Networking for a Career through Social Networking

I recently signed up on several social networking sites in order to create a larger network of people in order to find a career. I have created accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Twitter to me seemed odd at first but I register just to check it out. On the site you can contact to companies, people in the industry you are looking for, or even others you that can offer tips and professional thoughts and link to them. If the professional likes to tweet that’s great for you. You can sometimes get an inside look at what they do every day. You can eventually drop them a line and ask a question or two.

The second site I recently joined up for was Facebook. To be honest with you I didn’t really bother signing up for it for the longest time because I don’t really like people knowing my business! But the reality is: you have to get it out there! I’m currently building contacts from the people I know and people that have met through school, work, and in general. I will continue building my contacts up and hopefully in a week or two I can start reaching out and utilizing my contacts and their contact’s contacts. I’m looking forward to this process.

Lastly, the reason why it took me so long to sign up for these sites including LinkedIn was the fact that I was embarrassed in not having a job. For example, it took me a while to join LinkedIn because everyone else had a job and I would write something lame like ‘Currently Seeking Career.’ But I sucked it up and did it. However, it’s too early to tell if one of these sites can land me some great connections or a lead. I will definitely keep you posted. Regardless, try it for yourself and see how it pans out.

P.S. The blog is another tool to get out there and help you out on your career search. I started this blog in order to do this. It’s definitely helping me keep tabs on what I have been using for my career search online as well as other resources in Toronto. At this point, I’m keeping things general. This blog is a resource for me primarily; however, hopefully you can find something here that can help you out!