Job Seeking with Social Media Pamela Darling-Facio

Employment Snapshot – 2013 143,492,000 people were employed in Feb. 2013 Largest gain: Professional and Construction 263,000 jobs were created in February of 2013 70% of Americans change jobs every 4.4 years, this created 70% of all openings Average hourly was in February was $23.82 Average workweek was 34.5 hours Source: Harry Dahlstrom, Author of The Job Hunting Handbook

Job Hunting is a Process SRJC - BOT 154.13 9/23/2011 Job Hunting is a Process Choose an occupation Show you can handle the work Create your sales brochure Market yourself Create a good impression Sell yourself – ace the interview Follow-up after the interview Pamela Darling-Facio

SRJC - BOT 154.13 9/23/2011 Networking More than 80% of all job openings are not advertised to the public Sometimes the listed jobs aren’t available or never existed in the first place 88% of hiring managers say friends of employees are their #1 source of quality hires You are 50 times more likely to get hired if you have any employee connection Pamela Darling-Facio

Social Networking Due to current economic conditions and the technological evolution of the Internet, the traditional approach most job seekers have taken in the past is no longer viable Conduct a people search instead of a job search Subscribe to blogs that have job listings (www.jobamatic.com) Be proactive on Twitter Capitalize on LinkedIn Construct a video resume and upload it to YouTube

How to use Social Networking Make a list of all the people you know who work in your desired industry Reach out to them Ask if they would give your resume to the hiring manager and put in a good word for you