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People feel differently about social media.

Social Media in Job Searching

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People feel differently about social media.

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I’m a fan.

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I’m also a skeptic.

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Many tools can help you get a job. But focusing on the tools is absurd.

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One tool can have many uses.

We can’t predict what people will do with tools.

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You probably think some new tools are silly.

Is it the tools?

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Sherry’s Secrets:

1) People are curious.

2) People like to talk.

3) People like to help (if it’s easy).

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1) People are curious.They’re interested in things you know about.

They want to know more about you.

2) People like to talk.Listen & learn.

Chime in.

Help them first.

Make it easy.

3) People like to help (if it’s easy).

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Which should you use??

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Intimacy

Nuance

Detail

Potential Audience

Reciprocity

Permanence

Searchability

Immediacy

Geography

Consider the attributes of the tool you choose:

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intimacy privacy nuance geography reciprocity

Relationship Building

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Learning:

immediacy searchability detail permanence

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Sharing Knowledge:

searchability potential audiencedetail permanence

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It’s all changing.

You can’t keep up.

That’s ok.

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Help Me (if it’s easy)

• Introduce me to a stonemason in Portland• Suggest improvements to this talk• Hire or meet with a Bowdoin student• Tell me about a surprising job you’ve loved• Recommend me on LinkedIn• Share a cutting from a hardy houseplant

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Scheherazade [email protected]

Twitter: sherryfm