Entries tagged 'finding'
Using LinkedIn to find a job at Microsoft: Part I of III
Dear JobsBlog:
These days, everybody’s talking about how important it is to use social networking to find a job. That sounds good and all, but I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions?-Overwhelmed by Social Networking
Dear Overwhelmed by Social Networking:
Think of it this way: How many times do we run into someone who knows the same people we know and proclaim, “It's such a small world!”This phenomenon is not as random as it may seem. There is, in fact, quite a bit of science underpinning these "coincidental" events and experiences. This short path-length connection between people is seen in pop culture as the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon and in business social networking as LinkedIn. Business social networking is simply uncovering and utlilizing these connections to find employment.
Microsoft employees are the most active in social media and some 90% of our employees use LinkedIn's 75-million-member site. If you are a looking for a job at Microsoft, connecting with our employees on LinkedIn is a smart first step.
However, simply opening a LinkedIn account is not enough. You must learn to utilize LinkedIn for "finding" information and for "being found."
Today, I'm going to discuss “finding” - the investigative aspects of the LinkedIn platform that help you to gain information and connections that will put you closer to a job at Microsoft.
Using LinkedIn to find a job at Microsoft: Part I of III
Dear JobsBlog:
These days, everybody’s talking about how important it is to use social networking to find a job. That sounds good and all, but I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions?-Overwhelmed by Social Networking
Dear Overwhelmed by Social Networking:
Think of it this way: How many times do we run into someone who knows the same people we know and proclaim, “It's such a small world!”This phenomenon is not as random as it may seem. There is, in fact, quite a bit of science underpinning these "coincidental" events and experiences. This short path-length connection between people is seen in pop culture as the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon and in business social networking as LinkedIn. Business social networking is simply uncovering and utlilizing these connections to find employment.
Microsoft employees are the most active in social media and some 90% of our employees use LinkedIn's 75-million-member site. If you are a looking for a job at Microsoft, connecting with our employees on LinkedIn is a smart first step.
However, simply opening a LinkedIn account is not enough. You must learn to utilize LinkedIn for "finding" information and for "being found."
Today, I'm going to discuss “finding” - the investigative aspects of the LinkedIn platform that help you to gain information and connections that will put you closer to a job at Microsoft.
