Job Searching in an Online World: Curating Your Digital Identity

By Lance EatonCoordinator of Instructional DesignNorth Shore Community Collegeleaton@northshore.edu

OUTLINE

• Job Searching Online• Digital Identity Maintenance• LinkedIn & Social Networking

JOB SEARCHING ONLINEGeneral Sites • Monster.com – http://www.monster.com• Indeed - http://www.indeed.com/• Craigslist.Org – http://craigslist.org

Field-Oriented Job Sites (for education or nonprofit)• Inside Higher Ed - http://careers.insidehighered.com/• Higher Ed Jobs - http://www.higheredjobs.com• Idealist – http://www.idealist.org

Organization & Professional Group websites (for education or nonprofit)• NSCC - http://www.northshore.edu/hr/jobs/• Salem State - http://www.salemstate.edu/409.php• Mass.Gov - http://goo.gl/KdYGY• MTA - http://www.massteacher.org/career.aspx

• Word Choices• Saved Searches• Job Search alerts• Google Alerts - http://www.google.com/alerts

“Use Your Words”

Digital Identity Maintenance

• What is a Digital Identity?• Why might you want a digital presence?• What does Google say about you?

• Resume -> Google Search -> Interview

DIGITAL IDENTITY, STAYING INFORMED & PROFESSIONAL

OPPORTUNITES

• What is a Digital Identity?• Why might you want a digital presence?• What does Google say about you?

• Resume -> Google Search -> Interview

Create, Produce, Curate

Finding Professional Resources

• Feedly• Twitter• Facebook/Google Communities• Google Alerts: Keywords of the field & job alerts• MOOCs

• EdX - https://www.edx.org/• Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/• Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/

LINKEDIN & SOCIAL NETWORKING

PROFILES• Proper Grammar & Spelling• Clear language• Connected language• Professional pictures• Regularly visit & update/tweak • Check out your stats for more information• Profile Surf

Presentation Link: http://goo.gl/rJRqA

Networking in the Online World

• Professional Network: BE PROFESSIONAL• Link with people your know.• Send personal messages with people you don’t know

well.• Return endorsements in kind.• Find professional organizations.• Learn about organizations.• Talk to people about what they are doing.• Provide GODO RECOMMMENDETIONES

• Proper spelling/grammar• Quality content• Specific examples

Anything that I cover, please follow up with me:Leaton@northshore.eduTwitter: leaton01LinkedIn: Leaton01

Or Google + Question = Walkthrough

Feel free to follow up with success stories with your online experiences.

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!