Friday 28 January 2022

A SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING GUIDE

 

 

Chapter 1. Online Branding-Business Social Media Guide 1

 

Online Networking Guide

 

Establish a professional email address.  Don’t use an email address from work if you work because if you lose that job, your email address is gone.

 

If you’re job-hunting, make your social media profile a live version of your resume.

 

Make yourself look good everywhere.

 

Create a linkedin profile,

 

Be active on it.

 

Show your skills and knowledge, share  information.

 

Tweet about relevant information for your profession.

 

Most jobs are filled by a boss asking his workers if they know anyone good.  Workers might know someone who’s good based on their libkedin profile.  If you’re sharp about the industry, someone who follows you might recommend you for a job if you live close by.

 

Career counselors and recruiting are not dead industries but they’re going down as employers look for workers through social media and asking their workers who know people through social media.

 

If you want a job, you have to meet people on and offline.

 

Don't worry about loss of privacy. Just don't put your vital statistics up like birthdate, place of birth or SSN.

 

If an employer searches your name online and finds almost nothing, a few might think it's good but most will think you're behind the times.

 

If you have stuff up showing you partying or doing silly things, get rid off it.

 

If other people have stuff about you up, ask them to get rid of it.

 

Virtually all big employers say they look up a candidate's linkedin profile before they decide t ointerview them.

 

Virtually all recruiters and employers say they look through linkedin profiles for employees.  Find employees wastes time and costs money.  It's easy to use linkedin.

 

Participate intelligently.

 

Define what information you need and what you are trying to accomplish by networking.  Your purpose in networking is to get to know people who can provide information regarding careers

and leads.

 

Practice a concise, one-minute presentation of yourself so that people will know what you do.

 

List everyone you know who are potential prospects: family members, friends, faculty, neighbors, classmates, alumni, bosses, co-workers and community associates.

 

Attend meetings of organizations in your field of interest and get involved.

 

Ask your networking prospects for advice not for a job.

 

Start off encounters with a firm handshake, eye contact and a warm smile.  Your contacts expect you to represent yourself with your

best foot forward.

 

Stay politely persistent with your leads and build momentum.

 

It's better to have a few meaningful conversations than many introductions.

 

The person you are networking with may not have a job opening but he or she may know someone who is hiring.  Expand your network by obtaining additional referrals each time you meet someone new.

 

Stay organized and track your networking meetings.

 

Networking should be ongoing.

 

Put a profile up because it might give you more business or somebody might see it and offer you a new opportunity.  If people don't know you exist, they can't offer you opportunities.  Your linkedin profile is your online business card, your resume and your cover letter all in one.

 

Support your online networking with real human contact.  Set up phone calls, attend live events and send snail mail notes to people you

interact with.

 

Craft a good profile headline.

 

Put up a good picture.

 

Include information about all educational institutions you've attended.

 

Mention any honors or awards you've won.

 

Develop a professional summary statement which states that you're open to new ideas and projects.

 

Use good keywords in the specialty section.

 

Update your status monthly.  Tell people what you're doing.

 

Join groups within the network and display the group badges on your profile.

 

Set your linkedin profile to "public" and set up a unique url for your profile like linkedin.com/in/yourname).

 

Share your work on your profile.  Offer knowledge that helps people.

 

Direct people to your website, blog, or twitter feed.

 

Have your twitter name be your real name.

 

Use facebook to inform your friends as to what type of job you’re looking for and where.

 

A status update informs friends you’re still looking for a job.

 

If you have a blog, say you’re looking for a job.

 

linkedin.com

crmpubs.com, how to build a professional linkedin profile

 

Summary of the Book Crushing it!: how great entrepreneurs build their business by Gary Vaynerchuck

 

book-success.com/crushing-it-gary-vaynerchuck

 

Use social media liberally like:

 

twitter

youtube

facebook

linkedin

instagram

pinterest.

 

Speak your truth.

 

Create a personal brand.

 

Use these qualities:

 

Intent

Authenticity

Passion

Patience

Speed

Work

Attention

 

Put out great consistent content on several social media channels.

 

Document your life.

 

Let people discover who you truly are.

 

Share your world.

 

Create a facebook business or fan page.

 

Use relevant hashtags.

 

Make a list of hashtags relevant to your niche.

 

Use them on the platforms to promote your content.

 

Look for collaborations, groups and partnerships.

 

Direct-message people through social media.

 

Give them something uswful in return for their attention or money.

 

Consider these platforms:

 

musical.ly, entertainment

snapchat

twitter

youtube

facebook

facebook live

instagram

podcasts

voice-first

 

Chapter 2. Online Branding-Business Social Media Guide 2

A List of Professional Branding Websites at jobstars.com/professional-branding-sites

 

jobstars.com/tag/professional-branding

 

about.me

 

us.bebee.com

 

brandyourself.com

 

doyoubuzz.com

 

freelinkedinbackgrounds.com

 

linkedinbackground.com

 

mainintro.com

 

visualcv.com

 

workfolio.com

 

Job Networking Websites (Business Social Media) at jobstars.com/networking-sites

 

jobstars.com/tag/networking

 

linkedin.com

 

alignable.com

 

branchout.com

 

fridayd.com

 

jibberjobber.com

 

linkedin.com

 

myopportunity.com

 

protopia.co

 

Business Social Media Websites

 

There was a woman referring to herself as a business social media consultant.  I looked to how she was connected in the corner of the page.  Here it is:

 

doostang.com, Doostang

ecademy.com, Ecademy

linkedin.com, LinkedIn

ryze.com, Ryze

spoke.com, Spoke

xing.com, Xing

 

facebook.com

flickr.com

instagram.com

linkedin.com

meetme.com

meetup.com

pinterest.com

tagged.com

tumblr.com

twitter.com

vine.co

vk.com

reddit.com

pinterest.com

tumblr.com

stumbleupon.com

blogtalkradio.com

instagram.com

flickr.com

twitter.com

linkedin.com

plus.google.com

youtube.com

gravatar.com

scribd.com

slideshare.net

skype.com

 

verilymag.com/2016/01/personal-branding-online-presence-social-media-career

A List of Business Social Media Websites like linkedin at sitepoint.com/social-networking-sites-for-business

 

angel.co

 

beyond.com

 

mybbwo.com

 

community.data.com

 

blog.efactor.com

 

gadball.com

 

gust.com

 

linkedin.com

 

meetup.com

 

networkingforprofessionals.com

 

myopportunity.com

 

perfectbusiness.com

 

plaxo.com

 

quibb.com

 

ryze.com

 

startupnation.com

 

upspring.com

 

us.viadeo.com/en

 

xing.com/en

 

sitepoint.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

sitepoint.typeform.com/to/HtAXVN

facebook.com/sitepoint

twitter.com/sitepointdotcom

Chapter 3. Online Branding-Business Social Media Guide 3

 

Create a Free Job Resume

 

Create a free job resume online.  Don’t put your birthdate or SSN on it. 

 

Some employers might pick it up because they do internet searches for free resumes to look at.

 

about.me

flavors.me

wordpress.com

linkedin.com

 

Create a Blog on Wordpress or Blogspot

 

Some people create blogs as a networking tool to try to establish themselves as an expert in their business.  With google, you create a free blog through blogspot.com which has your Google+ profile right there beside the blog.  Sometimes these things work but most of the time nobody gives a crap unless your blog is stellar and offers real information. 

 

I've seen some really bad blogs in some fields where the person starts then quits after writing a few articles.  It looks bad on a job search if an employer looks up your blog and sees that you have not contributed an article in the past three years.  I think most people quit blogs about a month after starting them.  It's best to totally eliminate it.

 

I saw a person calling themselves the science guru of the world.  She started a blog in 2007, wrote about three articles.  It was still there last time I looked.

 

Blogs seem old school but they’re a free, easy way to create an online identity.

 

Keep it current.

 

wordpress.com

blogspot.com

 

Create a Youtube Channel

 

Lots of people create a youtube channel which you can do for free very easily then post videos up of you talking or doing something.

 

I think youtube is where it’s it at right now.  People don’t bother blogging much anymore.  They just record themselves talking.

 

Keep it current.

 

No Online Presence, Good or Bad

 

I guess it depends on the field to some extent.  A journalist or research scientist should have some kind of online presence to show they’re actively doing something in their field but beyond that, I think most social media is meaningless, frivolous garbage so be careful.  Too much of a social media presence makes you look like a trivial, stupid, brainwashed clone.

 

To me, no online presence means you got some dignity about yourself, like you’re not desperate to be part of the big, phony in-crowd.  There is so much crap out there that it’s refreshing to find an individual above it all.

 

Career Profile Social Media Websites

 

friends.careercloud.com, aggregates your friends.

linkedin.com

ziggs.com

zoominfo.com

 

Chapter 4. Online Branding-Business Social Media Guide 4

 

Buy the Domain of your Name if Possible

 

godaddy.com

register.com

networksolutions.com

 

Use Google+ as a Job Search Tool

 

Google+ is google’s social network.  Join by starting a blog at blogspot.com, joining youtube or getting a free email address at gmail.com.

 

Put up a profile of yourself at Google+.  Keep it professional.  People can easily find it doing an internet search of your name.

 

You can post public updates at your google+ profile.

 

When you use Google+ to post public updates, people might find them doing internet searched in your field.

 

With Google+, you can contact people that are also google+ members.

 

Find a person using the search bar at the top to discover if he or she is using google+.

 

If you want a person to notice you, add him to your Google+ circle to follow what he/ she posts.  Comment on his posts or repost his posts using his name in your post.

 

Use Google+ Communities to find communities in your field.  Use the dropdown menu.  Learn from these communities.  Post stuff up to get noticed.

 

If you want employers to find you when they Google your name, set up a google+ profile.

 

If you were an expert in your field as a result of your posts, it would look good when people googled you.

 

When you use google.com search while logged in to google+, google gives you results of other people on google+ in your field.

 

Plaxo, Ning, Ryze, Xing

 

Plaxo.com is owned by the cable TV company Comcast.

 

Plaxo is a smaller niche-oriented social network for business purposes that looks like it’s rising.  It attracts the bigshots like CEOs.

 

Some others are:

 

ning.com

ryze.com

xing.com

 

Plaxo is free but there is a premium version.

 

Make yourself useful and worthy of other people’s attention.

 

Plaxo has a company section.

 

Ryze is totyally about business.  The name implies rising stars.

 

Click on the Networks tab and you can see interesting networks that you can learn from.

 

Ryze is a big bulletin board/ forum.

 

Xing has a Groups section with many for Jobs and Careers.

 

Xing has a marketplace for job seekers.

 

Xing is Euro-centric.  It’s big in Europe.

 

Use Pinterest to Develop a Professional Image

 

Pinterest is an online photo bulletin board where users can pin pictures to share.

 

Pinterest is a visual display.

 

Set up a Pinterest account.

 

Use it to post up educational pictures of things in your field to develop your brand.

 

Use it to research othrs in your field on it.

 

Get pics from all over the web.

 

Put your pinterest handle on your resume.  Employers look it up and see a cool collection of pics in their field.

 

Workfolio Costs Money

 

Workfolio.com offers personal websites that they try to market as geared for people looking for work.  They say start for free.  I went to their pricing department.  It’s about $10 a month.  You can get free websites at wordpress.com, wix.com and weebly.com.

 

Too Much Online Networking, Meet Face-to-Face

 

Do internet searches for local business networking.

 

Join your local chamber of commerce.

 

Check the newspaper for business events.

 

Go to trade shows.

 

Hand our business cards.

 

meetup.com is the biggest real world meeting website.

 

Linkedin has local networking events.

 

Networking for Professionals, networkingforprofessionals is trying to go national in the U.S.

 

dctechevents.com, washington, dc

 

Black People Professional Network

 

ICABA stands for Identifying, Connecting, Activating, the Black Accomplished.

 

icabaonline.com

 

You must be referred or invited by someone who is already a member.

 

Be Careful With Your Social Media for Vanity and Obsolescence

 

Most people stay current with a facebook or linkedin profile but a lot of people make a google plus profile then forget about it.  When you send a gmail, people can get access to your profile. 

 

I’ve seen ones that looked way too over the top.

 

I’ve seen several haven’t been touched for years.

 

If people google your name, they might get your google+ profile.

 

Attract employers to you with your google plus profile by making it look good but not arrogant.

 

Chapter 5. Online Branding-Business Social Media Guide 5

 

Business Networking Websites/ Job Networking Websites

 

These websites are generally not the facebooks, friendster and myspaces you'll find at

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites. 

 

They're more about business, career and job networking.  You can still use myspace and the social networks to post a businesslike profile which others might come upon and network with you.

 

Make a list of business associations related to your industry.  Check out local chapters of these business organizations and the chambers of commerce.

 

Look in your local phonebook for ideas.

 

Most recruiters say they use facebook, twitter and linkedin to check o na potential hiree but they also look for personal blogs, youtube, github, stackoverflow, pinterest, yammer, and instagram.

 

careerealism.com, careerealism, job search strategies, networking, personal branding and tips.

facebook.com, an online social networking service.

github.com, share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers.

plus.google.com, google+ is a social networking and identity service. it is the second-largest social networking site in the world after facebook.

helpareporter.com, help a reporter out online service set up for journalists to quickly gather feedback from the public.

linkedin.com, build your professional identity online

myspace.com, social networking service

newsvine.com, a community-powered, collaborative journalism news website

nowpublic.com, a user-generated social news website.
reddit.com, reddit a social news and entertainment website where registered users submit content

jobsearch.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/networking/a/socialnetworking.htm, social networking

stackoverflow.com, stack overflow, a question and answer site for programmers.
stumbleupon.com, finds pages for you based on your interests.

tagged.com, a social discovery website

twitter.com, online social networking and micro-blogging service

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_social_networking_websites, world-wide list of social networking sites
yammer.com, private social network for your company or group.

youtube.com, a video-sharing website

helpguide.org/life/job_networking_how_to_find_job.htm alumni.berkeley.edu/services/career-services/resources/articles/networking/tips-how-network-successfully

jobsearch.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/networkingsites/a/networkingsites.htm

networkingforprofessionals.com

linkedin.com ryze.com, ryze business networking. aboutus.org

acinet.org

act.com, software to maintain a network contact actionmethod.com

actionsprofitclub.com

adirondackbni.com

advisorgarage.com, advisers assist budding entrepreneurs.

opennetworkers.info

85broads.com

about.qkport.com/b/business_networking

alumni.net

ariesmart.com/fine, monthly networking meetings for entrepreneurs in westport, ct.

b2bcircles.com b2bprofessionalalliance.com, bucks and montgomery counties, a wide range of services and products to businesses on an outsourced basis.

behance.net

biltmorewhoswho.com, who's who directory for business executives and professionals.

bimixs.com, business network

biznik.com blogtronix.com, corporate social networking, enterprise 2.0 and wikis.

bluesuitmom.com/career/management/network.html

blxnetworking.com

bni.com, 800 825 8286, business networking international.

bnibc.ca, bni british columbia - business network international: world leader in business networking and referral marketing

branchout.com

brazencareerist.com

brazencareerist.com

breakfastclubnetwork.com, entrepreneurs and self employed in chicago, il.

brightcircles.com

brngllc.com, business referrals networking group.

browardbusinessnetworking.com, south florida and broward business networking group

brxnet.co.uk

burrellesluce.com/freshideas

business.meetup.com business-businessnetworking.com

business-contacts.org

businessfriend.com

businessnetwork.meetup.com

businessnetworking.homestead.com

businessnetworkingadvice.com

businessnetworkingme.com, a professional business networking group both online as well as in real life.

business-networking-techniques.com

business-networking-techniques.com/business-networking-chapters.html

carbonmade.com

careerclub.meetup.com ypogp.org, young professionals of greater peoria, il.

careerjournal.com/calendar, list of events by state.

careerkey.com/article8.html

cdc.richmond.edu/studentsalumni/networkingalumni/definition.html

chat.careerpath.com

clintonbusinessgroup.org, new jersey.

collectivenet.org, networking colorado commutal.com, businesses create media rooms and share with each other.

companyloop.com, community for global businesses.

contaks.com

corporatealumni.com, corporate alumni. countryclubs.com crossroads-connection.com, snohomish county dapngroup.org, dayton area business professional networking group, ohio.

distinctiveweb.com

doostang.com, career community for professionals.

doostang.com, for recruiters and job searchers.

downtownskyway.com, minneapolis, mn.

drop.io, twitter allows you to connect with anyone in the world, whether they're acquaintances, classmates, celebrities or complete strangers with common interests.

ecademy.com

edwardlowe.org, edward lowe foundation, entrepreneurial peer-networking organization

ehow.com, how to socialize at business parties

enthusem.com, stay in touch with peers and colleagues

eresumes.com/links_forums

eventbrite.com, look for events in your area.

execunet.com, check under networking.

executivesnetwork.com

experienceworks.org

fastcompany.com/cof, company of friends, business networking groups.

fastpitchnetworking.com

fastpitchnetworking.com

finance.dir.groups.yahoo.com

finance.groups.yahoo.com

financialexecutives.org

fiveoclockclub.com, fee to join.

glassdoor.com

globalx.net/ocd/prospects/tools/networks

golden.net/archeus/othres

google.com/local/add/businesscenter, put your company name into this directory.

google.com/profiles

gorainmakers.com, indianapolis, in.

grassrootsnetworking.com

grayhairmanagement.com, networking in illinois

groups.google.com, business networking groups.

hardatwork.com/cooler

highschoolalumni.com, a directory of classmates from us high schools.

hollyspringsleadsgroup.com

ibm.com/connecting

iconnecte.com

ignitespeednetworking.com, group-based speed networking.

ilearningglobal.biz

illumio.com

imrdata.com, helping professionals build their client business

incbiznet.com/communities, the networking community for private companies.

instouch.com, the professional network where the insurance industry stays connected.

islandstylesgroup.com, business networking brevard county, fl.

itsnotwhatyouknow.com

jeknetwork.typepad.com/networking connectbeam.com, corporate users.

jigsaw.com, a fee-based service that has a database of business managers at companies.

jigsaw.com, a prospecting tool used by sales professionals, marketers and recruiters to get fresh and accurate sales leads and business contact information.

jigsaw.com, an online business card networking directory jobhunt.org/employer_alumni_networking.shtml

kiwanis.org, magazine, social-service koffeetalk.net, baltimore business networking group.

konnects.com, members create their own professional networking communities.

kpronetwork.com, washington state

leadsclub.com, 800 783 3761, online lead referral and exchange club.

letip.com, 800 25 letip, membership organization where members exchange leads for networking. letipmanager.com

letipny.com, midtown nyc.

letipofsacramento.com, sacramento, ca.

linkd.in/browse-industries, look for executives in your field

linkedin.com

linkedin.com/groupsdirectory

linkreferral.com

lionsclubs.org, social-service organization.

makefive.com/categories/technology/computing/top-5-professional-networking-sites

marykurek.com/professionalnetworking

mcaict.org, media communications association connecticut chapter; monthly meetings

meetup.com

meetup.com/dreamers-inspired

merchantcircle.com, site helps local merchants connect with one another, to build a community network.

midtownbusinessnetwork.com, houston.

mylife.com

mysuccessgroup.com, dallas.

myworkster.com myworkster.com

netparty.com

network.monster.com networkbig.com, dearborn, mi.

networkbarbados.com

networkers-dream.com

networkingforhomeandoffice.com/  networkingforprofessionals.com

networking-groups.org

networkingmfg.com, north georgia.

networkingtoday.com

networkmoves.com

ning.com

ning.com

onlinebusinessnetworking.com

optimist.org, 800 500 8130

pa.hodes.com/cm/cm29

pairup.com, connects business travelers assisting them to travel together.

partnerup.com

partnerup.com, helps entrepreneurs and people who are interested in starting a business find business partners, board members, executives, etc.

pbnetworking.com, business-to-business (btb) networking group

peoplematch.me

perfectnetworker.com

plaxo.com

pmi-chicagoland.org, project management

pmikybgchap.org, project management institute; lexington, ky.

pmiwic.org, project management institute western idaho

pngma.com, business referral networking group.

powermingle.com

prestonwoodnetworking.com, dallas.

probusinessnetworks.com, vacaville, napa, professionalallianceboard.com

prosinthecity.com, professional social group in dc

quintcareers.com/networking.html mastersofnetworking.com

quintcareers.com/womens_networking_organizations.html

rawbusiness.com, the uk biz support group + free mag

readyforce.com, tech

rotary.org, social-service organization.

rumc.com, roswell united methodist church job networking; roswell, ga.

rwn.org/network.html

ryze.com ryze.com, connections for jobs, career and sales.

ryze.com, organized around different industries and geographical locations, about people helping each other 'rise up' through quality networking.

salesgravy.com

sbpwa.org.sg, singapore business and professional women's association

slideshare.net/careerify/careerify-helps-hotcompany-find-employees-through-social-networking

socialbc.com, the social business club solutions.dowjones.com, find prospects with b2b social networking, free ebook

spock.com

spoke.com spoke.com, 40 million people worldwide.

std.com/associations/civicnet

suaffiliates.net

supporteconomy.meetup.com

survey.viralhosts.com/homeincome/articles/social-networking/social-networking.php

susanroane.com, 415.461.3915.

svn.org. social venture network

sybex.com

tcguide.com/sunrise, sunrise networking business and professional networking group in the99percent.com

thebans.com, professionals of romanian origin networking database thecreativecoast.org/business-resources/connections/contacts, savannah, ga

thefeng.org, financial executives networking group.

thenetworkqc.com, quad city young professionals, moline, il

theplunge.com

theserved.com

thetransitionnetwork.com

toastmasters.org, public speaking

toastofchicago.org, chicago toastmasters; learn public speaking tribe.net

twitter.com twitter.com

vault.com, message boards.

vault.com/forums/messageintro.cfm

vcnet.net, virtual career network vcpro.org

viadeo.com

visiblepath.com

wandsworthbusinessclub.net

washingtonnetworkgroup.com, the washington network group washington, dc.

washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/jobs/how-to/networking-story.html

welcomewagon.com, united states welcome wagon association, bringing people and community businesses together.

whowhere.com winnerscirclepv.org, business development networking group, prescott valley, arizona.

womeninbusiness.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/findresourcesandsupport/tp/womensnetworkingresources.htm

woodburynetworking.org

xing.com, connect with top executives and find useful career contacts.

xing.com, networking directory of business contacts

zerodegrees.com

zoominfo.com

 

Peer-to-Peer Networking Websites/ P2P Networking Websites

 

execunet.com, executive networking and career management service. executivesnetwork.com, national peer-to-peer network for executives in the job search.

Social Media Type Job Websites

 

1jobsminer.com, extract job postings from social-media networks.

applyapp.ly

bright.com, grade your resume

cachinko.com

enlarge

jackalopejobs.com, uses your linkedin and facebook network connections

jobfox.com, sends you an e-mail every time a new job is posted

jojari.com, use your entire linkedin profile

linkup.com, jobs from the employer’s websites.

startwire.com

tweetmyjobs.com

 

Business Clubs Info

 

I read somewhere that Thomas Edison and that bunch of 19th century business moguls used to meet regularly at business clubs.  Based on my research, all that seems gone nowadays except for at business schools on college campuses and England which has more business clubs than anywhere else.

 

Of course, there's business networking on the internet but it's not like meeting someone at a local business social club who connects you with an opportunity.

 

When I was reading a few books on how to set up a world class world trade city, they encouraged business clubs where people from diverse backgrounds in business came to eat, drink and talk together. 

City chamber of commerces would do themselves a favor by opening up their own business clubs.

 

brandeis.edu/clubs/business

buckinghambusinessclub.co.uk

bus.umich.edu/organizations/clubs, stephen m. ross school of business.

clubcorp.com/business-clubs.aspx, business meeting facilities.

clubs.psu.edu/ws/business/officers.html, the business club of penn state.

dsa.csupomona.edu/osl/clublist.asp, college of business administration electronic business club.

ecademy.com

formulaclub.net/en/services, business club formula.

glamorgancricket.com/business_club.php, glamorgan cricket business club.

hamiltonbusinessclub.com

hbs.edu/mba/studentlife/clubs/caribbeanbusiness.html

ibc.org, business club lounge.

millionairebc.com, a social business network, millionaire business club.

oebc.co.uk, old elizabethans business club.

premierbc.com, b2b marketplace, premier business club.

retfordbusinessclub.co.uk

socialbc.com, the social business club studentclubs.hbs.edu/crbs, caribbean business club.

toastmasters.org

 

Create a Social Network Websites/ Create a Virtual Community Websites

 

Go to a professional networking site like linkedin.com or even a general one like groups.google.com and start your own group.

 

To have a look at some community-based websites that really try hard to get their visitors/ customers involved with them, go to amazon.com, aol.com, ebay.com, ivillage.com, oxygen.com, parentsoup.com, myspace.com, linkedin.com, talkcity.com, jennycraig.com and women.com.

 

Try #307 or HM131 at the library.

 

ning.com, create your own social network for anything.

zocku.com, create an adult social network.

 

321website.com

affinitycircles.com

barnraiser.org

beliefnet.com, religion.

bigtent.com

blackboxrepublic.com

bockinfo.com

bulletinboards.com

caucussystems.com

civicnet.org, center for civic networking.

clubs.yahoo.com

collectivex.com

communities.com

community.net

communityzero.com, start an online community.

companyloop.com

courtlandbrooks.com

crowdfactory.com

crowdvine.com

delphi.com

discusware.com, software.

ebay.com/help/communityvalues.html

ecircles.com

entrepreneurs.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /b/a/093806.htm  freenet.org

epsilonconcepts.com

famster.com

goingon.com

gritwire.com grou.ps, create your social network lixar.com, social business platform

hivelive.com

humanflow.com

ibelong.com

ibelong.com

icq.com

insoshi.com

intherooms.com

intronetworks.com

intronetworks.com

intronetworks.com  ivillage.com/relationship

iovation.com

itelebill.com

ivillage.com, women.

kickapps.com

knowledgecenter.com

koz.com

kwiqq.com

leveragesoftware.com

libertynet.org/!edcivic/iscvhome.html, how to build a virtual community.

macromedia.com/flash

meetlocals.com

microsoft.com/sql, database system.

myevents.com

mysql.com, database system.

mzinga.com

naima.com

naima.com/community

netwitness.com/company/managementteam.as px network54.com

newsgator.com

nexo.com

ninetyten.com

ning.com

nptn.org, info@nptn.org, freenets.

nptn.org, info@nptn.org, main freenet site.

ofcn.org, organization for community networks.

on.com

onesite.com

onlinecommunityreport.com

onlinepersonalswatch.com

peoplelink.com, private chatrooms.

peoplepanel.com

pingmark.com

pluck.com

power-bands.com  publish.com/features/9902/id/idmain

pringo.com

quantcast.com

referralkey.com, create your own referral network of business associates

remarq.com

rheingold.com/vc/book

rheingold.com/vc/book, the virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier.

rsitez.com

rsitez.com, your own social network

selectminds.com

sixdegrees.com smallworldlabs.com

smallworlds.com

snapville.com

socialcomputingmagazine.com

socialcore.com  socialeconomynetwork.org/  socialnets.org, online social networking socialplatform.com  socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com

socialgo.com

socialgo.com, create a social networking website free to start

socialnetworkingconference.com

socialplatform.com

spartasocialnetworks.com

spartasocialnetworks.com/  tc.ca

techcrunch.com/2007/07/24/9-ways-to-build-your-own-social-network

the-networking-site.info/  thinkofit.com/webconf

thewell.com, political, activist.

trunity.com

twitter.com/social_news

uo.com

vastal.com

vbulletin.com vcn.bc.ca/people/nkg/ma-thesis

veridoo.com

virtual-memorials.com, have games and tournaments

visiblepath.com, helps organizations to integrate social networking into their existing tools.

wajones.org

webcrossing.com/home/webcrossing_neighbors.htm, webcrossing neighbors; create a social network beebalm.com, software.

webmaster.com

well.com/~hlr/vcbook/, the virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier.

well.com/conf/guidelines

wellengaged.com

wellnesslayers.com whitelabelnetworking.com

xoom.com, communities.

zed.cbc.ca/opensource

 

Networking Knowledge Websites

 

Books about networking are at #302 at the library.  I saw an internet networking book called Business Networking at #025.06 or HD69.

 

askdeb.com/careers/networking, how do you become good at networking?

blog.guykawaski.com/2007/01/ten-ways-to-use.html

blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/24/ten-ways-journalists-can-use-linkedin, ten ways to promote yourself.

business.com/guides/joining-local-business-organizations-705

business-business.co.uk/thinklocal4businessshow, how to network.

communication.ucsd.edu/pagre/network.html, networking on the network, professional networking on the internet. danenet.wicip.org/jets/jet-9407-p.html, informational interviewing.

dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/network.html, entrepreneurs.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/businessnetworking entrepreneurs.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/onlinenetworking/

ehow.com, how to make business contacts ehow.com, stages of business networking

hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-networking_tips_for_shy_people-1280, networking tips for shy people.

humanresources.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/careernetworking/

humanresources.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/networking/index

itsnotwhatyouknow.com

iuniverse.com, book about networking.

jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/589, create a profile

job-hunt.org/job-search-networking/job-search-networking.shtml

jobsearch.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /od/onlinecareernetworking  linkedin.com, go to the questions and answers section.

linkedin-notes.blogspot.com

localbusinessenterprise.co.uk/basic-business-networking-skills.html

localbusinessenterprise.co.uk/find-out-about-local-business-schemes.html

ohiocareers.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/networking-for-introverts-2

/enetwork.html, how to network.

/support.htrnl shopfuermusik.de/party, mingling at social events

worldwidelearn.com/career-assessment/networking-shy-people.htm, networking for shy people.

 

Mentor Websites/ Mentoring Websites

 

mentoring.org, The National Mentoring Partnership

 

gottamentor.com, gotta mentor

mentornet.net, national electronic industrial mentoring network for women in engineering and science

mentormob.com

100blackmen.org

alumni.mtu.edu/youngalumni/mentor.php

americaspromise.org

imentor.org

bbbs.org, big brothers big sisters

bbbsa.org, big brother, big sister of america.

bsa.scouting.org, boy scouts of america..

calmentor.org, california.

campfire.org

cbs.com/cbs_cares/mentoring/index.shtml

cftpa.ca, national mentorship program

cisnet.org, communities in schools

essence.com, black kids mentoring

experiencecorps.org

fourhcouncil.edu, national 4-h council.

girlscouts.org

girlscouts.org/index.html, girl scouts usa. 

gordonpies.com, 888-432-6368, mentoring program.

aesmentor.org

campuschamps.com

hbcumentor.org

youcandealwithit.com

pheaa.org

pheaamentor.org

wvmentor.org

delawarementor.org

mainementoring.org

mentor.external.hp.com

mentor.lanl.gov

mentoring.org, 888-432-mentor, help some kids out.

mentoringbrothers.org, big brothers

mentoringworks.org

mentornet.net

mentors.ca, mentoring program, canada.

mentorsconnections.org

mentoru.com

middleweb.com/mentoring.html
mentorkids.com

nap.edu/readingroom/books/mentor/

onestarfoundation.org, texas.

ormentors.org, oregon.

preventionworksct.org/mentor.html, connecticut.

savethechildren.org

scouting.org

telementor.org

udel.edu/mentoring, delaware.

utah.gov/mentor.html

vmentor.com

volunteernc.org/ncpromise.htm, north carolina.

washingtonmentoring.org, washington state.

wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor

ymca.net

ywca.net

ywca.org

 

Trade Show Websites

 

Trade shows are a great way to network into a job or sell your stuff if you’re running a business.  Your best bet is to go to your trade or professional organization and ask them about trade shows and conventions then go even if you have drive or take a plane and once you get there, go around and talk to everybody. 

 

The way you do it is talk for awhile, get their business card and either ask about job opportunies in their companies or follow up a week later.

 

You might find a book about trade shows at

#659.152 or T396 at the library. 

 

tsnn.com, tsnn.

biztradeshows.com

smrb.com, simmons.

thetradeshowcoach.com

4to40.com/fairs_and_exhibitions/

biztradeshows.com

101expos.com

acidesign.com/resources/

acnshowguide.com/can, arts and crafts show guide magazine.

eventsinamerica.com

tsnn.com, trade show news network                     dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead /business_and_economy/business_to_business/conventions_and_trade_shows

absoluteexhibits.com actiondisplays.com/associated resources.htm

aem.org/tradeshows, construction industry.

albany.com/guide/meetings_exibitdesignrental.cfm, albany, ny.

allconferences.net

asaenet.org/convctrs, convention and visitor organizations worldwide.

aspevents.net

astro-med.com/shows/shows.html, list of trade shows where astro-med has a booth.

automatrix.com/conferences

axiom‑rm.com/services/, trade show services.

bbs.isca.uiowa.edu, conferences.

belogistics.com

biztradeshows.com

biztradeshows.com, trade show directory

bmi.com, meetings, conventions, trade shows and expositions

bravotradeshows.com

buildorbuy.net/tradeshows.html, computer technology trade show calendar, seminars and web events list.

business.com, sound trade shows

business2businessshows.com

businessnation.com/businesscenter, list of trade shows.

bvents.com, find worldwide conferences, conventions, venues, trade shows

cardmedia.com, canada trade shows.

chicagofun.com/home/convention-tradeshow/

chinabusinessvisits.com/trade-shows.htm

ciwmb.ca.gov/buyrecycled/events/tradeshow/2000/exhibitors.htm

clincorporated.com, printing and DVD duplication services for trade shows.

cmpevents.com

comdex.com

conferencealerts.com

conventionbureaus.com

conventioninsider.com

conventions.net, trade shows

ctia.org/conventions_events/index.cfm

cts.com/browse/netexpo, internet business conferences.

cykic.com/insight

davisdisplay.com, fsc certified exhibit builder

dciexpo.com

dpandi.com/resources/tradeshows biztradeshows.com

edresources.com/tradeshows.aspx

eia.org, electronic industries.

empireexhibits.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trade_fair

epda.com, exhibit designers for trade shows.

eventseeker.com

eventseye.com, trade shows directory.

eventseye.com/fairs

eventseye.com/fairs/trade-shows-by-theme.html

eventsinamerica.com

eventsource.com

exhibe.com

exhibitions.co.uk, trade fairs and exhibitions uk.

exhibitsgalore.com/trade-show-displays-literature-racks.htm

expocentral.com

expoguide.com

expomarketing.com/exposition-resources.asp

expopromoter.com

exportbureau.com/worldwide_trade_show_list.html

expoweb.com

expoworld.net

fairsnet.org

financialforum.ca, trade shows canada.

gale.com, sells the book tradeshows worldwide.

gaylordhotels.com, locations in tn, tx and fl to put on a trade show.

globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/gr_showsandevents.asp, claims to list 800,000 trade shows and business events.

globalsources.com/tradeshw/trdshfrm.htm, trade shows, conferences, exhibitions.

goingtomeet.com

hktdc.com, trade fairs in hong kong

hospitalityexpos.com

iao.fhg.de/library/conferences

idg.com, international data group.

impact-displays.com/resources/tips.html

info.desy.de/library/conf.txt, academic conferences.

infogranny.com, trade shows links, latest news and other trade shows resources.

informationbuilders.com/events/trades.html

insightinfo.com, 888-777-1707.

internet.com

internettradeshowlist.com

inventnet.com/tradeshows

ispcon.com

iworld.com, internet world.

jupiterevents.com, it and business trade shows around the world.

justlanyards.com/trade-show-resources.htm

k-online.de, international trade fair for plastics and rubber.

library.jwu.edu/research/websites/conf_dir.htm, conferences, conventions, events and trade shows

masterpromotions.ca

mbd2.com/tradeshow

medeventinc.com, providing emergency medical services for conventions, trade shows, and concerts.

meetingscanada.com, conventions and meetings.

mha.com, event management co.

midtownloft.net, get rental space for new york trade shows.

money.howstuffworks.com/trade-show.htm, how trade shows work.

nationaltradeshowreporter.com, the national tradeshow reporter

natsem.com

netins.net/showcase/message/csp_home.html

news.announce.conferences

onlineexpo.com

paulnardini.com/trade_show_magician.htm

pcap.com/lvconv.htm, las vegas conventions, conferences, tradeshows - upcoming listing

productivestrategies.com/tradeshow.html

radioconventions.com, radio industry conventions, special events, news, trade shows

read.ions.com/?cat=4

reedexpo.com, reed exhibition co.

renaissancefaire.com

renfroproductions.com

resources.alibaba.com/discussion_board/90/trade_show_discussions

/trade.html, trade shows, conventions and career fairs: the riley guide.

sbexpos.com, expo co.

sbinfocanada.                    dead website, try dotdash.com, thoughtco.com and thebalance.com
 is dead, try thoughtco.com      /cs/marketing/a/tradeshowsjb.htm

scheduleearth.com

sgia.org/vts, virtual trade show.

showevent.com, trade show event management and marketing company

showgo.com

shownet.com

silkroute.com/silkroute/reed/reed.html

simbanet.com

siskindtraining.com, trade show training

smartexhibits.com

smartoffice.org/trade-resources/global/trade-shows-and-trade-fairs/trade-show-resources.htm

softwareage.com

specialevents.com/mag

spectrade.com, specialty trade shows, inc.

surfindia.com/tradefairs

taiwantrade.com.tw

tasl.com

techcalendar.com

techexpo.com

techweb.com/calendar/advancedsearch, tech events.

tradecompass.com

tradegroup.com

tradekey.com

tradeport.org

tradeport.org/tradeport/events/tradebase-form.pl

tradeshow.alibaba.com

tradeshow.alibaba.com/collection

tradeshow.globalsources.com

tradeshowby.com

tradeshowcalendar.globalsources.com/trade-show/all-trade-shows.htm

trade‑show‑guide.net

tradeshow‑marketing.com

tradeshownews.com

tradeshowplaza.com, it/ computer events.

tradeshows.com

tradeshows.org

trade-shows.org

tradeshowsandevents.com

trade‑show‑secrets.com

tradeshowstop.com

trade‑show‑tips.com

tradeshowweek.com

tscentral.com/venuecenter

tsea.org, 312 842 8732, trade show exhibitors assn.

tsnn.com, trade show news network, lists 20,000 trade shows.

unicaresys.com/tradeshows.htm, a list of trade shows where unicaresys will have a booth.

used-trade-show-booths.com

utpjournals.com

vegasfreedom.com/play-1.asp

vendingconnection.com/vendevents.html, vending events trade shows, calendar of vending conventions

ventures.ca/connelly, canada.

wconline.com/tradeshowdirectory

webeventplanner.com

websurveyor.com, conduct a trade show survey, 800-787-8755.

zdcf.com, technology trade shows.

 

Outdoor Industry Trade Show Websites

 

asrbiz.com, action

european-outdoor.de/html/en, outdoor european outdoor trade fair.

flyfishingretailer.com, fly fishing retailer world expo.

healthandfitnessbiz.com, health and fitness business expo.

interbike.com

ispo.com

magiconline.com

nasgw.org, hunting show.

outdoorrepsassoc.com, outdoor reps association, inc.

outdoorretailer.com, outdoor retailer.

shotshow.org, shooting, hunting and outdoor.

 sports retailer expo.

thesupershow.com

wsashow.com, western shoe show.

 

Social Marketing Websites

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_marketing, Social Marketing (overview from Wikipedia)

social-marketing.com, Social-Marketing.com (general information and resources)

tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15245004.asp, Social Marketing Quarterly (journal devoted

exclusively to topic)

cme.hsc.usf.edu/smph, Social Marketing in Public Health Conference (annual USF event)

cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/socialmarketing, Social Marketing Resources (Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention)

socialmarketing.co.nz, Social Marketing Downunder (New Zealand, Australia, and South

Pacific)

social-marketing.org, Social Marketing Institute (clearinghouse and research group)

management.stir.ac.uk/about-us/institute-of-social-marketing, Institute for Social Marketing

(University of Stirling, Scotland)

sprott.carleton.ca/csm, Centre for Social Marketing (Carleton University, Canada)

nsmcentre.org.uk, National Social Marketing Centre (U.K. National Consumer Council)

cwh.berkeley.edu/resource/center-advanced-studies-nutrition-and-soc ial-marketing, Ctr. for

Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing (UC--Berkeley)

uow.edu.au/commerce/mark/csmr, Centre for Social Marketing Research (University of

Wollongong, Australia)

ecu.edu.au/schools/marketing-tourism-leisure/research-activity/centre

-for-applied-social-mark eting-research, Centre for Applied Social Marketing Research (Edith

Cowan U., Australia)

 

Volume 29. Social Media Job-Business Guide

 

Chapter 1. Online Branding Guide

 

Personal Branding Sounds Hokey

 

I was talking to a 20 year old kid who was trying to develop his personal brand on twitter by getting followers.  I thought to myself how far has the human race gone down when all the brainwashed flakes which is almost everybody as far as I’m concerned are scrambling to develop a personal brand.

