Posted in Generation Y Job Hunting on May 1, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I feel compelled to comment on a piece in the “Thursday Styles” section of today’s New York Times, “Status: Looking for Work on Facebook.” Rather late to the party, the article seems surprised that people are now using social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter to network for new jobs. I can’t imagine this is news to any 20-something professional.
It makes total sense that people are using sites like Facebook for both fun and business — boundaries between these worlds are becoming more fluid every day. Plus, personal networking has always been a part of job searching; all that’s different now is that some of that networking is virtual.
I do wholeheartedly agree with the guy at the end of the article who says that his networking credo is “Dig your well before you’re thirsty.” If you aren’t online networking, now is the time to start. Don’t wait until you need a personal network to build one.
This feels like a good time to plug the “Getting from College to Career” Facebook group, where I post new job opportunities all the time. I hope you’ll check it out, and please share other Facebook groups and applications that are beneficial to job hunters!
@ Daniel -
Thanks for the comment. I’m about to address your question in a post…stay tuned!
- Lindsey
While building a network of contacts in Facebook and LinkIN is like a modern day rolodex where you have constant interaction with your contacts, how useful is it? You can have the quantity but will there be the quality? It should be more than simply having 6,823 friends on Facebook, but rather being an authority or credible resource in some field by providing valuable content. What’s a good strategy for bringing value to my Facebook, LinkedIN, twitter network?