If I was looking for a job

Here's one blog with a different perspective. Although Strongman Digital specialises in helping businesses of all sizes create a commercially viable online environment, we're not afraid to helping out the other side - the consumers.

So, looking for a job. Traditionally, you'd pick up a newspaper and flick through to the job ads, respond by phone and email, and hope for the best.

Then came websites like Seek.com.au, who took the job-searching market by storm, and to this day enjoy the healthiest market share of job-seekers.

For both of these methods, you're unlikely to come directly into contact with the management responsible for offering the job in the first place... and then came Social.

However, with the breakdown of barriers for every human being accessing the internet, getting that new job just got a whole lot easier.

Here's some places to find your next job:

Facebook: You've probably got one of these, and most likely, every single one of your friends has a job. Now, specific to what you do, it should be quite easy to get your friends to put in that good word for you with their own employer, or someone that they know that could potentially employ you.
Facebook Pages: A wealth of corporate presence lives here. Just type the name or industry of the types of jobs you're after and you should be presented with a huge list. Even if the Page isn't official, chances are that several of the members of that group know who you should get in contact with. Just ask them.
Twitter: Follow companies your interested in and keep your eyes out for your moment to pounce on the Twitterer. Twitter makes it easy to immediately communicate with a representative of that company. If it's a large enough company, you'll see a 'verified' badge on their account. That means their the real deal.
LinkedIn: If you don't already have a LinkedIn account, you've been left behind. LinkedIn allows you to engage with your immediate connections in your professional network, and to increase the size of your network by tapping into the connections of your connections. This means that an 'insider' to any company may only be one or two clicks away from you.
Newsboards: Most often, businesses publish online about their daily happenings. If you read into what they're saying hard enough, you're likely to create an opportunity yourself within that business. Then would be a good time to make contact.
By tapping into these main sources of information, you get the upper hand when it comes to getting that new job, directly from the horses mouth.

Some things that could help you get that position:

A personal website with a portfolio of work if applicable
A blog that portrays you as an expert in whatever field you may be in
YouTube footage of you that portrays you as an expert in whatever field you may be in
It would be a good idea to hide your personal Facebook page from the world if you've done anything questionable... as much as you might think it was a good idea at the time, most times, business management don't really share your sense of humour
The web is full of opportunity, you just need to look hard at the tools at your disposal.

Are you a business in need of skilled staff but having no success with traditional methods? We can help: http://ping.fm/jydan

Until Next Time,

Tomer Garzberg

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