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Searching Job through Social Media – A new way to success

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The advent of social media has revolutionized the way in which individuals seek out employment opportunities. Gone are the days of writing and physically submitting a job application letter, then hoping that by some stroke of luck you will get a reply.With internet now buzzing with social network platforms and an employment rate hovering at just 1.3%, job seekers have realized that this is an easier way of interacting with individuals in their domain and use this medium to get jobs.

Many individuals are turning to social networking to find new jobs as they create a more interactive atmosphere in which employers can get an idea of applicants even before they decide to call them for submission of personal information.

How to use Social Networking to get Jobs

To be successful at using social networking to land jobs, one has to be smart and proactive. It takes diligent planning and patience. Not all methods will work in any one case, but by combining strategies, I am sure you can get the brand “you” out there in the public domain.

Make yourself a Brand: Look at yourself as a brand and you want to market that brand to the public. This will allow you to do targeted job applications as opposed to blanketing the internet with online job applications that are going nowhere. Use this brand to target particular companies that you would like to work for. Seek out and add individuals of influence who work for these organizations to your list of contacts. Then start making positive posts that are in line with the objectives of these organizations. These individuals will be able to see your post and upon applying for a job, these posts can prove to be a major advantage on your behalf.

Be active on Twitter: With the availability of unlimited twitter tools more and more jobseekers are using twitter as a means of reaching out to recruiters and potential employers. This phenomenon is due to several factors. For starters, twitter is free and reaches millions of individuals worldwide. Then, when registering on Twitter, you must first fill out a profile that is a short bio on your location and interest. Recruiters can easily go to this link and read this bio and determine right there if they are interested. By growing your number of followers, by just clicking “need a job” you will get many responses of job opportunities in your fields.

Video Resume: Making a video resume and placing it on YouTube is another way of reaching millions for free. Be professional, concise and confident, as you will be speaking directly to your potential employers.

Using LinkedIn: LinkedIn is one of the most popular search engines where individuals can go to seek out employment opportunities. LinkedIn is 100% free and is utilized by many top professionals. Individuals simply complete the membership application by supplying the requisite information. Then the import all their contact from other social networking sites to build their contact list. Paying for a premium account brings you even closer with recruiters who are in direct contact with employers.

Tags: Career, Jobs, Social Networking
Posted in Career Guide, Social Media | 14 Comments »

Google Buzz – Simplifying Education Solution

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Google has finally broken into the world of social networking. Not to say they did not have social networking sites before. Their social networking sites such as Orkut or OpenSocial were not such a hit within the online social networking community. With these sites, they were following the same mold of Facebook and Twitter who fan base started from scratch and then grew with popularity.

What Google have now done is simply a stroke of genius. They have embedded Google buzz into their Gmail service. As a result, the fan base is already existent and studies show is growing at an average 176 million visitors each month. Although Google buzz is new, its impact is huge as users of the service gave access to all the gadgets of the Gmail service including streaming of status updates, links, videos and buzzes. To fathom the impact of Google Buzz, one would have to imagine cramming Twitter, Yammer, Yelp, Facebook and Foursquare into one social network.

Uses of Google Buzz in Education

The open source approach that Google has adopted in the development of Google Buzz has increased the excitement level in the secondary application development market. The flexibility of Google Buzz has brought with it many useful applications outside of the direct social networking world. After close examination, we have seen where Google Buzz has many ways in which it can be incorporated into the educational system. Some of these methods include:

Users of Google Buzz are able to conduct Facebook and twitter like conversations. Students can use this forum to communicate easily with their peers without having to sign into another social networking site while checking their Google mail. They can even throw open questions much like a Facebook status message but with a more interactive flavor.

Being embedded into Google Gmail service, teachers can easily conduct research on any topic without losing sight of the happenings of fellow teachers and linked students.
With Google Buzz, teachers are now able to maintain a closer relationship with their online students.Teachers can now easily with one application use their Gmail embedded Google Buzz to disseminate and collect assignments and then make immediate comments either generally or to specific students. This will certainly reduce the hard copy paper work at school, as all messages can be easily stored on request.
Unlike Twitter, with Google teachers are able to select who can see particular buzz they upload. Therefore, if they want to address only a part of the class you can do so using Google buzz without fear of general exposure.
Google buzz has brought with it an easier method of promoting ideas or items to the public. This is a great opportunity for research doctors at universities to promote their ideas. What Google has done is to give users of the Google buzz the ability to make public posts that are included into their general Google search engine. As a result, professors only have to include keywords that will attract traffic and direct this traffic to your post.

