Job Hunting Through Social Networks??

Is the way to find a job changing??

According to the wall street journal article, it is.

This article explains the attitude that companies prefer referrals for the fact that they perform better and stay longer at the company.


How do managers find there referrals? This article says that that is where social networks like LinkedIn are playing a huge role.

They explain that LinkedIn is most focused on academic and professional interests, while facebook and twitter are based on more social purposes.

Nonetheles, they advise that we, as undergraduates, should create attractive professional profile of ourselves, such as academic interests, past experiences, and connections.

It looks like LinkedIn is actually becoming popular that for the past few weeks, I have got a several invites from friends to create an account for it.

LinkedIn seems to be the most professional social networking service, however, facebook and twitter are still used among human resource departments at companies.


This article also posted a several "interesting" hints for facebook and twitter.

For the facebook profile, since a lot of people post up their personal pictures online, be sure that they are set in private and do not update any pictures that you do not want your grandmothers to see.

For twitter, create two accounts for the personal use and the professional use. It is unlikely that Human resource managers want to know the candidates' friday night plans.



The Basics of Job Hunting Through Social Networks