The teaching job market is very small, and finding jobs can be frustrating. Here are a few tips I've learned along the way to get yourself noticed out there.

Take time to go over your mission statement. Who are you? What can you do? Why should they hire you? If you can come up with a one-statement headline, what would it be? Make your name into a brand!

First, clean up your résumé and make sure it has a strong unified message. Then, take it to the Internet!

Join LinkedIn. Upload photos and examples of your work and link them to a digital CV. Design an online portfolio---you can use any web tool such as wiki spaces, free website generators, and photo galleries.

Create videos about who you are, what you can do, and where you plan to go. Add a friendly face to your name and brand!

Create a professional learning network with the help of social media. Avoid the informal gravatars and post a well-lit photo of your face! Keep your profiles simple, personable, and professional. Link back to your digital résumé.

Use social media to connect with others through Twitter #edchats, online discussion forums, and email list serves. Sign up for free online webinars and video conferences. Subscribe to newsletters and blogs. Use Flipboard or Feedly to manage your reads. Pick and experiment with one tool at a time.

Don't forget to share what you know and what you have learned! Comment on others' blogs. Retweet. Forward interesting articles to friends and comrades.

If a hiring manager were to Google your name, what would he or she find? (If you don't know the answer to this, I suggest you try it yourself!) Build your brand by creating a positive digital footprint. Then, capitalize on your footprint! Showcase your skills, interests, and experiences.

Manage your privacy settings. Practice online etiquette, post professional and work-related photos in public spaces, offer advice on LinkedIn's Q&A sections, and reply and give positive feedback to teacher email queries on list serves.

Start a blog. Offer to write short articles for other bloggers. Get your work published on different online communities. Make an e-book. Share slides shows. Make sure that whatever you leave behind always reflects you in the best light!

Remember my second slide? Right now, there are a list of candidates out there with similar degrees, certifications, and work experiences. Stand out of the crowd by sharing more about who you are! Don't be afraid to let your great personality show.

Share your interests and hobbies. Post those soufflés or knitting projects on Instagram. Ask your Twitter friends about what to do about those pesky squash bugs! Volunteering with the local Boy Scouts to clean up trails? Just attended a great Edcamp on flipped classrooms? Be colorful, be personable, be approachable. Be you!