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By: Brandon Zeman

Brandon Zeman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:59:19 +0000

Geoff,

Great post. As someone recently out of college (graduated in December), I’ve been adapting social media to my job search. I’ve added my website to my resume to get employers to visit and learn more about me and my marketing knowledge. From there I have links to my social spaces including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. All of those sites link to each other and my blogs, so everything is full circle.

The results? Well, I’m still searching for a job, and I haven’t been questioned or commented about being socially savvy during interviews. But, I still feel that these efforts will help in the long run. I guess I just need to find people like you who are advocates of social media!

P.S., feel free to send those employers searching for web savvy people my way :)

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BlogCWC: Social Media Beefs Up Resumes — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:50:18 +0000

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By: Matt Gentile

Matt Gentile — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:10:06 +0000

Outstanding post Geoff. I don’t always agree with everything that you advocate with regard to social media, but I found this post extremely useful and informative. In fact I found it so useful I posted about it in our local chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association at http://cwcfprablog.typepad.com/weblog/2008/06/social-media-beefs-up-resumes.html.

Please continue to provide this type of commentary from a corporate perspective. The real world application of social media skills and how they will be valued in the workplace is an excellent topic for further conversation. If you have additional sources commenting on this topic, please share.

Best Regards.

From the Beach Chair,

Matt Gentile – 300 Days of Sunshine
FloridaMoves.com

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Growing Your Audience- Some Basics | chrisbrogan.com — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:00:16 +0000

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By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:49:42 +0000

Terry: Good point. Strategy leads the way.

By: Terry Morawski

Terry Morawski — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:04:07 +0000

Indeed, it pays to be a “generalist” in lean economic times. That said, social media tools are relatively cheap and easy to launch – two qualities any company can appreciate. The strategic side is where experts are required.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:35:28 +0000

Thanks, Jared. Yeah, I hear that a lot. Use a social media resume, but while we might be impressed, I think social resumes will actually work against job seekers in a downturn. Most businesses in a downturn are hyper conservative and spraying them off with some new fangled resume. Keep in mind the buyer, right?

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:20:14 +0000

I was expecting to find some advice for using social media AS one’s resume, but I’m happily surprised with this. I think point 4 is the one that gets a lot of people into trouble–if one becomes the go-to guy for one thing they may become more of a technician than a creative. It’s VERY important to develop depth in many areas or you’ll be limited both in how you rise within an organization and the value you offer to clients or coworkers.