 

When has the quest for money, power and fame replaced the search for inner peace and purpose in life?  The world has always probably been more about greed than inner peace but I understand the desperate need to EARN MONEY so here’s my little blurb about personal branding.

 

The thing is that you are a fabulous being.  It doesn’t matter how fabulous you are, if you ain’t on the internet, nobody cares enough to find out about you.  It’s a big game.  I see it as selling your soul.  The pure artist does what he loves, that’s it.  It doesn’t work that way.  I’ve seen everybody sell their souls.  I saw some chick musician go around in a room handing out a hundred promotional copies of her CD.  There are only a few Taylor Swifts that the bigshots are willing to market all to hell. Everybody else has to work like crazy.

 

You are a holistic essence.  What do you stand for?

 

What is unique and good about you?

 

What do you do well?

 

What do you like to do?

 

Put this stuff on your resume and cover letters.

 

Next, brand yourself by getting an online presence by joining:

 

linkedin

facebook

twitter

ning

ryze

myspace

 

Set up profiles specifically for your

professional career.

 

Befriend anyone that might be able to help you.

 

Pass out business cards.

 

Blog about your field.

 

Follow blogs and websites in your industry.

 

Subscribe to websites and profiles in your field and leave comments.

 

Write content for websites in your field.  Ask if you can contribute articles to them.

 

Tell people what you're looking for.  People love to give advice.

 

Be a twitter thought leader sending useful tweets in your field.  Follow people in your field.

 

Have a one-minute sales pitch ready.

 

Use a professional email address.

 

Your Online Presence or Brand Info

 

Some people have devised ideas on how to create a squeaky clean online brand.  Personally, I like to see bohemian character not some manufactured image.

 

The first thing you do is if there is anything negative about you on any websites that you can control, get rid of it all like your picture dancing naked at the school toga party, your rant on your right to masturbate in the public washroom, etc.

 

Make your facebook, myspace or myyearbook.com profile look like it belongs in a Disney movie.

 

Personal branding is all this stuff they tell you to do with your name on the internet.

 

Get rid of all undesirable stuff.

 

Buy the domain for your name then create a "professional" website either for career or business.

 

Use facebook partially for a personal profile buit keep it professional.

 

Set up a profile on linkedin.com

 

Set up a video resume, visualcv.com.  Put it either on your own website, on youtube or some video resume website.  Put a link to it on your resume.

 

If you create a website with your own name like joecool.com, it will be the first website up on an internet search.

 

Create a profile at jobfox.com.

 

You can go on twitter.com, create an account with your name as the handle which you use to send out helpful, useful tips to others in your field or in life in general.

 

Create a blog using your name in the name of it or in the first paragraph.

 

samizdata.net/blog/glossary.html

tryingtoblog.com, Learn to Blog

onlinepublishing.suite101.com

directoryblogger.com, Directory Blogger.

 

blogger.com

 

All your profiles and blogs should be a mix of homey personal business professional.  When you need a job, ask for it on these profiles and blogs.

 

Join a professional association, asaecenter.org.

 

Get Rid of Negative Internet Stuff About You

 

If you do not want something about you known by an employer or potential employer, do not put it online.  Once you post information online, you lose control over where it goes.

 

Try search engines to explore your online identity.

 

Find the bad stuff.

 

Go through one-by-one, either deleting stuff yourself or asking/ demanding with legal threats for others to get rid of stuff about you.

 

Personal Branding For Your Job Search

 

Showcase your unique talents. 

Stand out in a crowd.

 

What is your identity and spirit?

 

Develop a blog or personal website that reflects who you are.

 

Use linkedin.com and twitter.

If You Have a Job, Be Wary about Using Social Media

 

Many companies have Social Media Use policies for their employees in two ways:

 

1.) What you do generally.

2.) What you say about work and the company.

 

Look it up and read it.

 

Many people have gotten fired because their social media seemed unprofessional and unethical even though it has northing to do with work.  If you’re a teacher and work as a stripper on the side, use different names.

 

Branding One-Liners

 

Use social networking sites, such as linkedin and twitter to either connect with professionals who might network you into a job or there is good stuff there if a potential employer is checking you out.

 

Search for recruiters and job boards by typing the words;

 

recruiter your job industry

jobs your industry

 

Follow industry experts or publications.

 

Join professional associations to network.  Most of them offer education and development, networking, conferences, etc.

 

Create a public persona as a helpful, unemotional, professional person.  Be simple.  Say this is who I am, this is what I do.  Leave all the cute stuff out of it.

 

Be helpful, not phony.

 

Don't go overboard.  I once signed up for a free music newsletter.  I started getting this newsletter something like twice a week.  The guy was trying to sell a music directory.  He was offering little tidbits of minor knowledge.  It was a nuisance.  I had to get off it.

 

Try to be friendly at first.  Don't come right out an say I need a job.  Make friends with people who can offer you a job at a later time.

 

Do something helpful and original to stand out.

 

It's all about them, not you.  People want something that will benefit them.  A boss doesn't care about you unless he can make money off you.  Tailor everything on your webpage to how you can help people.

 

I was looking to do a product pitch to some CEO.  I found his facebook page.  It was all about him as a ballroom dancer.  I thought this guy does not have his head in business.  I didn't bother with a pitch.

 

A friend of mine was looking for a teaching job.  His facebook page is all about him as a skier.  I know for a fact he went on at least five interviews to obscure schoolboards in the middle of nowhere but he didn't get a job.  I know why.  He didn't come off like a serious, professional guy.

 

It's better to act like you have traditional values rather than coming off like a revolutionary activist.

 

Research the companies you want to work for.  Get the emails of bosses.  Send them a nice-sounding email now and then.

 

Create a simple professional name for your websites, blog, email address, twitter handle, etc.

 

Most people start a blog in order to build up some professional credibility but it takes passion to write a new article every week.  Most blogs are abandoned or neglected severely after three months.  Don'' do it unless you can do it well.

 

Develop friendships on your webpage then casually but not desperately hint that you are looking for new opportunities.  Ask for ideas and advice.

 

Check out the social media websites of the companies you want to work for to get a feel for them.

 

Social Media Subtle Brown-Noser 1

 

Get involved in your field in a volunteering, publishing or activist manner such that people know you.  If somebody puts your name in a search engine, will they get a few positive articles about you relating to your field?  What about locally? 

If an individual's name comes up who has gotten his or her name in the news as a volunteer or leader in the field, that's a good sign that this individual is on the ball, not a slacker.

 

Some people have blogs, online newsletters or personal websites where they describe what they're doing in their field of work and what's goin' on.  This is excellent publicity for them.

 

An easy way to get free internet presence is to use one of those free website hosting sites like weebly.com or angelfire.com to post your e-resume up.  Your e-resume will have several references to your field.  Even if you have a job, you might get a better offer.

 

There are basic techniques you can use to get your website higher visibility in order to get picked up in a high ranking by a search engine which I discuss in my business book. 

Try to use as many hyperlinks to major websites as possible and use metatags.  The key term is your profession or the name of your field.  Use it in your website as much as possible.

 

There are about three rules for writing in your blog/ website related to your field:

 

1.) Be helpful.

 

2.) Be positive.  Don't badmouth anyone.

 

3.) Have as many hyperlinks as possible to companies, organizations, websites, newsletters, etc. in your field.  This will help you get picked up by internet searches as well as make your website look like you're trying to be helpful.

 

On your personal blog/ website, you can put up little presentations in podcast form as though you're hosting your own show or teaching people about something in your field.  They click on the podcast icon and they see you there talking about something.

 

Beyond this, go to trade shows, industry events, job fairs and social events.

 

Some people host a TV or radio show locally in their field such as the cable TV access channel.

 

Some people write articles about their field for the newspaper and magazines.

 

You could teach a class, conduct a workshop, produce a how-to CD, write articles for websites or write a book in your field. 

If you write articles or host an internet TV show about your field, this gives you a way to contact all the bigshots in your field and ask them for an interview about the subject matter for the article/ show not a job interview but the thing is that they get to know who you are through this.

 

People like people who they socialize with such as through local social service clubs and the local golf club.

 

Local media always need a person in some field to do a commentary on whatever story they're working on.  You do this by either befriending them locally, telling them you're available as an expert for TV interviews, etc. or get listed as an expert in some of them expert directories where media come looking for an expert when they need an interview or a sound byte.

 

A way to use the internet to your advantage is to put your name on it associated with positive activities like set up a blog/ website where you talk about how you're raising money to help homeless, mentally ill people.

 

Facebook research can be used to learn about companies you're applying to and possibly learn a little bit about the people who will be interviewing you.

 

You could use alumni connections from your Alma Mater to help you.  If you are interviewing with a company, search for alumni who are working there.  Talk to them.

 

When you seek and maintain professional connections via social networking sites, follow the same etiquette you would if you were networking by phone and in person.

 

Put anything up on the internet that you wouldn't mind your mother seeing and nothing else.

 

Use your social media page or website to come across as a serious-minded, helpful person trying to make a contribution.

 

Investigate potential employers.

 

Social Media Job Websites

 

Try #650.14 at the library.

 

ama.org, American Marketing Association.

prsa.org, Public Relations Society of America

gsmo.org, Government Social Media Managers

socialmediaassoc.com, Social Media Association

espaonline.org, Event Service Professionals Association

 

allfacebook.com, articles about cleaning up your profile, privacy.

job-hunt.org/social-networking/twitterjob-board.shtml

studentbranding.com

becomed.com, job search organizer software.

branchout.com, app for your resume profile.

buckleysearch.com/marketing_yourself.htm gist.com, free crm software.

careeramp.com, app for facebook.

careerdistinction.com

ehow.com/how_5163197_scrub-facebook-profile-job-search.html, how to scrub your facebook profile; to prepare to apply for jobs

google.com/alerts, put your name in, get articles about you sent to you.

indeed.com

innovatecv.com

inthedoor.com, cross-references your facebook friends with where they work to send you job postings

jibe.com

jobkatch.com, job search organizer software.

linkd.in, tips for your linked.com profile.

linkd.in/browse-industries, look for executives in your field socioclean.com, clean and secure your social network content

linkedin.com, touted as the best job social media website.

mywebcareer.com

networkedblogs.com/topic/personal_branding

nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nace/jobchoices0812/index.php, social media in your job search.

onlineidcalculator.com

personalbranding.tv

personalbrandingblog.com

pipl.com, type in youir name for a background check.

reachcc.com

reachpersonalbranding.com

reader.google.com, get emails sent to you about executives and companies you want to work for.

reputation.com, cleans up online stuff.

simplyhired.com, facebook button at the bottom of the page.

socialmention.com, an alert service.

thepersonalbrandingblog.com

tweepml.org/Personal-Branding

tweetbeep.com, tells you when someone tweets about you.

yasni.com, pull up everything online about anyone.

