Perhaps you are skeptical about how social media use can improve your chances to land a new job. After all, the traditional media never hesitate to showcase people who make mistakes using Facebook and Twitter, causing them to lose their employment. It’s likely you’ve barely even heard of Google+; what can this network possibly offer job seekers? [Read more…] about How to find a job using Google+
How to find a job on Twitter
No doubt, you’ve already heard that networking is the best way to find a job? Luckily, social networking tools, such as Twitter, allow job seekers to redefine networking. Can you find a job on Twitter? [Read more…] about How to find a job on Twitter
How to use social media to get a job
Thanks to CIPHR for this info graphic. I loved that it includes suggestions I always give job seekers and business owners about how to use keywords in social media profile bios! Enjoy!
The Ultimate Social Media Guide to Getting a Job [Infographic] by the team at CIPHR
Social media trends and predictions for 2014
Here are my social media predictions for this year from this morning’s segment on WIOD.
Just click below to hear today’s segment. I’m on News Talk WIOD every Tuesday morning at 8:21. You can always listen online. Feel free to be in touch if you have ideas you’d like us to cover on the segment.
View the infographic with lots of data that I referenced and a link to the article about shark tracking on Twitter in my previous post about social media trends for 2014.
What predictions do you have for social media in 2014? Share them in the comments!
Fun social media statistics
Social media continues to impress with the various ways it enters our lives. I love social media statistics and information! I recently read that scientists in Australia are using it to track sharks! The scientists tagged the great whites so they send a signal that triggers a Twitter update to a special feed to alert swimmers when they get closer to shore. (It sounds fake, but it appears to be a real news story!)
Infographics and visuals are also important parts of our online experience that rose to prominence in the past year. Here is one from MarketingLand.com with some interesting data I hope you enjoy. I referenced these in my weekly segment on WIOD radio in Miami:
