Social networking & an online presence can propel your job search, but you’ll need someplace from which to “broadcast” your online presence & social media resume. If you already have a blog, adding your social media resume creates a powerful platform for making others aware of your skills. If you don’t have your own blog yet, or your own personal URL, either of these is a good place to start, depending on what sort of time commitment you are willing to make toward expanding your social networking efforts.To be most effective, a blog should to be regularly updated & kept ‘fresh’ at least once per week, but preferably daily or at least numerous times per week. This doesn’t mean hours of work-just a brief period of time for an update.
That might mean a couple of paragraphs of fresh content around your area of expertise-perhaps some views on your industry, commentary around new products, a fresh opinion on some business aspect, & so forth. Adding something of value to the community in which you would like to be gainfully employed can be a tremendous advantage when it comes to your job search.If you haven’t yet done so, it is highly recommended that you register your name in the form of your own URL & with the “.com” extension ideally. This is a great way to help create/extend your online footprint & build your own personal brand. What’s more of a unique, individual brand than “yourname.com?”Registration is easy & inexpensive at one of many domain name registrars (a fancy name for a place to ‘register’ your own name/URL). GoDaddy is just one popular & cost-effective option. As of this writing, one domain name will cost approximately $10 per year.Simply visit one of these domain registration sites & do a lookup for “yourname.com” in the search box tool to make sure no one else with the same name already “owns” it. If the name you’d like is taken, consider one of several related suggestions the registrar company might offer that would still contain your name.com in the URL.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/5647396
