Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your

teenager’s Facebook....

Mary ScanlonBusiness Librarian

Wake Forest University

Kathy MakensHead of Adult Services, South Regional Library

Durham County Libraries

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How Do You Use Your Current Social Networks?

• Facebook is like eating dinner with your friends• Twitter is like a cocktail party where

you have to talk to lots of strangers• LinkedIn is a business/networking

meeting

What’s the Difference?

Do's and Don'ts

• Remember that you're not just having a conversation with your pals

• Use your privacy settings to maintain a professional appearance in your social life, but don’t rely on it

• Managing your identity isn't just defensive – it makes you look good!

Facebook Privacy Settings

• Use Friends Lists under Edit Friends to control who sees certain types of content

• Hiding most of your page from public view may not be bad

• Consider creating separate profiles from a professional email or a personal email

Control Your Identity

• Google Alerts• Tweet Beeps• http://www.spokeo.com/

Job Hunting

• Facebook – connect with people you know who may be able to connect you with jobs• Twitter – advertise yourself to

potential employers• LinkedIn – make contacts through

current and former coworkers

Advertise Yourself in Unique Ways

Del.icio.us

Twitsume

QR Codes!

Refining The Glut of Places to Look for Jobs with Pipes

What This Makes

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Links

• http://www.google.com/alerts• http://tweetbeep.com/• http://www.spokeo.com/• http://twitsume.com/• http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ • http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=305647eae306cac4bcd63c9c7f0c6ef7