Tags: Online Education, Online Students, Social Networking
Posted in Accredited Online University, Online Education, Online Students, Social Media | 2 Comments »

Social Networking Profile & Your Employers – Bad Invasion of Privacy!

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Do you know about social networking sites? Well, if you don’t, you shouldn’t feel bad because not so many people are even aware of the concept of social networking sites. Social networking sites are online platforms where you contact your friends online through the site. Online information about your availability and sharing of photos makes your virtual life closer to reality. In addition to regular social networking websites, professional networking websites are also available and allow for the interaction of professionals and sharing of professional opportunities.

Employers and Your Social Networking Profile – Is there even a need?

While social networking had previously been used only for casual reasons, it has becomes a source for prospective employers to know more about candidates who have applied for positions with their company. In fact it is being said that many companies are keeping track of their employees through these social networking websites.

There are cities where candidates applying for city jobs are required to give their usernames and passwords for any of their social networking websites including their chat room passwords. The concern among job seekers is whether such requirements are legal and how far it should be complied with as it amounts to invasion of privacy.

While it is true that employers object certain activities of their prospective candidates like illegal behavior, offensive statements and instances of bad mouthing, it is most unlikely that such a behavior can be traced through social networking websites.

Social Networking Profiles in Working Environment…

While some find referring to social networking websites offensive, some like Jon Yarbrough, partner at Constangy, Brooks & Smith law firm are of the view that there nothing wrong about it. In some states, it has even become a law that it is no employers’ business to check out what an employee is up to after office hours.

While the general law is that you can do anything and everything lawful during your non-office hours, the question is whether the law covers even applicants to jobs and what really matters to employers about what an employee is engaged in non-office hours where there is nothing unlawful.

You may never know what is in store, so it is best to clean up your profiles, just to ensure nothing will cost you a dream job. It is also possible to create two profiles, one for personal use and the other for employers to see as a public face.

Do you think sharing personal information with your prospective employers is a good idea? Should we be more open about it? Or this is just another way to breach into someone’s privacy?

Tags: Career Guide, Employers, Privacy, Social Networking
Posted in Career Guide, Social Media | No Comments »

Top 10 Internet Search Terms of 2009

Monday, January 18th, 2010

It is really exciting to know about the top search items for the year 2009. With several search engines available online and increasing number of internet users it is a fact that there must have been a wide search for several items. The online world offers information on everything under the sun. If someone where to say that people are more net oriented than books, it is no way far from truth. The way internet has been used in the previous decade has been every extensive.

Top Search Terms 2009

Internet and online services has become the lifeline of today’s world creating a virtual reality of day to day life and its happenings. Online connectivity offers every kind of service needed, be it knowledge gaining, making payments, attending classes and searching for information. While internet is mainly used as a source of information irrespective of its nature and kind, given below is a list of Top 10 Internet Search Terms for the year 2009.

1. Michael Jackson

There has been a wide search about late ‘Pop Icon Michael Jackson’ whose sudden demise in June 2009 did create a wave of ambiguity and mystery. He topped the list of search terms for the year 2009 and proved that he is not only the King of Pop but also the King of Celebrities when it comes to internet search worldwide especially in the year 2009.

2. Twitter (The Social Networking Site)

While social networking is gaining popularity worldwide and especially more of it in recent times, never would have one imagined that it is searched for more than even stock market quotes. The social networking site ‘twitter’ is found to be the most searched social networking site. Did you receive a tweet?

3. Swine Flu (Scare)

One of the worst seen health scare, swine flu claimed the lives of 1000s of people across the globe. 2009 saw one of the worst of swine flu scares and had a huge search on the disease and the remedy. What’s more it had a global impact with travelers spreading it across the globe.

