Did you know that employers are using Facebook to find new candidates and vet candidates who have already applied? Joshua Waldman, author of “Job Searching With Social Media For Dummies,” recently presented a webinar to help job seekers understand how to use Facebook to their advantage when searching for employment. Now, we’re excited to share the recording of this event with our readers:
Key Tips for Using Facebook for Your Job Search:
- Review your privacy settings to protect yourself from negative implications while job searching.
- Think about your audience when you post on Facebook, and don’t forget that you can adjust to limit the audience of who sees your updates.
- Take advantage of the “View As” tool on Facebook to understand how a recruiter will see your Facebook profile.
- Be sure to fill out your “About” section on your Facebook profile. Recruiters will look at it, so give them more!
- Here’s a great tool put together by Social Jobs Partnership on using graph search as employer or job seeker: http://owl.li/DSL1O
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Watch Joshua Waldman’s exclusive video “3 Secrets to Getting Job Interviews by Next Week” to learn the 3 secrets no one wants you to know about getting hired in today’s job market. Joshua is the founder of Career Enlightenment which offers professional LinkedIn profile writing and job search services to colleges, WorkForce offices and re-entering veterans.
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