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How To Use Social Networking and Web 2.0 To Find Your Next Job Page
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Dave Saunders 
web20igoblog.com 
The
 
Lay
 
of 
 
the
 
Land
 
If you believe the papers, finding a job today is only a bit easier than climbingMt Everest naked. The number of jobs cut from the economy is huge. The sheernumber of people who wants jobs is also huge with the Bureau of LaborStatistics estimating a whopping 12.5 million people are unemployed andlooking for work.That means you have some competition out there.Companies with jobs aren't sure how to best look for new applicants. Whichjob site should they post on? Should they continue to run ads in the paper?Should they use social media? Does anyone over 18 even use social media?As a former hiring manager, I can also tell you from experience that most people are pretty lousy at applying for a position.As a job seeker, how do you stand out above the pile of resumes?One time I received a resume with a cover letter that literally opened with“
I 
 
have
 
a
 
180
 
IQ.
 
I 
 
am
 
a
 
super 
 
 genius.
”I nearly blew hot coffee out my nose from laughing so hard.Yes, this guy stood out, but unfortunately the rest of his resume didn't even put him on the short list for what I was looking for.How do you get noticed and get hired, and how do you do it in the least amount of time?Meanwhile, the media is running horror stories about how finding a job is next to impossible. People who used to make six figure salaries are sweeping up forgas stations just to pay for their cell phone.Lots of people are confused about what it takes to find a job and many eventhink it's not even worth the effort.
 
How To Use Social Networking and Web 2.0 To Find Your Next Job Page
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Dave Saunders 
web20igoblog.com 
The good news is that while there are a lot of layoffs happening withcompanies big and small, people are also getting hired from coast to coast.
 Social 
 
Media
 
Is
 
the
 
 Solution
 
An entire movement is underway on the Internet and it's known as SocialMedia or Web 2.0. The chief characteristic of social media is that you haveequal access to the creation of content. Contrast this to a few years ago whereyou needed technical expertise to create web pages and interaction betweenthe page's content and a person visiting the site was next to nothing.Social media brings people together online and has led to the creation of online“villages” numbering in the 100s of millions of people for some of the most popular sites.Search engines love social media. They add just about anything from a socialmedia site to the search listings. That includes anything you create, be it yourresume, a video, or a blog post. As more of this content is created, the moreothers can virtually know you based on the way are you seen online, the wayyou interact with others and the trail you leave from your online activities.This might sound like a Orwellian nightmare to some, but if you learn toharness this freedom, as have so many others, you can find yourself beingfound by your next employer, referred to the ideal job by a friend or an onlineacquaintance or you can more proactively park yourself right in front of ahiring manager you uncovered through your online network.
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