Social networks & job seekers
Is it absolutely crucial that an employment seeker exploit social networks in their job search in this day and age? No. However, given the financial climate of the world, particularly the USA, one might say that you should attempt everything conceivable to get your application out there and expand your circle in order to reach all prospective employers. It is hardly obligatory though that one use a social network to find a job, as though it be the answer to all their employment mistakes. It is as worthwhile and useless as a job fair or addressing your resume to all people you know. The only essential? to join social networking sites such as LinkedIn, which sell itself as the “hip” social networks for their individual niche market in social networking, may be to you dodge being ostracized by your friends for not being a part of it. But then you’re only relenting to peer-pressure and not really answering the requirements of pecuniary or employment pressure.
Having said that, there are several merits to employing social networking sites in your job search. To begin with, why wouldn’t you try to post your resume in all places imaginable? Why wouldn’t you attend a job-fair if it meant raising your odds for a job even in the least? And why wouldn’t you send your resume to everyone you knew, in order to see who might be hiring? Similarly, why wouldn’t you sign up for a social network and use it to publicize your resume and broadcast the fact that you are circle grows exponentially by joining such networks, and the successes speak for themselves as job hopefuls continue to attribute their employment to domains concentrating in business and job searches such as LinkedIn, Facebook and other Facebook clones. And besides, even the head hunters who still run traditional websites that advertise your resume are now using social network sites to couple employers to potential job seekers who meet their needs. If the professionals can see some utility in it, then you probably should be able to as well.
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