 

Chapter 2. Social Media Job Search 1

 

Social Media Job Search

 

Ge rid of all your flowery, pop culture type B.S. that you put up on facebook, instagram, youtune, etc. trying to look like a cool, happenin’ person.

 

Put up some generic and/ or professional profile with your real name as it appears on your resume on:

 

google+

facebook

linkedin

 

Put up stuff like you volunteering at the local animal shelter.  Almost everybody thinks of themselves as an animal lover except for people from very poor foreign backgrounds who see animals as meat or frivolous junk.

 

Some people go online to talk about their field.  This can network you into a job, if you offer twitter tips or start a youtube channel for your field.

 

You can create a free resume website at weebly.com or wix.com.

 

Use keywords and phrasing to tailor your resume to a person searching resumes.

 

Keep track of where you've applied

 

Follow up with an email or phone call a week after you apply.

 

Social Media in the Job Search from the Dead Website careerservices.princeton.edu/undergraduate-students/internship-job-search/social-media

 

Create professional social media profiles.

 

Create a linkedin.com profile.  Include the experience on your resume, keywords, skills, accomplishments and web links.

 

Use a job headshot photo and a headline.

 

Follow organizations in your field.

 

Stay current on news and opportunities.

 

Join groups in your field.

 

Follow discussions and leaders to learn about trends.

 

Post articles related to your field.

 

Search for alumni who work at target companies.

 

Reach out to connections periodically.  Personalize each message.

 

Use twitter to learn about industries, follow leaders and organizations.

 

Share content.

 

Build your professional brand.

 

Create a twitter handle with your name or your name and profession.

 

Upload a headshot photo that looks professional.

 

Create a professional profile.

 

Say you’re looking for a job.  Describe the job.

 

Add links to your website or linkedin profile if appropriate.

 

Show knowledge and interest in your field by posting and tweeting useful content.

 

Follow organizations and useful forums.

 

Re-tweet, reply and DM to establish connections.

 

Follow hashtags relevant to your industry.

 

Search for jobs by location, job titles, hashtags and social recruiting resources.

 

Professionalize your facebook profile and use privacy settings and friend lists to manage who can view professional content.

 

Build your network by liking professional associations and alumni organization pages.

 

Join relevant groups.

 

Start discussions with people and organizations by commenting, messaging and linking informative content.

 

Follow employer organizations.

 

For industries that value creativity, use pinterest.

Draft a headline with your career goals and top skills.

Create an infographic resume to illustrate your work history and accomplishments.

Try easelly or kinzaa.

Develop boards featuring career information/

Add links to videos and projects.

 

Sharetweet widget

 

Create images for social media with canva.

 

Try Linkedin for students.

 

Social Media Job Article at prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/getting-a-job/job-hunting-and-social-media

 

Look for a job through social media.

 

Chapter 3. Social Media Job Search 2

 

Social Media Job Article from web.archive.org/web/20180315221327/https://careerservices.princeton.edu/undergraduate-students/internship-job-search/social-media

 

Social media connects you with professionals, alumni, recruiters, etc.

 

Clean up your profiles.

 

Start a professional linkedin.com profile like a resume.

 

Establish a professional image.

 

Follow organizations.

 

Join groups in your field.

 

Update your profile with posts in your field.

 

 

Leverage features like the Job Search and Alumni Search tools.

 

Search for alumni who work in your field.

 

If you can become an expert in some part of your field, people will come to you offering a job.

 

Use Twitter to learn about industries, followleaders and organizations.

 

Share content.

 

Establish connections.

 

Create a Twitter handle using your name and profession.

 

Upload a headshot photo.

 

Create a professional profile.

 

Describe the type of job you are looking for.

 

Add links to a website and LinkedIn profile.

 

Tweet links to relevant articles or your work.

 

Follow organizations for interesting Tweetchats.

 

Re-tweet, reply.

 

Follow hashtags relevant to your industry.

 

Professionalize your facebook profile.

 

Use privacy settings.

 

Use friend lists to manage personal versus professional content.

 

Like professional associations and alumni.

 

Request to join relevant groups.

 

Start discussions.  Answer questions, comment, messaging and link to informative content.

 

Follow the pages of employers.

 

Pinterest is good for graphic design, the arts or PR.

 

Create an infographic resume.

 

Employers Will Type Your Name Into a Search Engine

 

Nowadays when an employer is down to a few people for a job, they'll check them out online to see who looks best out there in cyberspace.

 

Don't put anything up on the internet with your real name on it or your face (because of facial recognition technology) that might compromise your future plans to run for political office or make your mother feel ashamed that she created you because if you do, there is a good chance somebody will find it at some point in time.

 

They're outing past porn stars all the time.  Some girl did some porno 25 years ago.  Now she's a high school English teacher and somebody finds her old porn scene.  It's probably facial recognition technology.

 

Let's say you're into casual sex dating for fun.  Don't use your real name, scratch your face out of your picture with any photo-editing program because it's a personal, private thing you do that a lot of people think is immoral and they don't need to know. 

 

What you do in your personal life is nobody's business but your own but it doesn't work that way in real life.  If your presence is on the internet and some prosecutor, political opponent or business enemy wants to screw you, they will find the dirt and expose it.

 

I've used alt.com, fling.com, flirt.com and a few others.  I always blank out my face and say I'm in a people-oriented profession.  A lot of people I deal with wouldn't approve of my alternative lifestyle and don't need to know about it anyway.

 

What you post now may be on the Internet forever.  You might even have enemies like vindicative ex-lovers who post incriminating comments or photos of you up.

 

If you're applying for a white collar or professional job, don't put it above your potential employer to check you out on the popular search engines and social networking websites.

 

If you are an internet blogger, have a personal website or otherwise do something on the internet where you use your real name, beware that employers and potential employers are increasingly punching the names of employees and potential employees into search engines to see what comes up.

 

If something sexual, extremely religious, political or something else controversial comes up, they may fire you or choose not to hire you. 

Some guy who worked as a CPA moonlighted as an escort and used his real name in his website ad.  He was fired.

 

In order to protect yourself, don't do anything questionable on the internet using your real name.  Use a pseudo-name or handle instead.

 

One guy was applying for jobs as a lawyer and couldn't figure out why he couldn't get a job since he looked so good on paper.  He eventually found out that a former girlfriend had trashed him on some websites geared for women to vent their frustrations at getting dumped.

 

The guy filed a civil lawsuit against her saying it was libel.  It's just like printing lies in a newspaper according to him.

 

I don't know what became of the lawsuit but the lesson is clear.  Do a search engine search of your name and clean up any bad press or change your name a bit to nullify negative search results.

 

There was some other guy who put up some silly video about himself dancing on youtube, using his real name.  He thought he was being cool but he blacklisted himself.

 

You can be sly about it to create a fake profile making yourself look like a saint.  Create a myspace profile about all your phony volunteer work and how you're helping to save the whales and the icebergs.  Post pictures of all your friends looking straightlaced.  Put a link with MADD.

 

usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2006-03-08-facebook-myspace_x.htm

 

deadspin.com/5162734/its-all-fun-and-games-until-your-cheerleader-stripper-pole-photos-show-up-on-facebook, cheerleaders: it's all fun and games until your cheerleader stripper pole photos show up on facebook.

 

All Emails, Texts and Twitter is Public Domain

 

Never say anything in an electronic message that you wouldn't want appearing in public, attributed to you because it's easy for hackers to get that stuff, some people think it's public domain anyway while others reveal it publicly either to get you or just for fun.

 

Background Check Websites

 

Employers use background check websites to check out new potential employees.  Use a free background check website to see what they say about you.

 

1800ussearch.com

aaronspi.com/background-check.htm

abika.com

aboutbackgroundcheck.com uniquebackgroundchecks.com affiliatesuccess.net

backgroundsearcher.com

checkthatbackground.com

cinnamond-global.com, global background checks

civil-files.com

courtrecords.org

crimcheck.com

criminalrecordssite.com

datesandlove.com

detectivetoday.com

emailfinder.profilespy.org, enter any email address to find out the person's identity and background

fdle.state.fl.us/criminalhistory/, (850) 410-8572

find.intelius.com/search-name.php, intellus search; background and other searches

govpublicaccess.com

hire-safe.com, background checks, drug testing and integrity assesment profiles.

identi-check.com/services.asp  criminalwatchdog.com

identitypi.com

intelius.com

knowx.com

langenberg.com, langenberg search; people finders.

las-elc.org/lcriminalrecords.pdf

mymatchchecker.com criminalcheck.com beenverified.com

netdetective.com

net-investigator.org

official-certificates.co.uk

peoplesearch.com

personbackgroundcheck.com/site2/criminalrecord/

pfcinformation.com, 212-580-7077, background checks.

pipl.com, free

public-records-now.com

records.com

records-search.net references-etc.com

rmvrecords.org, driving records.

safespy.net

search-detective.net

searchforanyone.org

searchsystems.net, free links to public records databases.

thecriminalrecordcentre.com

ussearch.com

virtualchase.com/articles/background_checks.html, how to conduct a background check; how to investigate people.

webdetective.com

whitepages.com

yellowbook.com

 

Join a Social Media Club

 

meetup.com

socialmediaclub.com

 

People Search Engines/ Social Media Search Engines

 

freepeoplesearch-online.com, free people searcn.

 

people.yahoo.com

peoplelookup.com

peoplesearch.net

peoplefinder.com

pipl.com

search.twitter.com

socialmention.com

spokeo.com, background profiles on people.

whostalkin.com

wink.com, social and people search engine

zoominfo.com

 

Use Pinterest For Your Job Search

 

Create a Venn Diagram or resume pin board which is a visual representation of items on your resume such as the companies you have worked for, schools you have attended, hobbies, etc.

