Today's Net2Work at the Des Moines Botanical Center was another informative session. Ben Stone - RPO Consulting - talked about what social media is and how we as job seekers can use it to our advantage.
How many hours a day to you spend looking at the numerous job boards, checking your Twitter account and surfing LinkedIn for updates? Today, Ben introduced us to Google Reader. It takes a little time to set up, but once you do, you'll be spending a lot less time surfing the net. You basically tell the Reader what information you want (you can subscribe to many different RSS feeds) and it gets the information for you so you don't have to spend time looking for it. I'm very excited to start creating my Reader!
If you're coming to the next Net2Work session on 29-June, be aware that the format will be vastly different. We won't be sitting around a table networking with each other and then listening to a speaker. Human Resource staff from local companies, as well as third-party recruiters, have been asked to attend so we all can network. Have your 'elevator speech' prepared and your business cards and resume ready to hand out.
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Thanks for the shout out Suzanne - I really enjoyed meeting the group and hope that my material can be one more tool to help local job seekers. I mentioned it at the meeting but wanted to repeat it here: if any Net2Work attendees need a follow up consultation (free), drop me a line and I would be happy to give them more specific help to get started listening to the social media conversation.
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Great Work Suzanne!
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