How to Find a Job Using Social Media

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Join LinkedIn.

   Remember that your profile will be the first thing any potential boss sees, so adhere to the standards of resume-writing. ,, Concentrate on those who know you best and those who have the best credentials themselves. ,, Participate on those groups.
   
   Add people you develop relationships with to your contact list. ,, Capitalize on the people you meet in real life, letting not one opportunity go wasted. , The more cards you hand out, the better chance to open up the six-degrees of separation with the job you really want.
   
   Each contact you meet may have your dream job in their network of contacts. ,,, Promote them on communities on the service.
   
   Keep in mind that sharing your work liberally online may compromise your ability to sell it or even be cited as the author. , Your comments should be designed to get them interested enough to friend you.
   
   Try to emphasize your literary knowledge, or connect something about their page with your own work. , Try to expand your presence on LiveJournal by interacting with as many people as possible. , Get the audience for you there to follow you on LiveJournal.
   
   If you keep linking all your professional interactions back to LIveJournal, you will be able to maintain your LiveJournal page as the main hub of your networking, thereby eliminating the need to maintain accounts on several different sites. ,,, Including your real name, a brief summary of your resume, and your location may help make your Twitter page seem more professional. , Make sure you can actually keep up with everyone you are following; do not allow your follow list to expand excessively.
   
   Only follow people who have something to contribute to your job search. , Keep in mind that some people receive huge quantities of @replies and direct messages.
   
   Make sure that all your interactions are unique, meaningful, and memorable.
   
   Reply to all messages in a timely manner.
   
   Neglecting to do so makes you seem unprofessional or incompetent and will severely hurt any job prospects you may have. ,, Example:
   If you are an electrician, ask people you are following if they have heard about recent changes to code inspection in your area and how that will impact what they are doing. ,, Hand out your business cards when you socialize, and concentrate on people who can contribute to your job hunt. ,,,
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   Step 2: Create your profile

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   Step 3: making it as complete as possible.

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   Step 4: Add people to your network with whom you know on a professional basis.

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   Step 5: Solicit recommendations from members of your network.

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   Step 6: Answer questions on LinkedIn in the questions section.

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   Step 7: Join groups related to your career interests.

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   Step 8: Search the job listings on LinkedIn.

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   Step 9: Update your business card to include your LinkedIn information.

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    Step 10: Advertise for yourself by handing out your business card at networking functions.

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    Step 11: Sign up for LiveJournal.

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    Step 12: Friend and follow people whose own experiences

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    Step 13: interests

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    Step 14: and expertise are similar to yours.

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    Step 15: Post your work to your LiveJournal.

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    Step 16: Comment on professional authors' and editors' Live Journals with something meaningful.

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    Step 17: Develop an audience by reading and commenting on other people's stories and discussions of the publishing industry.

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    Step 18: Promote your stories elsewhere using other services such as FanFiction.Net

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    Step 19: MediaMiner.Org.

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    Step 20: Ask for advice from some of the major editors and writers you have met as to how to go professional.

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    Step 21: Join Twitter.

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    Step 22: Complete your profile

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    Step 23: including links to your other networking pages or your blog.

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    Step 24: Follow people who are in the industry you want to be in.

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    Step 25: Interact with the people you follow by @replying to them and engaging them regularly.

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    Step 26: Post tweets that demonstrate expertise in your field.

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    Step 27: Ask questions of people you are following regarding the area in which you are trying to get a job.

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    Step 28: Update your business cards to include your Twitter profile information.

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    Step 29: Attend tweet ups in your area.

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    Step 30: Ask anyone with whom you have communicated about job leads.

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    Step 31: Watch for tweets about job leads and reply to them promptly.

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    Step 32: Follow other people who apply for the same job and try to contact them about their own job hunt.

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