 

Promote it with links to it from your resume, business cards, twitter and your personal website.

 

Pinterest requires either a facebook or twitter account.

 

pinterest.com

 

wisemapping.com

venndiagram.com

cut-the-knot.org/lewiscarroll/venndiagrams.shtml

bubbl.us, mindmapping application.

cmap.ihmc.us/download/index.php

mindmeister.com

knowledgemanager.us, concept maps; knowledge master is a knowledge representation and management tool based on the principles of cognitive psychology; semantic networks and knowledge.

 

Chapter 4. Social Media Job Search 3

 

Social Media Way to Find a Job 1

Google yourself.  Employers might.  Get rid of the crap.

 

Set up a Google Alert for your name at google.com/alerts.

 

Set up your profile at linkedin.com and begin networking, directing potential employers to your profile.

 

See other people’s career paths.

 

Identify sector-specific groups you can join.

 

Read company pages.

 

Follow companies on twitter and employees as well as good twitter jobsites.

 

Follow corporate blogs and profiles.

 

Follow employee blogs and profiles.

 

Some employees tweet and blog.

 

Make your LinkedIn profile complete.

 

Be nice and useful on linkedin.

 

Make the most of your headlines.

 

 Make it easy for others to find you.  Put your email and phone number up.

 

Speak in job lingo.

 

Show you’re interested.

 

Build your network.

 

Use linkedin.

 

Get involved in groups

 

Look out for opportunities.

 

Research, research.

 

ucd.ie/careers/ucdcareers

 

Show your knowledge.

 

Social Media Way to Find a Job 2

 

Make a professional profile on facebook, linkedin.com and other social media websites.

 

Start a twitter account offering some kind of advice and news for your field.  It muight network you into a job.

 

Look up employers using their social media profiles to get clues about how you might approach them for a job other than the usual way.

 

Try to develop relationships online with people who have the power to give you a job.

 

There are forums that focus on almost every subject and profession.  Employers sometimes go on these forums to look for potential employees.

 

Many professional organizations have job boards on their websites.  Join the professional association in yuour field.

 

Create a blog, contribute articles to article websites, go on facebook, linked, groups.yahoo.com, groups.google.com or myspace, put up videos and/ or podcasts either offering general information about your field or offering people to come along as you search for a job in that field, offering practical tips.

 

If it's a general blog in the field, in your profile, say you're looking for a job.

 

You might attract an employer or headhunter or some other job seeker might get a job and refer you to that place too.

 

Just like you're posting positive information about yourself on the internet, do not post negative, frivolous stuff like pictures of you drunk at a party or a picture of yourself as president of a BDSM club.

 

Some people post to their followers on facebook and twitter that they're looking for a job and would appreciate any possible leads.

 

Job boards are kind of like social communities where employers put up job wanted ads, usually for the people in their local area.  Find job boards in your field for your city, state or region.

 

You can apply for a job anywhere and the employer can do a first interview either over the phone or via video-conference like skype.

 

time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1903083,00.html

 

Spam Ruined E-Mail: Send a Fax

 

Most businesses still use fax machines.  If you're concerned that your e-mail resume and cover letter will be destroyed by a company's anti-spam software before it ever gets read, go back to sending faxes which you can do over the internet.  You don't need a fax machine to send a fax to a fax machine over the internet.

 

Even if your e-mail gets through, a manager will see the title and delete it.  All faxes get through in hard copy and you have more control in setting up the page to look good.

 

Another advantage is that it's very hard to find e-mail addresses but there are fax directories around.

 

alt.fax

 

ascii-art.com, art for sig files.

 

awa.com/faxinet

chris.com/ascii, art for sig files.

completelyfreesoftware.com/faxphone.zip

computersmarts.com/faxmod

cynet-fax.com

datasoft.com

datawave.net/wf_instructions.html

digifax.com

efax.com

fax4free.com

faxaway.com

faxint.com

faxnet.net

faxsav.com

faxscape.com

faxwave.com

gammalink.com

getmessage.com

ihub.com

interpage.net

j2.com

jfax.com, jfax.net, 888 getjfax

mail2wap.com

mailcity.com

mightyfax.com

mtnsms.com, send text messages.

myfax.com

mytalk.com

netcentric.com

northcoast.com/savetz/faxfaq.html, fax and internet.

 

Chapter 4. Job Search Support Groups to Help Find a Job

 

Go to Local Job Support and Job Finding Events

 

Find local job related events.

 

meetup.com

 

Start a Job Support Group

 

You could start a group by putting an ad somewhere like meetup.com or asking your priest to mention it at church on Sunday.

 

Go to a professional networking site like linkedin.com or even a general one like groups.google.com and start your own group.

 

chronicfatigue.                            dead website, try dotdash.com, thebalance.com and thoughtco.com
/od/supportadvocacy/a/startsupportgrp.htm, how to start a support group.

meetup.com/jobs/, start a job support group.

workministry.com/resources/basicissuesjsg.shtml, basic issues for forming a job support group.

 

List of Job Support Groups by State

 

partnerships.workforce3one.org

partnerships.workforce3one.org/page/resources/1001107640573554944

careerusa.org/groups.html

workministry.com

 

yahoogroups.com

googlegroups.com

 

Job Support Group Websites/ Job Support Club Websites/ Job Finding Clubs

 

There are job support groups around to help you out where you meet with others looking for work.  Ask about them at your local employment office, unemployment office or at the chamber of commerce. 

 

The organizations listed below provide advocacy, career planning, training or support for specific groups of people.

 

Type "Job Finding Club" and the name of your city and state to find a local job finding club.

 

Job-search support groups can be located at churches, libraries, government employment centers, on college campuses, at schools, cafes, homes and at meetup.com.

 

meetup.com

 

40plus.org

40plus-dc.org

50plusworks.com/setting-up-work-clubs-and-group-activities

americasjobexchange.com/career-advice/job-search-support-groups

americasjobexchange.com/career-advice/job-search-support-groups

andrealeadsom.com/social-action/job-clubs

awee.org/programs.html

balltraining.com/jfc.html

careerconnects.org/austin-career-support-groups/

careerdfw.org/J/groups/40-networking-groups/52-networking-meetings-all.html, dallas

career-executive-placement-job-search-resume.meetup.com

careerjournal.com/jobhunting/jobloss

career-network.meetup.com

careervision.org/resources/jobgroups.htm, illinois.

centerforwomennj.org/job_readiness.html

cf.ac.uk/carsv/jobhunting/helpwithapps/gradjobseek/, graduate job seekers support group.

chicagojobs.org/comm/supportgroups.html

chicagojobtalk.com

coastiechicks.net/worklifeiscmedicalwebsites.html, coast guard spouse support group, links to useful websites.

colonialchurch.org/loving_serving/support_groups

cuyahogaworks.org/resources/job-clubs-neohio.aspx

cvtips.com/g_job_clubs.html

dailystrength.org

dailystrength.org, over 500 support groups.

dressforsuccess.org, promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

easter.org/wordpress/job-transitions-group/

edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Experience_Unlimited_for_Job_Seekers.htm

egroups.com

ehow.com/about_6321842_job-hunting-support-groups.html

enjoyingwork.com/supportgroups_meetings.html, joy at work" support groups.

fairhavenchurch.org/job_seekers_group

fedupfeds.org

finance.groups.yahoo.com

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/allwelldiggers

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/recruitersnetwork

findspot.com/elements-of-a-job-support-group.htm

fiveoclockclub.com, small fee.

flipdog.com

flipdog.com/jobs/montana/holcim-group-support-ltd

fortyplus.org, forty plus of northern california.

foundsupport.com

freelists.org/archives/jsfg_cinti

gbjobclubs.org, britain.

gethirednow.com/articles/network_from_scratch.shtml

groups.yahoo.com

helpguide.org

helpguide.org/life/job_networking_how_to_find_job.htm

helpwanted.com

hillchamber.org/jobseekers/default.asp

hranca.org/members/support.asp, human resource association of the national capital area.

indeed.com/forum

indeed.com/support

investopedia.com/financial-edge/1209/find-the-perfect-job-with-a-career-club.aspx

iseek.org/industry/it/jobs/job-networking-groups.html

job.com

jobconnections.org

jobfinderssupport.blogspot.com

jobfinderssupport.com

jobfinderssupport.com/support_group.htm

jobfinderssupport.com/support_group.htm

jobfinderssupport.com/support_group.htm

jobfinderssupport.com/support_group.htm, hillsboro, or.

job-finding-club.com

job-hunt.org/employer_alumni_networking.shtml, company alumni and military and government alumni groups.

job-hunt.org/job--networking/job-networking.shtml, list of job support groups.

jobhunt.org/jobsearchnetworking/jobsearchnetworking.shtml

jobhunters.meetup.com

jobrapido.com/jobs+support+groups

jobsearch.                            dead website, try dotdash.com, thebalance.com and thoughtco.com
/od/networking/a/best-places-networking.htm

job-search.meetup.com

jobsearchfocusgroup.com

job-seekers.meetup.com

jobskills.org/jfc

jobstar.org/socal/resource/carcent/orange.php

jobtransition.net

jocolibrary.org

kclibrary.org/tutorials-guides/job-hunting

launchpadjobclub.com

lawcrossing.com/article/900008645/the-job-club-approach-to-finding-jobs/

layofflounge.com, for laid off people.

linkedin.com/groups

listask.com/lits/support-work-group.htm, luhs.org/health/kbase/htm/shc5/6/shc56.htm, group in mn.

local.com

meetup.com

meetup.com

meetup.com/job-club/

meetup.com/jobgroup

meetup.com/job-loss-therapist-facilitated-support-group, seattle, wa.

meetup.com/nycjobseekers/

messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-wdjobsupport

migrantsresourcecentre.org.uk/ajobsupportgroup.htm

mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.htm

mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.pdf

mnworkforcecenter.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.htm

mosaicblueprint.com/mosaic_job_cafe.html

mumsnet.com/jobs/searching-for-work

myjobtips.com/resources

neighbors-helping-neighbors.com

njpajobfair.com/jobsupportgroup.html, new jersey

nwbc.org, between jobs ministry is a free support ministry of northwest bible church finnegancounseling.org, free of charge by st. luke’s united methodist church

parenthood.library.wisc.edu/wg/workgroup3.html

philaup.org/jobs/jobs.html

phoenix.jobing.com/tag/+support+group, arizona.

pregnancy.org/phpbb2/viewforum.php, look for lost a job support group.

printoneroffice.co.uk/jobsupportgroup.html

promatch.org, targeted job search workshops.

quintcareers.com/job_club.html

regretsonly.com, life's biggest regrets.

resumewritinghow.com, job support group.

