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JOB SEARCHING LINKEDIN.COM/ FACEBOOK Cathy Henesey, SPHR Manager, Career Services – Children’s Medical Center

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JOB SEARCHINGLINKEDIN.COM/ FACEBOOK

Cathy Henesey, SPHRManager, Career Services – Children’s Medical Center

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“People connect. They join groups. I call these groups Tribes.” Seth Godin

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Linkedin.com: 6 degrees of separation

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Linkedin.com Network

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LINKEDIN:COM – Maximize Profile

100% Profile Completeness – add all jobs, schools, organizations, etc

Change your personal URL Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/cathyhenesey

Publish your full public profile ADD all your email addresses Add your email in CONTACT Settings

and SUMMARY section Change your “What are you doing?”

often Posting job titles works for me

JOIN or START Groups(Tribes)

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Linkedin.com: Build Network Build it and they will come! Min. 500+

Network Caution: 10K or more is really slow Upload all OUTLOOK Contacts and old

business cards, membership directories, etc. Accept all legitimate connections with real

names Forward appropriate connections to others Get and Give recommendations Add Slideshare presentations Add Amazon Book list MAKE IT INTERESTING! BUILD A TRIBE

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Searching on Linkedin.com

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Facebook

Learn the privacy settings and check them monthly as facebook is always changing them.

Accept everyone as friends….keep a separate “folder” for family.

Let people know you are looking for a job…. Get on BRANCHOUT – FB’s version of Linkedin Use LI and FB together to find people that

work at companies you want to target Watch your wall comments – everything is

public…..

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Applying for Company’s online

Don’ts Don’t send paper

resume or fax resume Don’t send to

executive unless you know them or have a reference

Can do VS. Have done Cover Letters unless

you have something unusual to explain

No pictures, hobbies, interests unless related to job

Don’t have cutesy email names

Do’s Tailor your resume to job description Apply online first before trying to get a

connection Use your real connections to get a referral Complete all fields on application and not

“refer to resume” Include best contact information including

email and telephone numbers Include client names or specific projects if

doing consulting now Include certificates in attachments

allowed for in uploads. Try and find an employee referral who will

refer you to the job. Get some cheap business cards with all

contact information on it

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Need to be found online!

Get on facebook and Twitter, Plaxo and Jigsaw(if employed)

Obvious: Monster/Careerbuilder/Niche Associations

Linkedin.com Full profile with contact information listed at bottom of profile Need at least 500+ connections to make it work Accept all invitations; scrutinize more on

forwardsGoogle yourself and see if a recruiter would find

you?

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What to do while not working Volunteer at company you want to work for,

non-profit, or niche association – use referrals and ask for introductions

Join associations and attend meetings – ask for “transition discount”.

Share leads even if you are interviewing for same job…..what goes around comes around….10 fold.

Join many, many email distribution lists to receive jobs.

Look for small consulting opportunities at smaller companies who are posting jobs….volunteer to do a project in exchange for a reference on LI or letter.

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Join my Tribe

Follow me on Twitter @cathyhenesey Be my friend at Facebook –

www.facebook.com/cathy.henesey Invite me on linkedin.com –

[email protected] or [email protected]

Cathy Henesey Cell: 214-725-0710