She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and an award-winning speaker.

Leslie Coty’s passion is Professional and Personal Development. She is available to give presentationson Networking, Social Media, Career Enhancement, and Sales and Marketing.

Leslie can be contacted at 540-588-0117 or Leslie@CotyConnections.com.

LESLIE COTY