Tag Archives: social networking
What Your Company Should Know Before Hiring A Social Media Analyst
For most companies, social media is still an emerging platform. Yes, many brands are visible, however, while some brands are faster to the social media market than others, everyone recognizes the importance of having a presence on at least a few social media sites. But who will run such a campaign? Marketing (or Public Relations)
Is Creating Your Personal Brand Complicated?
Personal branding should be something that each of us does every day, in both our professional and personal lives. Whether you realize it or not, nearly everything you do impacts your personal brand. I was reading a blog post from Bill on EmploymentDigest.net regarding personal branding and how it is too complicated and over-thought. In
Lies, Damned Lies, and Social Media Statistics
Here are 3 social media statistics that might be outright lies, and 3 counter-metrics to turn to for a more truthful measurement.
Online Reputation Management Tips Help Introverts Connect
Social networking will always be a great way for anyone to connect and build relationships, but it may be extra powerful if you are an introvert. Take me, for example. I am neither introvert nor extrovert but feel that I fall somewhere in the middle. So I am pretty good at forming real-life relationships. However,
The Job Search Strategy, Reconsidered
While monitoring a lot of chatter on Twitter recently regarding the usage by companies of social networking to fill jobs, something struck me that I had not processed previously: not everyone is doing it!
But what does this mean for you as a possible job candidate? For one, don’t exclusively use social networking to find your next position. Yes, social networking is important to get you in contact with the right person/people within organizations. However, you still need to continue to use more traditional job searching tools.
Social Media Strategy – Old Tools in an Evolving World
I recently listened to an ERE social media presentation which was presented by Penelope Trunk. I thought the vast majority of the presentation was excellent, with great insight and interesting thoughts on social media as a whole.
I always try to leave a presentation with one or two items that stand out and leave me with something to build off of. In this case, I walked away with two topics on which I did not agree with Penelope’s feedback. Now I hope to provide you with my thoughts on the issues.
MSNBC Completely Misunderstands Twitter Job Search
MSNBC recently published an article entitled “Social Networking seldom gets new grads hired.” The article tries to argue that social media is not an effective way to land a job, but instead, only proves that many students simply aren’t taking advantage of the tools. The article goes on to misunderstand how social media fits into
What’s Your Online Reputation Network Worth To You? What If It Went Away?
I just did something that may surprise many of you. I just set my social online personal network back to zero (yes, 0), and did it on purpose!
Tips for Personal Brand Management – Think and Plan Ahead to Differentiate Yourself
When you think about social media, is your first impression about the technology or about people?
If your first thought is about the technology, whether it be Twitter or Facebook or LinkedIn or whatever, it all started with a person’s thought. If you thought about a person or people, whether it be Gary Vaynerchuk or Chris Brogan or Dan Schawbel or whomever, they began with an early thought about a passion.
It does not matter which you thought of first, but what does matter is how they differentiated themselves in this particular space. And you know what, all of you reading this know the technology or have an idea who they are. Now that is personal branding.
How to Use Twitter to Find a Job- An introduction to “The Twitter Job Search Guide”
With a strategic plan in place, Twitter can have a powerful impact on job search.
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