Dayna Steele preparing for an appearance on 'Good Day Houston'

From a recent segment I did for Great Day Houston on using social media to find a job.

To start:

Looking for a job is a full-time job, treat it as such. Plan to spend time on your efforts and be consistent with those efforts.
Know what you want going in, a general idea is ok but some idea – what industry, what position, what location, what salary.
Do your homework, Google that industry, position, location, salary as well as the person doing the interview and the competition.
Google yourself and make sure nothing negative comes up. If so, spend some time cleaning up that link/post.
Clean up your pages – posts, pictures, videos, anything inappropriate friends have tagged you in. Don’t rush, spend some time doing this. This could be the number one reason you don’t get that job.

Then and only then:

LinkedIn: Your online resume and headhunter resource, many using this platform to fill positions
LinkedIn: Professional picture
LinkedIn: This is your resume. Make it look sharp and professional
Twitter: More like an industry happy hour with co-workers and acquaintances, mingle, listen, meet, contribute
Twitter: Position yourself as a leader/expert in your field.
Twitter: Share interesting articles/blogs/information in your field.
Twitter: Follow people in the industry/company you want to work for, ‘re-tweet’ them occasionally, develop a relationship
Facebook: More like a friend or neighbor’s party or even a party at your house. You can be more personable and these should be the people you can ask for advice and help
Facebook: Ask for what you need, what you are looking for.
Facebook: Let friends/family know you are looking, be clear on what you are looking for, ask for introductions/contacts
Facebook: Be very appreciative of any efforts on your behalf

Don’t:

Misspell words and use bad grammar.
Type in all caps.
Use abbreviations like WTF and LOL
Be negative.
Be smarmy.
Be mean or rude.
Use foul language.
Complain.
Say it isn’t fair you don’t have a job.

Have questions?

Happy to help. Email me at dayna@daynasteele.com

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About Dayna Steele (20 Posts)

In her College Speaker Series, Dayna Steele creates rock stars on your campus by sharing the same principles with college students that she travels the world showing businesses. She teaches them how to grow their business and be better than the competition using her Rock Star Principles. She teaches college students to excel in college, business and life.