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Strategic Job Search Guide: Networking Tips & Techniques

Discover 13 proven ways to secure job interviews through effective networking strategies on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Learn how to leverage your connections and utilize various methods to land your dream job. From reaching out to friends and relatives to attending job fairs, this comprehensive guide covers various avenues of networking to enhance your job search success.

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Strategic Job Search Guide: Networking Tips & Techniques

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  1. 13 proven ways to get the interview“The NEW Networking” Harnessing the Power of Facebook, Twitter , LinkedIn & More Page 18 to 23

  2. 1: Talk to friends & Relatives • > 25% get their job this way • Foot in the door • Be sure to ask • Ask good workers • Be a good worker

  3. 2: Twitter or Email Friends • Put it out there you need a job • More eyes = better chance to find the job • Make your Twitter presence “employer-friendly” • • Utilize your Twitter background. • Establish yourself as an expert in your field

  4. 3: Connect with your connectors • People who know lots of people • Teachers, preachers, beauticians, realtors

  5. 4. Facebook and Linkedin • Facebook • Employers will and can check your Facebook • Find groups, ask questions, give advice • Linkedin • Employment social network • Search jobs & be searched • Create contacts

  6. 5. Check the employment pages • LSJ uses Monster.com online • Has local postings in paper

  7. 6. Answer help-wanted ads • Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com

  8. 7. Send a letter and ask for a job interview • But – follow their hiring procedure • Large banks may have online applications

  9. 8. Call the hiring manager and ask for a job interview • Send resume ahead • Be polite even if they refuse

  10. 9. “Now Hiring” sings • In store windows • On company websites • Be diligent • Fill out application and in position put “open” • More common in seasonal / new businesses

  11. 10. Attend a job fair • Dress professionally • Have lots of resumes • Go prepared – look at what companies will be there • Customize cover letter and resume to employers you want to talk to • Do research about • the companies

  12. 11. Sign up with a temp agency or contact a head hunter • Temp jobs = • Paycheck • Foot in the door • Headhunter: recruiter • Job is finding qualified workers for open positions

  13. 12. Visit your school’s career center13. Visit state’s career center (MI Works) • Help with resume, cover letter, interview • Networking opportunities • On-site interviews • Job Fair • Relationship where get postings first

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