Jobhop Jobhop's blog : Six Rules To Being A Social Jobseeker

Social jobseekers, there’s a few things to keep in mind which should help you.

Remember just six rules to being a successful online social jobseeker and you should find it easier to get your dream job.

Social spelling

Don't think for one minute that because you’re using social media that you don’t have to worry about your spelling. Employers and recruiters are put off by bad spelling and grammar, even on social networking platforms.

Social I

Always write in the first person when filling in your online social profiles. People like to connect with people and that’s the same with employers, remember it’s networking. Writing in the third person, which is to refer to yourself as if you were someone else, creates a barrier. The last thing you want is to have any barriers, you should always sound accessible.

Social shouting

This is not acceptable. If you’re a person who is not going to engage and just keeps shouting out “I want a job” then you're just annoying. Social networking is about engaging, contributing, and connecting. If all you do is just continuously post a link to your online CV and nothing else, people could report you for spam. You may not think your CV is spam but it’s just not acceptable to continuously post the same link to everyone.

Social capital

What would you say if you were asked this question at an interview “How many connections do you have on Linkedin?” This could be a question at interviews, especially in sales, finance, marketing, and fundraising roles. Social capital is about the connections you’ve have and the value of those connections to the company. If you can bring new potential customers with you to the job, you’re already of value to the employer. Make sure to build up your social capital with strong, valuable connections.

Social Proof

Everyone feels a bit better when they have proof, the same goes for employers. How many recommendations do you have on Linkedin? When an employer or recruiter views your social media profiles ( they will) and you haven’t got any recommendations, what happens when then they compare it with someone who has the same skills but they also have ten great recommendations. Which one do you think the employer would be drawn to? Social proof can be collected everywhere, the great comments you get on your blog posts, the amount of times your blog posts are shared, how many people recommend you across twitter, how many people embed your presentations and more.

Social workout

Work out on your social presence daily. If you decide to use Twitter then have a system set up that you will get into the habit of doing your social media daily. Your system could be to connect with five influencers every day, RT at least five interesting posts within the industry that you’d like to work for, engage with employees at the company you want to work for, follow x amount of people & join in with an industry chat. A workout on Facebook may consist of posting at an optimum time, connect with x amount of people, start a discussion in a group or engage on a page and the same with other platforms. Setting a daily social work out keeps you on track.

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Julie Bishop Jobhop.co.uk

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