How to Use Social Media in Your Job Search?

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Today, social media has a fatal impact on our life, and the job searching process is not an exception.

Here, we have short-listed 2 leading social media platforms you can use to make easier and faster the job researching process, also highlighted those benefits which you have when applying via those online stages.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a leading job searching/offering social media platform in the employment market. It's an effective tool to make known about your professional skills to HR teams. This stage provides a group of useful features to do detailed job research in areas or companies you are interested in. Also can set a notification on your preferred job position. There are 2 beneficial properties of this social media. First is the opportunity to apply to your desired job directly by just pressing the Apply Now button. Although, this option is available not for all announcements. And the second one, your LinkedIn profile is equal to your CV, and candidate researchers can find required professional information about you in a matter of seconds.

Facebook

Facebook is another leading social media platform you can use to find a job. From first sight, this platform is more about communication and advertisements if we compare it with LinkedIn. But in recent years, more and more employers and employment agencies prefer to announce their open positions on Facebook. Why? There are 2 main reasons. First, the flexible advertisement pricing policy. And second, the number of users, which is about 2.89 billion monthly active users

On this platform, you have 2 useful options to be informed about new job announcements. First, Like and Follow online job platform pages to be awarded the latest updates on new positions. Second, use the Search Jobs button in Menu's shortcuts. 

To conclude

And remember, whatever platform you will choose, keep the consistency in job research, it will push you to your goal.

 

Last updated on: Dec 08, 2022 22:48
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