4. Securities Market

The search engines showed stock markets as the fourth most searched for term. Thanks to the never ending investment spree that keeps stocks going.

5. Farrah Fawcett (American Actress)

A multiple Globe and Emmy award nominee passed away this June 25th 2009. An icon of the 1970’s she passed away due to cancer at the age of 62.

6. Patrick Swayze (Hollywood Leading Actor)

Wearing multiple hats was Patrick Wayne Swayze, an actor, song writer, dancer and singer. He died due to cancer this September 14th 2009.

7. Cash for Clunkers

Cash for Clunkers is a fuel efficiency initiative by the US Government, which involved replacing less fuel efficient cars with efficient ones.

8. Jon and Kate Gosselin

Jon and Kate, the former stars of Jon and Kate Plus 8 TV reality show that ran for 5 seasons and finally ended with the couple parting ways and their divorce announced in Dec 2009. There were among the most searched terms in 2009.

9. Billy Mays

This direct response advertisement salesman featured for a number of products like Oxiclean, Orange Glo and couple of other home cleaning products. He had recognized television presence both in the US and Canada. He passed away in June 2009, featuring among the top 10 search terms of 2009.

10. Jaycee Dugard

hat little girl who was kidnapped when she was 11 years old on a case of kidnap and rape, reunited with her parents after 18 years with her two daughters aged 11 and 15 years.

The above search results are based on the top search results published by Mashable the social media guide, based on Binge search engines search results.

Tags: General, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Online Connectivity, Search Terms, Social Networking Sites, Top 10 Internet Search Terms, Top Search Terms 2009, Twitter
Posted in News And Reviews, Social Media | 6 Comments »

Quick Ways to Stay Safe and Protected on Facebook

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

When the president of the United States of America gave a ‘Back to School’ speech this year, he warned the children to be careful when using Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking website.

Nearly one-third of the employers use Facebook to check out about you before hiring you. So if you are going to post pictures of your ‘other ‘side on this public network it might cost you your dream job and a fat pay check. So think before you act.

However there are so many little things you can do to protect yourself at Facebook. Most non-tech savvy people don’t understand these features. So, they are explained in simple terms to you below:

i) Make Different Lists of Persons

Whenever you add someone to your Facebook Contacts List, categorize them as Work, Family or Friends. Even Friends can be categorized as Acquaintances, for those you are not very close with and friends, for those whom you share a close relationship with. This is very important as then you can fix who will view what and who will not have access to your personal stuff.

ii) Settings of Privacy

At the top right corner, you have a tab called ‘Settings‘. Click this and you will get the option ‘Privacy Settings’. When you click on that, you can set who can see what on your Facebook profile. For example, when you set ‘Only Friends’, only your friends can view it, ‘My Networks and Friends’ allows anyone in your network to view it.

iii) Address and Phone Number

When you click on ‘Privacy Settings, in the ‘Settings’ button, you will come across a tab called ‘Contact Information’. Click on it. You can allow/ block people whom you want/ don’t want to view this information.

iv) Search

Sometimes you just don’t want others to catch you on Facebook especially some old disgusting school friends and nosy parkers from office. For this, you can click on settings on the main Facebook homepage. Then click ‘Search’. You then land on a ‘Search Privacy’ page where you can set who can find you on Facebook. You can click on ‘Friends of Friends’, ‘My Networks and Friends’ or ‘Only Friends’ depending on the level of privacy you want to maintain. Also you can control what will show up when your profile shows up in search.

v) Don’t Share Personal Information with unknown applications

There are umpteen numbers of quizzes and games on Facebook that can access your personal information and also your friend’s personal information. You can put a stop to this. Take the mouse over to ‘Settings’ tab and choose ‘Privacy Settings’ and click it. Then click ‘Applications’ and click on the tab that says ‘Settings’. Then you can choose what your friends can view and cannot view about you. This only sets for your friend’s applications. For the applications you are using, this is not applicable. So, it would be best to remove those ones you are not using.

These five steps can surely create a much better and safer environment for you to network and chill-out on Facebook.

Tags: Facebook, Facebook Privacy Setting, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking
Posted in Social Media | 6 Comments »

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