Comments on: Social Media Is A Waste Of Time …for job seekers. http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/ Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sara Gallagher http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Sara Gallagher Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:18:30 +0000 http://www.veronicaludwig.com/?p=1251#comment-190 I would say that the biggest mistake job seekers make with social media is treating it as a short-range strategy for finding employment. Social media is not a great tool for securing interviews, particularly if you have been "on" social networks for less than a year. It works in a similar way as on-ground networking. An effective network takes a lot of time to build and there are many rules of engagement that must be followed so as not to exhaust or irritate those who could help you find a job. Even though social media isn't great for securing interviews (unless you've been growing and providing value to your network for a long time, perhaps while still employed), it is a great tool to help interested employers get to know you after they've decided they like you. For that reason, I think social media is valuable in proportion to the level of job you are seeking. For jobs that require second, third, and fourth interviews, a strong social media presence may be enough to edge out competing job seekers. The second mistake people often make with social media is failing to engage and provide value to their network. If you're constantly blogging or posting about your job search, that won't impress potential employers. What will impress them is demonstrating knowledge and expertise in your niche, having a large and engaged network of professional colleagues, and showing some personality while you're at it. On another note, great blog! This is my first time to visit but I'll be back!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('190','Sara Gallagher'); return false;">Reply</a> /<a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('190','Sara Gallagher','I would say that the biggest mistake job seekers make with social media is treating it as a short-range strategy for finding employment. Social media is not a great tool for securing interviews, particularly if you have been \"on\" social networks for less than a year. It works in a similar way as on-ground networking. An effective network takes a lot of time to build and there are many rules of engagement that must be followed so as not to exhaust or irritate those who could help you find a job.\r\n\r\nEven though social media isn\'t great for securing interviews (unless you\'ve been growing and providing value to your network for a long time, perhaps while still employed), it is a great tool to help interested employers get to know you after they\'ve decided they like you. For that reason, I think social media is valuable in proportion to the level of job you are seeking. For jobs that require second, third, and fourth interviews, a strong social media presence may be enough to edge out competing job seekers.\r\n\r\nThe second mistake people often make with social media is failing to engage and provide value to their network. If you\'re constantly blogging or posting about your job search, that won\'t impress potential employers. What will impress them is demonstrating knowledge and expertise in your niche, having a large and engaged network of professional colleagues, and showing some personality while you\'re at it. \r\n\r\nOn another note, great blog! This is my first time to visit but I\'ll be back!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I would say that the biggest mistake job seekers make with social media is treating it as a short-range strategy for finding employment. Social media is not a great tool for securing interviews, particularly if you have been “on” social networks for less than a year. It works in a similar way as on-ground networking. An effective network takes a lot of time to build and there are many rules of engagement that must be followed so as not to exhaust or irritate those who could help you find a job.

Even though social media isn’t great for securing interviews (unless you’ve been growing and providing value to your network for a long time, perhaps while still employed), it is a great tool to help interested employers get to know you after they’ve decided they like you. For that reason, I think social media is valuable in proportion to the level of job you are seeking. For jobs that require second, third, and fourth interviews, a strong social media presence may be enough to edge out competing job seekers.

The second mistake people often make with social media is failing to engage and provide value to their network. If you’re constantly blogging or posting about your job search, that won’t impress potential employers. What will impress them is demonstrating knowledge and expertise in your niche, having a large and engaged network of professional colleagues, and showing some personality while you’re at it.

On another note, great blog! This is my first time to visit but I’ll be back!

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]]> By: Veronica http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Veronica Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:46:35 +0000 http://www.veronicaludwig.com/?p=1251#comment-180 @Mark Lyons – Thanks for the note Mark! I absolutely LOVE your last remark….

“I’ve always believed that in the end, people are still hired by people, not by websites or Twitter pages.”

So very true!

