Social Media & Your Career
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
You live an integrated life, but most hiring managers and HR people don't. They didn't grow up sharing.
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- Make professional connections
- Get referrals & recommendations
- Extend your network
- Research people & cos.
- Follow trends & gather data
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- Consider two accounts
- Follow thought leaders
- Learn the hashtags
- Do tweet-ups & chats
- Make lists
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Facebook & G+
- Consider two accounts
- Don't follow potential employers
- Learn about brands & companies
- Limit access to photos
- Be careful w/friends' comments
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Image-Sharing
- Create accts just for following
- Showcase your work & skills
- Lock down your personal accounts
- Still be careful what you post or like
Adela fireworks example
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Blogging
- Own your views
- Make sure it's well-written
- Use it to showcase skills
- Develop your brand
Julianelle's Dad and Buried blog
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Success
Increase danger or value by
- Liking posts and pages
- Following, RTing and fav'ing
- Tagging & hashtagging
- Recommending & referring
- Commenting & guest posting
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Best Ways to Avoid Fails
- Create "professional" accts.
- Deploy strictest privacy controls
- Mind how you comment/like/RT
- Be OK w/ppl judging you
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