I am not a proponent of fads. I do not think you do some thing simply because everyone's performing it. That mentioned, oftentimes we need to be part of in a trend—particularly if you are looking for a job. Quite often just given that "everyone's doing it," it can be a perfect job search strategy.
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Percentage of Recruiters Using Specific Social Networking Sites for Recruiting
2009 Versus 2010
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Web 2.0 Recruiting Trends Report April 2010
Note: The height of the bars in the chart indicate the percentage of recruiters that use the tool for either sourcing, branding, or conversion activities.
Also, Twitter was not rated in 2009.
So, if everyone is performing it, how does that help your job search? Specifically, how does having LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts assist in finding your next job?
Before we dive into the strategy of “social job hunting,” let’s make certain that you are ready to participate. Between now and next time, take a few minutes and make certain your LinkedIn profile is up to date (While on LinkedIn,
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Next time, we will continue our social job hunting discussion by leveraging LinkedIn,
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Happy Hunting,
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