Proof You Need to Figure Out Social

Proof You Need to Figure Out Social For those of you who remember when job search simply required opening up the huge help wanted section in the newspaper- remember how frustrated you felt when you had to look for work on the job boards? Todays Sunday help wanted section is almost non-existent.   The transition from newspaper to online job postings was a shock and something you had to adjust to. But now, you need to learn new ways to find jobs. If youve been knocking social media or at least hesitant to figure it out, you may face a similar shock when you find out that 92% of companies either have or will be using social networks to recruit. This is according to Jobvites most recent study. Many thanks to John Zappes post on ERE.net which drew my attention to Jobvites study back in 2011!   Heres the link:   More Employers Than Ever Recruit on Social Networks If you are already on Facebook, learn how to use it and lock it down! Heres how recruiters are using Facebook for job search. But if you arent on Facebook yet, just focus on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is, by far, the best tool to connect with people professionally.   As you can see from the Jobvite survey, 87% of companies are using it to recruit new hires.   (And not always necessarily in the overt form of job postings!) Stop putting it off.   Start today building your online professional network so you wont feel left out or left behind.