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]]> By: Mark Lyons http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Mark Lyons Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:06:40 +0000 http://www.veronicaludwig.com/?p=1251#comment-178 Veronica, I think there's a great deal of truth in what you say. I think social media can be a tool, another arrow in your quiver, so to speak. Used wisely, it might be of some help in your job search. At the very least it might help you make a connection or learn something useful that you might not have found elsewhere. But using social media to the exclusion of everything else usually winds up being a colossal waste of time -- the same way that limiting a job search to Monster and Careerbuilder will get you nowhere fast. I've always believed that in the end, people are still hired by people, not by websites or Twitter pages.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('178','Mark Lyons'); return false;">Reply</a> /<a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('178','Mark Lyons','Veronica, I think there\'s a great deal of truth in what you say. I think social media can be a tool, another arrow in your quiver, so to speak. Used wisely, it might be of some help in your job search. At the very least it might help you make a connection or learn something useful that you might not have found elsewhere. But using social media to the exclusion of everything else usually winds up being a colossal waste of time -- the same way that limiting a job search to Monster and Careerbuilder will get you nowhere fast.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always believed that in the end, people are still hired by people, not by websites or Twitter pages.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Veronica, I think there’s a great deal of truth in what you say. I think social media can be a tool, another arrow in your quiver, so to speak. Used wisely, it might be of some help in your job search. At the very least it might help you make a connection or learn something useful that you might not have found elsewhere. But using social media to the exclusion of everything else usually winds up being a colossal waste of time — the same way that limiting a job search to Monster and Careerbuilder will get you nowhere fast.

I’ve always believed that in the end, people are still hired by people, not by websites or Twitter pages.

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]]> By: Veronica http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Veronica Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:02:47 +0000 http://www.veronicaludwig.com/?p=1251#comment-169 <a href='#comment-168' rel="nofollow">@Sami</a> - Thanks for reading Sami!! I have to admit, I definitely thought about you as I was writing this post! I thought about how this does NOT apply to people like you! But as I was telling @LauraGainor in my comment above, at least 85% of job seekers I meet with weekly, are wasting time on social media by being solely dependent on it for their search. And even worse, there are people telling them to do this! That's why I wrote this.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('169','Veronica'); return false;">Reply</a> /<a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('169','Veronica','<a href=\'#comment-168\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Sami<\/a> - Thanks for reading Sami!! I have to admit, I definitely thought about you as I was writing this post! I thought about how this does NOT apply to people like you!\r\n\r\nBut as I was telling @LauraGainor in my comment above, at least 85% of job seekers I meet with weekly, are wasting time on social media by being solely dependent on it for their search. And even worse, there are people telling them to do this! That\'s why I wrote this.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Sami – Thanks for reading Sami!! I have to admit, I definitely thought about you as I was writing this post! I thought about how this does NOT apply to people like you!

But as I was telling @LauraGainor in my comment above, at least 85% of job seekers I meet with weekly, are wasting time on social media by being solely dependent on it for their search. And even worse, there are people telling them to do this! That’s why I wrote this.

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]]> By: Sami http://www.veronicaludwig.com/social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Sami Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:58:37 +0000 http://www.veronicaludwig.com/?p=1251#comment-168 I agree with Leah. There's a difference between spending your entire day on said platforms vs doing it the right way. People tend to think that twitter/facebook feed diarrhea = more people noticing their existence. It's an over-said line but always true: quality over quantity!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('168','Sami'); return false;">Reply</a> /<a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('168','Sami','I agree with Leah. There\'s a difference between spending your entire day on said platforms vs doing it the right way. People tend to think that twitter\/facebook feed diarrhea = more people noticing their existence. \r\n\r\nIt\'s an over-said line but always true: quality over quantity!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I agree with Leah. There’s a difference between spending your entire day on said platforms vs doing it the right way. People tend to think that twitter/facebook feed diarrhea = more people noticing their existence.

It’s an over-said line but always true: quality over quantity!

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