My Social Media Guide to Finding a Job

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Social media: it’s the new watchword of the 21^st century. People use their Twitter and Facebook accounts to share everything from what they had for dinner to how upset they are about their latest personal issues. Surely you can’t use social media platforms to find a job, right?

Wrong.

The articles, tips and tricks I’m about to share with you come from my personal experience using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to make the right connections and find work. At first, my experiences – especially with Twitter and Facebook – were almost accidental. I’d have a friend of a friend send me a note about some work because they heard that I was a writer. I quickly realized that I should capitalize on these social networks of mine to intentionally reach out to people and open myself up to new work opportunities. Below I tell you how I made social media work for me.

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We’ve all heard the saying: “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” That’s very applicable to job searching, as employment studies have shown that 26% of all new hires are referrals from within a company. That means that one out of every four employees are hired because they knew someone in the right company.

Think about how many people you know. Do you have 140 Facebook friends? 80 Twitter followers? 60 LinkedIn connections? That’s 280 people you know via social networking, who could potentially hook you up with jobs in one of 280 companies.

Job hunting through social media is a numbers game, and it works. It’s worked for me, and I expect it to continue to bring me job leads. Are you ready to capitalize on your connections to find jobs?