/support.html

/support.html, chicago.

rotary-ribi.org

saintalphonsus.com/index.php, catholic church, inverness, il.

skokielibrary.com/s_programs/pr_calendar/pr_events/0705/career.html, skokie job and career support group.

solihullforsuccess.com/jobs-and-training/looking-for-work/work-clubs/

southbaygroups.com/mens-group-faq.htm, san jose, ca.

southlakefocusgroup.com

standrewlu.org/jobtransition.shtml

supportgroupscentral.com

supportresource.net

thehelpgroup.org

thejobforum.org/resources.htm

thejobforum.org/resources.htm

trinityprinceton.org/jobseekers.cfm, an episcopal parish in princeton, new jersey.

unemployed.meetup.com

unemployment-support.meetup.com

vccpls.org/jssg/jssg_index.html, the job search support group of valley community church.

vpi-inc.com/job_clubs.aspx, vpi job finding clubs jobgym.com/jobfinding

webmd.com/hw/healthy_seniors/shc56.asp, job transition support group c/o colonial church of edina.

westfieldnj.com/supportgroup

workforceallianceonline.org

workministry.com

workministry.com, a community of job support groups for career management.

workministry.com/job_support_groups.shtml

workministry.com/jsg/illinois.shtml

workministry.com/newsletter/jsg/index.shtml

workministry.com/resources/wmjobsupportgroups.shtml

yahoo.com/yahoogroupsjobs

yellowpages.superpages.com

zvents.com, cupertino rotary job search support group, sunnyvale.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1801 L St.  Nw

Washington, Dc 20507

202-663-4264

eeoc.gov

Federal laws, executive orders and selected Federal grant programs bar discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age and handicap.  Information on how to file a charge of discrimination is available from U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offices around the country.

 

National Association for The Advancement Of

Colored People - Naacp

4805 Mount Hope Dr.

Baltimore, Md 21215-3297

410-358-8900

212-358-8900

naacp.org

 

National Urban League

Employment Department

500 E. 62nd St.

NYC 10021

301-310-9000

nul.org

 

Local Job Support Groups/ Local Job Support Clubs

 

Go to either your local government employment office, church or public library and ask for the name of a local job support group or try:

 

meetup.com

linkedin.com

groups.yahoo.com

finance.groups.yahoo.com groups.google.com

40plus.org

 

ahkcommunity.com/records/831321.html, holy family job support group, inverness, il.

aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/hw/healthy_seniors/shc56.asp, edina, il.

augustgroup.org, rochester, ny

bbj.org, businesspersons between jobs, st.louis, mo

beltwaynetworking.com, beltway networking, washington, dc.

bethesdalourdes.org, our lady of lourdes church. bethesda md, workcenter

brotherhoodstandrew.org/howto/htfjobsupport.html

bumc.net/career, brentwood united methodist church, brentwood, tn

caerdydd.ac.uk/2664, graduate job seekers support group.

cardiff.ac.uk/carsv/jobhunting/applications_interviews/jssg/index.html, graduate job seekers support group, cardiff university.

careercenter.depaul.edu/student/explore/chicago_area.aspx

careerconnection.org, dallas tx careerplacejobs.com, managed by middlesex community college, woburn, ma.

careerpointma.org, holyoke, ma

careersuccessassociates.com/wind.html, boston.

ccda.net/programs_jobs.php, christians, alexandria, va, catholic charities of the diocese of arlington, va

cclowell.org, career center of lowell, ma

chagrinvalleyjobseekers.org, northeast ohio

chicagojobtalk.org

collectivenet.org, colorado

covenant.org, covenant presbyterian church, austin tx crossoflifelutheran.org/jaws.html, roswell, ga cuyahogalibrary.org/careerbackpage.aspx, northeast ohio. cuyahogalibrary.org/careerexpert.aspx, cuyahoga county public library, oh

csix.org, job support meetings in cupertino, ca.

etrcc.com/jobseekers-gis.php, norwood, ma

face2.net, massachusetts, boxborough

facetofacenetworking.com, long island, nyc.

fairhavenchurch.org/job_seekers_group, job seekers group, fairhaven church, centerville oh

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/arjobs-ct, arkansas.

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fljobs-ct, florida.

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mnjobs-ct/links, minnesota career support groups. finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/msjobs-ct, mississippi.

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/njjobs-ct/links, new jersey career transition groups. finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pajobs-ct/links, pennsylvania career transition groups.

finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/tnjobs-ct, tennessee.

fortyplus.org, forty plus of northern california

groups.yahoo.com/group/careerbridge, flower mound, tx, near dallas, trietsch memorial united methodist church.

irenesinteff.com/rinod.html, rhode islanders networking, warwick.

jobclubs.angelfire.com, washington dc

jobconnections.org, job search support meetings in danville, ca.

jobsearching.org, the north carolina triad region

jobseekers.org, marietta ga, christian

jobsministrysouthwest.com, jobs ministry southwest, sugar land, tx, near houston

linkingmichiana.com, mi-in-il.

meetup.com/careercafeofbethesda, the career cafe of bethesda, md

ministriesofgrace.org/graceworks, graceworks, san francisco

ministriesofgrace.org/graceworks, graceworks, weekly job search support meetings in san francisco, ca.

mycareerplace.org/links, barrington il

networkingroundtable.net, memphis, tn, the sycamore view church of christ

northpoint.org/jobhelp, christ centered career group, north point community church, alpharetta, ga papen.us, pennsylvania professional employment network. queenslibrary.org/services/job-information/job-information-centers, job information centers, queens borough public library, ny

sharedjourneyservices.com/job-seekers/group, job seekers group at ebenezer lutheran church, chicago, il

smartvt.org, smartvt job club, burlington vt

southwestjobnet.com, southwest job network, arizona.

theworkplace.org, boston, ma, 617-737-0093

trinity.org/parishlife/jobseekers, job seekers ministry. holy trinity catholic church, washington dc trinityprinceton.org/ministries/view/17/jobseekers, princeton, nj washingtonnetworkgroup.com, washington dc

washingtonpost.com/jobs/content?content=/career_advice/networking.htm, list of the networking associations in the washington, d.c. area

wbis.biz, women building investing in success, washington dc

webmanagersroundtable.net, web managers round table, washington dc

windnetworking.net, boston workcenter.us, washington, dc

workministry.com/jsg/california.shtml, california directory of job support groups.

worknetpinellas.org, pinellas county, fl

 

Christian Job Support Groups

 

Check local churches for job/ work support groups.

 

workministry.com/jsg/*****.shtml, links to job support organizations.

 

workministry.com/jsg/arizona.shtml, links to job support organizations.

 

workministry.com/jsg/california.shtml, links to job support organizations.

 

workministry.com, job support groups in faith-based organizations

 

c3g.org, christ centered career groups

crossroadscareer.org, crossroads career network, a network of churches who help people find jobs

fotw.org/ministries/allministries/jobsupport.asp, fellowship of the woodlands, the job support ministry.

jobsupportministry.com

jobsupportministry.org

standrewlu.org/jobtransition.shtml, st. andrew lutheran church, job transition group.

ststephens.com/jobsupport, edina, mn.

ststephens.com/stst/job_search_support_group, st. stephen's episcopal church, edina, minnesota.

 

Jewish Job Support Websites

 

jvsnj.org/?q=iajvs-affiliates-area, jewish vocational service agencies in the united states, canada and israel. jvs offers career and job search services and support to the community to anyone, not just jews.

 

iajvs.org/iajvs_affiliate_agencies.htm, international association of jewish vocational services.

jvsjobs.org, jewish.

jvsnj.org/affiliates.html, jewish vocational service agencies, help for all regardless of religion.

jvs.org, jewish vocational service, san francisco

jvsla.org, jewish vocational service, los angeles

yourtoolsforliving.org/services/careers, jewish family and career services, nondenominational support in atlanta, ga

 

Nonprofit Job Support Groups/ Free Career Counseling Services

 

goodwill.org/goodwill-for-you/jobs-and-careers, goodwill industries: job training and employment services

career-development.meetup.com

careermovesjvs.blogspot.com

chicagojobtalk.org

cms.grcc.edu/counselingandcareercenter/resources/communityresources

networkofcare.org

idealist.org

charityvillage.com/directories/organizations-a-h/community-and-social-services.aspx

chicagojobs.org/topic/getting-started/career-counseling/free-low-cost-or-sliding-fee

chicagojobtalk.org

eddinscounseling.com/resources/career-planning-resources/

employment911.com

freecounselinghelp.com

guidestar.org

jfsnorthjersey.org/services/vocational-counseling/

minorityprofessionalnetwork.com

multiculturaladvantage.com

ncda.org/aws/ncda/pt/sp/resources

nyack.edu/content/careerresources

pjcc.org/jewishlife/resources/support-organizations.html

thejobforum.org, san francisco

vocationvillage.com

womenventure.org/resources/career-resources.html

youranswerplace.org

 

Older Worker Job Support Groups

 

40plus-dc.wildapricot.org/40plus-other-chapters

fortyplus.org, older professionals.

 

40 Plus of New York

15 Park Row

Nyc 10038

212-233-6086

fp.org/chapters.htm

Mutual aid for unemployed executive types over 40.

 

40 Plus of Philadelphia

1218 Chestnut St.

Philadelphia, Pa 19107

215-923-2074

fp.org/chapters.htm

Mutual aid for unemployed executive types over 40.

 

American Association of Retired Persons

Worker Equity

601 E St. Nw

Washington, Dc 20049

202-434-2040

aarp.org

 

Association Nacional Por Personas Mayores

National Association for Hispanic Elderly

234 E. Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, Ca 91101

626-564-1988

This organization specifically serves low-income, minority older persons.

 

National Association of Older Workers

Employment Services

c/o National Council On The Aging

#200

409 3rd St. Sw

Washington, Dc 20024

800-867-2755

202-479-1200

Fax: 202-479-0735

ncoa.org

 

National Caucus/Center On Black Aged, Inc.

1424 K St. Nw

#500

Washington, Dc 20005

202-637-8400

 

 

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