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Using the internet in your job search including job boards and social media.
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Using Web 2.0 to Find Your Next Adventure
Agenda
• Tips on your job search
• Job Boards
• Social Networks
Have Goals and a Strategy
Networking is #1
Social networks expand your reach
List your accomplishments on your resume – not what you’ve done.
Professionalize your job search
• Professional email address: [email protected], not [email protected]
• Professional outgoing message on cell phone
• Cleanse your social networking profiles• Use the same discretion you use online as
you do offline
Use the Internet as a Resource for your Job Search
• Career Advice – RileyGuide.com
• Industry and Trade Associations – AFCEA, TFCN
• Business and Social Networking – LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter
• Job Boards – Generic and Specialty
Use Job Search Results to help develop your job search strategy.
Start with a wide search and then narrow it down.
Job Descriptions are written by people, so the quality varies.
Search with a clearance level lower and a level higher than your current clearance.
Why Register as a Job Seeker
• Make your resume Public so Recruiters can find you – Private also an option
• See how often your resume is viewed by recruiters
• Apply for jobs
• Job Agents search for you 24/7
Update your resume frequently so recruiters know you’re still looking.
Company Website
• Register - first place a recruiter should look is their own database
• Background information - press releases, benefits, reviewing the overall corporate culture
Employee Referral Programs
Better hires > everyone wins
Social Networks
• Not a requirement for your job search
• Your competition is using social networks
• Provide you and Recruiters with powerful information
Social networks aren’t over after you land the job
• Social networking tools being used to share information across agencies and company departments
• Keep your network intact for the future!
professional networkingand job searching onlinkedin
LinkedIn -- Three
Degrees of Separation
LinkedIn will help you build your network.
Find company info and make connections
LinkedIn Groups
• 1,124 members and growing
• Share news• Post
discussions• Network with
recruiters and job seekers
microbloggingand job searching ontwitter
Twitter is not just about Lebron and Lindsay
Why Twitter?
•News and information feed
•Customer service tool
•Email alternative – Direct Msg
Engage in conversation with ClearedJobs.Net team
Learn about upcoming Cleared Job Fairs
Connect with other followers in military-transition community
Keep up with recruiter commentary in security-cleared arena
Alerts on new educational videos for job seekers
Connect with other job seekers for increased networking
social communication for added reach and networking
You never know who might be able to help your job search.
2010 Facebook Demographics and Statistics Report: 328% Growth in 35-54 Year Old Users
photo sharing for job search and career positioning
educational videosfor job seekers on
Tim Strike, Senior Manager, Recruiting & Staffing for General Dynamics interviews include:
Introduction to General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pjApplying for a Job and Interviewing with General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pjWhat is General Dynamics Information Technology’s Military Recruitment Program? http://cli.gs/mmnn3h
Austin West, Project Manager for General Dynamics interviews include:
Differences between Military Life and Private Industry Lifehttp://cli.gs/1L5QJEInterviews http://cli.gs/gavMUHTransition and Preparing for the Next Career http://cli.gs/rSy4QRMilitary Background and Experience http://cli.gs/YZqWJPRelocationhttp://cli.gs/EJnWUj
getting your job search startedon social networks
• Twitter:• Follow subjects or people you find of interest• Expand your social network
• LinkedIn:• Fill in as much as you are comfortable with on your profile• A profile photo humanizes you• Remember groups and leave a note to intro yourself• Research companies and find individuals that may help your job
search• Get recommendations
• Facebook:• Facebook also has groups and company information• Anyone you know may be able to help you find a job!
“Those who embrace and exploit these newer technologies will gain a significant advantage over their colleagues who are restricting themselves to established job search methods.”
• Joel Cheesman, recruiting blogger @ cheezehead.com
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Thursday Apr 7 – Springfield, VA11am – 3pm
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