Comments on: Social Networks for the Job Search

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:59:27 +0000

Becareful of pushing face to face contact to the back shelve. If all job seekers are in “the network” where is the differentiation. The same point can be made with web sites. If everyone has one it like a phone number and I’ve never heard of someone getting a job becaus they had a phone number.

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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:54:12 +0000

[...] and this great article on how to choos which sites to use in social networking for a job: http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/12/10/social-networks-for-the-job-search/ [...]

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Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:14:40 +0000

[...] Social Networks for the Job Search Jason Alba is fantastic. He always praises his sources while pointing out the underlying value. This piece references two reports on Social Network Demographics: The Social Network Geographic report and the Social Network Traffic Report. [...]

By: Tim Tyrell-Smith

Tim Tyrell-Smith — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:32:40 +0000

Thanks for a great resource. As much as I have learned over the few years, I still am surprised by the number of sites I DIDN’T know about. I am now trying to limit the number of sites where I will profile and having a more specific use for each. Facebook (Friends and Family), Plaxo (business contacts/inforolodex), Linkedin (business networking). Hard to keep up.

By: Gary Capone

Gary Capone — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:10:20 +0000

This report is a great resource. There are far too many networks to participate in all of them. It feels like I’m invited to join a new network I’ve never heard of at least every few days. Building relationships and contributing to the community is key to getting value.