Social Media Week

Engaging in Social Media Week was eye opening for me. When I hear social media, of course the Facebooks, YoouTubes, and Twitters come to mind, but not the professional sites or sites like Linkedin were way over my head until this past week.

I myself have a facebook account, often use YouTube, and hear much about Twitter, but it was very unfamiliar territory for me to engage in a site like Linkedin. Making a profile compared a lot to one such as facebook, but it makes you think twice about all of your internet connections. It just appears to be so much more of a "job-seeking" site, or work connection place, that you wish to put as much professional information about yourself as possible. Then to sit back and think about it, companies and employers think of Facebook's profiles similar to what I just thought of my new Linkedin profile. It for sure makes you wonder about what you have posted before that would turn employers away.

The internet, along with social media, are very helpful resources for anyone looking for connections with employment and careers. There are so many opportunities out there that you would not be aware of without these social media sites. Perhaps the biggest challenge behind these sites is merely finding out about them! The most obvious ways that you can use these things to your advantage is to find new opportunities, and to connect globally with employers. If you had to search for a new job by travelling to each job site and interview and such on your own, it could take years and you still probably wouldn't find the best job for you. With social media, you can connect to hundreds of opportunities, and find what's best for you. Also, it expands your horizons globally. It is not realistic to travel throughout the world, connecting to consumers or employers. With the internet, you practically can for less than the price of a full tank of gas!