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1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations |
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--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Preparing for Your Job Search; Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Social Media for Job Hunters; Discovering Why Managing Your Online Presence Is Important; Getting Ready to Start Your Search; Standing Out with a Personal Brand; Putting Your Résumé Online; Expanding Your Online Presence; Going Proactive, the Social Media Way; Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for a Successful Job Search; Developing Achievable Goals for Your Job Search |
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Setting Up a Home Office for Your New "Job"Managing Your Time in a Way That's Right for You; Taking Advantage of Some Tools to Organize Your Search; Staying Motivated throughout Your Job Search; Chapter 3: Reviewing the Essentials of Online Networking; Making Connections through In-Person and Online Networking; Looking at The Do's and Don'ts of Online Networking; Taking Advantage of Your Connections' Connections; Keeping a List of Online Networks You've Joined; Remaining Active in Your Network Even after You Land a Job; Part II: Marketing Yourself with a Personal Brand |
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Chapter 4: Personal Branding 101Discovering What Your Personal Brand Is and Why It's Essential; Understanding How Social Media Affects Your Brand; Discovering the Elements of a Personal Brand; Getting to Know Who You Really Are; Looking at Your Market; Gathering Feedback for an Outside Perspective; Chapter 5: Crafting Keywords, Value Statements, and More; Conducting Keyword Research to Capture Attention; Putting Together the Value Statement; Transferring Your Value Statement to Social Networks; Creating a Professional E-mail Address and Username |
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Chapter 6: Blogging Your Way to a Job InterviewDeveloping Your Content Strategy; Blogging as the Expert on Your Own Site; Scoring a Guest-Blogger Gig; Chapter 7: Facing Your Online Reputation; Reviewing Your Online Reputation; Using a Paid Reputation Service; Improving Your Reputation and Increasing Your Visibility; Monitoring Your Reputation; Part III: Crafting Web Résumés with LinkedIn, Video, and More; Chapter 8: Updating Your Résumé for an Online Audience; Understanding the Real Function of a Hard-Copy Résumé; Grasping the Benefits of Online Résumés; Customizing Your Online Résumé |
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Generating a Plain-Text RésuméLooking at Tools That Make Your Résumé Sparkle; Embracing the Modern Recommendation; Chapter 9: Using LinkedIn to Put Your Best Profile Forward; Understanding Why LinkedIn Is So Important; Surveying the Elements of a Winning Profile; Getting Your Profile in Tiptop Shape; Examining and Expanding Your Network; Discovering Secret Ninja Moves for Your LinkedIn Profile; Exploring Other LinkedIn Features; Chapter 10: Producing a Compelling Video Résumé; Video Résumés 101; Presenting the Chief Components of a Good Video Résumé; Ensuring Your Video Résumé Stands Out |
| Summary |
Harness social media to land your dream job For anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job. Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies enables you to harness the power of the Internet to research and identify job opportunities, and then create a strategy for securing a position. Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies features in-depth coverage of topics such as: creati |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 4, 2013) |
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Job hunting.
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Social media.
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social media.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills.
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Job hunting
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Social media
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118678671 |
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1118678672 |
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9781118678572 |
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1118678575 |
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