Google+….Have you heard of it? Launched late June 2011, Google+ has already surpassed 25 million visitors! This is a rate of adoption that far exceeds the growth curve of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or MySpace! Google+ is still in Beta mode, but soon everyone will be able to join!

You may already be on Facebook and LinkedIn, so why join Google+ and how is it different? The answer is simple: CIRCLES! Circles lets you segregate your “friends” and contacts in a logical manner, unlike Facebook where everyone is a “friend” (except Facebook does have a new app called BeKnown, which we will discuss later). Google+ enables you to put people or brands into whatever categories you choose. You can communicate with one person, one circle, a few circles, or everyone! So many options! Circles give users control over who sees their content, and users can create as many circles as they would like!

Google+ for job search? YES! First of all, the networking site connects to Google Docs so you can link out to whatever document you want, including a resume, a whitepaper, exclusive listings, etc. It is also easy to connect and to separate professional and personal contacts. Just keep you professional contacts in a different circle than your friends and family. Google+ promised that they would roll out pages for businesses and other entities later in the year!

The ability to deliver the right content to the right person at the right time is as powerful as it gets! The key to a fulfilling Google+ experience is Circles , which is the heart of this social network’s organization system!

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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK...

SSInc Presents . . . Workplace Wisdom

Whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well.

~Lord Chesterfield

Many companies are now using social media as a recruiting tool! By not taking advantage of these online platforms, you may be missing out on job offers as well as valuable connections! Social media is a great way to engage and connect with both your personal and professional network! Check out these 2 new networking sites and get on board with social media today!

~Bonny Filandrinos, President

Get on Board with these 2 NEW Networking Sites!!

September 2011 No. 158

www.staffingsolutionsinc.com Missouri Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)

JOBSEEKER NEWS We are currently revamping our

website!

Our new and improved website will feature many new

“bells and whistles” to help YOU with your job search!

Stay tuned for information on how to create a profile on a

variety of networking sites, job search tips, and more!!!

BeKnown….New app on Facebook! In June 2011, employment website Monster.com launched a professional networking application on Facebook called BeKnown. Users can seamlessly identify and connect with contacts from multiple sources (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and email!) to grow their professional network, enhance their online professional identity and view career opportu-nities. This app allows people to build their professional networks on Facebook while keep-ing personal contacts and content completely separate.

Users can also easily import their work history information from Facebook, LinkedIn, and Monster.com. Job seekers can also follow companies and view those companies' jobs, which are matched against your BeKnown profile (and your Monster.com profile).

BeKnown’s most useful feature, its “Social Referral Program,” which isn’t live yet, will allow a company’s job listings to appear to the friends of every employee of that company. Once you join, you can manage your professional and social identities separately, but still on the Facebook platform.

Contact a Staffing Solutions, Inc. representative today if you have any questions!

Congratulations! to everyone hired by our clients

during the month of August

Join our community! We’re on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter

to our employees with September birthdays

Check out our blog, From the Other Side of the Desk, at . . . http://ssincstl.blogspot.com/

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