How To Use Business Social Networks to Find a Good Job

Market economies continue to remain subject to predict cycles of booms and busts. The global economic downturn is everywhere and affecting employment situation,too.  The companies must save expenses and there are many ways to cut costs. But cutting salary budgets seems to be the easiest way for the executives and they’ve started to axe a number of their labor force. The unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent in the U.S. (Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics) in October, 2008.

In this crisis situation; looking for and finding a job has become more challenging than the old times. So, we need to try new strategies. Personal networks are good resources to have contacts to help you for finding a job, however developing a classic personal network needs so much time. Job Seeking on the Internet is a fast way but Job sites won’t help you so much in these extreme times. At this point, online business social networks become more important. Because business social networks like LinkedIn and Xing and others give you the power of the personal networks and the speed of the Internet at the same time. LinkedIn is the leader business social network in the U.S. market and Xing is the leader one in Europe. They offer similar services.

I want to help you to use business social networks to find a good job:

1-Prepare a good profile
Your profile is your online resume (CV).  Potential employers search keywords about the position which they’re trying to find a candidate. Choose the the best words to describe yourself and become a master story teller to present your success tales.

2-Build a high quality – reference network
Building a small but specific network is better than crowded but purposeless network for you. Sometimes, ‘a small number of executives in your city’ is better than the people in your industry country wide. Before hiring, companies check a candidate’s references. It’s very easy to make friends with executives on business social networks, but meeting executives in your real-life is very hard. Join groups focusing on specific topics which you are interested in. Find potential companies to work for and become friends with their HR contacts, if it is possible. Sometimes big numbers mean ‘Zero’, so choose your contacts wisely.

3-Promote yourself
“Answers” sections of business social networks are good places to promote yourself. Sometimes answering a specific question impresses an employer. This action might act as a “cover letter” for you. Sometimes asking to get advices from other people about your career plan is a good way to promote your future objectives.

Conclusion
The economic crisis is just at the beginning. Trying to find a job is getting harder. If you’re unemployed at this time, you know what i mean but if you still have a job; don’t wait till you lose your job. think that, building a business network is  an investment for trying to find a job in the future, easily .

* This article is a draft and will be improved. All your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Rate this topic:

(No Ratings Yet)

 Loading ...