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We all use Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends, share photos, plan our social calendars, apartment hunt and sometimes to even wrangle a date!
So why not use it to land a job? Professional and business networking has evolved and social networking is the new vogue! Most of the large social networking sites now advertise jobs, so it’s time for you to get social!
These days, you can use social media to build a powerful personal brand and attract job opportunities directly to your doorstep. Social media can make it easier for you to find the right job and connect with the right people to help you win it. The key is to be proactive.
Social media can be your friend, but it can also turn against you quickly. If you’re not willing to be disciplined and smart in the way you manage your social networking accounts, then there’s no point trying to use them for finding a job. Ensure you have the appropriate privacy settings in place and don’t post comments or photographs that you wouldn’t want a potential employer to see.
We have just launched a new Facebook group for office support and secretarial job seekers. Link in with us today and receive regular market updates, career advice and tips on how to manage your social networking profiles.
It’s time for you to be open-minded and think differently about how you’re going to get that dream job.
Hi Everyone, I have recently been appointed as Managing Director, Accounting, Finance & Support - Morgan McKinley UK. It was my pleasure to accept this position having been with the group for five years.
Morgan McKinley’s Accounting, Finance & Support business consists of eight successful offices, specifically Cheltenham, Bristol, Crawley, Guildford, Hertford, Windsor, Leamington and London. We have two UK brands: Morgan McKinley which provides finance and accountancy professionals across the Commerce & Industry, Public Sector & Not-for-Profit; Public Practice, Tax and Internal Audit markets. The second is our office support brand la crème which provides administration support, office professional, sales and marketing professionals across a range of industries.
Morgan McKinley truly prides itself on being market leader within our field, hence my excitement to be a part of our recruitment blog. I hope you find the articles within Talk Rec useful and beneficial to you as a job hunter, client looking to hire or if you are interested in joining our team.
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Chris
With the proliferation of social and professional networking sites, employees - regardless of position, industry, or sector should seriously consider how it may benefit them both personally and professionally to engage with others through online media. The internet, with all that it offers is used a daily source of information as well as a tool for communications for everybody with access to a computer all over the world.
For some, social networking is another realm of communication that is so vast and rapidly changing that the whole idea of using it leaves them feeling overwhelmed. However, the best approach is to think about why it’s important to join these sites and what benefits –if any – they will bring to both your personal life and your working life.
It’s simple really. In order to benefit from these sites, you need to understand the strengths of each one and focus on what you want to gain from joining them. There are a multitude of networks that all serve a different purpose. Don’t feel that you have to set up accounts on each networking site available to you. Remember, it is vital that once you have an account that you use it regularly, idle accounts are wasted opportunities.
Top 3 Networking sites
LinkedIn– to connect professionals and job seekers, expand networks, research companies and locate people, probably the most important networking site. Beneficial for company profiles as well as personal profiles.
Twitter – initiated to allow an exchange of information between people with similar interests. This is not to promote your business / you. Its function is to enhance and build professional relationships.
Facebook – Most commonly used for personal networking, for example staying in contact with old friends / family members.Recently, businesses have begun interacting with Facebook by setting up a business page.
For further insight I recommend visiting Career Hub. Here Sital Ruparelia blogs a quick and informative post on social media and 6 simple rules you need to know.
