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BRANDING, SELF-PROMOTION & SOCIAL MEDIA: how to help your dream job find you. ERIC WEAVER Tribal DDB

Talent is Social: Helping Your Dream Job Find YOU via Social Media

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Alternate title: how to use social media to help your perfect job find YOU. Synopsis: We live in a world where recruiters are overwhelmed and time-starved; where Google is the front door to finding what you're looking for; and where the traditional job search approach of Spray and Pray has little efficacy. This is a modification of the presentation I did for PR4People. Audience: anyone looking for a job or wanting to have the best job find THEM in the future.

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BRANDING, SELF-PROMOTION & SOCIAL MEDIA:how to help your dream job find you.

ERIC WEAVERTribal DDB

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The realities of recruitment Hiring manager opens requisition HR sends to internal audiences first Externally, goes to traditional job boards Recruiters drown in resumes Hiring manager often may not move forward

What if this guy is a bad hire? What if the new boss thinks increasing our overhead

was a bad move? (no one ever got fired for cutting $)

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The realities of Spray and Pray When you find possibilities online:

You are one of hundreds that is applying for this gig You have no idea of the environment

Good environment? Bad? Good chemistry? Bad?

Recruiters often act as gauntlets rather than advocatesNot incented to read every resume, maintain communication

You’re not in the driver’s seatWait for phone calls that never comeSudden disconnectsHope tends to pile up on questionable opportunities

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The new jobhunt …is about being found more than busting your way in. The bigger intellectual footprint you have online, the

higher the likelihood of being found by the right people. Be trusted and be recommended, rather than an intruder

on a mission. In the interviewing process, your footprint is

confirmation of trust (or distrust). It seals the deal! My last three jobs came from Google, a conference, and

a blog post!

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A better approach: be found. You’re in the driver’s seat You’re less likely to be blocked You’ll have a better match if they can find out

more about you prior to contacting you

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Social job hunting Figure out the types of people and companies

you would you want to work with Determine best approach to branding yourself Create a social presence that will maximize

being found

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First, a bit about branding.

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A brand is a PROMISE The experience someone will always have The benefit they’ll always receive The unique difference that will always be there

A brand is strongest through clear messagingand consistent delivery, crafted for the peoplewho will care, in a way that benefits THEM.

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YOU are a brand

A promise to friends. Tofuture employers. Tosociety.

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Trust is a basic requirement forbrands and business How do I minimize trust killers?

Be found or referred, rather than interrupting one’s search. Demonstrate value, don’t just blather on about it.

How do I build trust with prospective customers? Demonstrate intellectual capital: you know your stuff. Demonstrate a vision for this profession or this market. Show that others took a chance on you and benefitted. Show that you’re ethical, easy to work with…trustworthy.

How do you empower others to spread their trust inyour offering? Give customers a voice. Amplify their words about you. Make sharing your value effortless.

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IDENTITY

Step 1: identify your unique“business-applicable” traits The most fascinating or remarkable The traits that make you authentic, real, trustworthy Think about your quirks, through a positive lens

Perfectionist = detail-focused Scattered = multi-tasker Aggressive = gets things done Stubborn = determined

Honesty is always the best policy Overshare? Not always.

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DIRECTION

Step 2: determine your goals andaudience What’s your vision for your career in 2014?

What do you want to be known for?

What kinds of people do you want to attract? Green office specialist: office admins, Ops VPs Art director: marketing directors, creative directors Digital PR wunderkind: agency heads, marketing

teams Where do those people “live” online?

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MESSAGING

Step 3: determine what you’d say …at a cocktail party, job fair or in an interview

Trustworthy? Hard-working? Funny? Flexible? Nice? All about facts? All about ideas? All about details?

Leave the detail for later: what’s the one takeawayyou’d want to leave behind in an elevator ride(besides “I’m available?”) That single takeaway should be integrated in every place

you engage with people“I am personable and people trust me.”“I accomplish what I go after.”“I have an upbeat passion about this space that is infectious.”

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APPROACH

Step 4: determine how to engage What do people have time for? Respect time

starvation. TMI is not a selling point. Which media would best convey what you’re

about?

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Extending your personal brand viasocial tools

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SUGGESTIONS: bare minimum LinkedIn

Use your Summary well Write everything based on brand traits and messages IMPORTANT: Ask for testimonials

Personal blog Long-form thought about your profession, even if new Written from a “hire me!” perspective

Facebook Personal connections are The Money Keep things mainly professional but show human side

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SUGGESTIONS: mo betta Twitter

Short-form thought Carve out time to convey valuable news, events, insights

Slideshare.net Share your thought leadership with downloadable

presentations that convey you and your vision

Trottr.com Voice blogging: let people hear you! Be clear, concise, short and sweet

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SUGGESTIONS: extra mile Tumblr/Vox/etc.: repost for SEO BlogTalkRadio: short, tagged, topical interviews YouTube: video conveys quickly

Use some decent camera skills and audio

Flickr: post your creative work Delicious: helpful bookmarks, not just

everything

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Rules of Engagement Be honest above all! Lies will be outed, publicly. Be transparent – offer proof, everywhere Be real and relatable

No need for extra formality Extra informality can torpedo you – worth the risk?

Fluff, glitz and perfection are not required But CLARITY, BREVITY and AUDIBILITY are!

THINK ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE The more dialogue, the more likely you will be found

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Spray and Prayapproach dressed up as“social media.” Thisisn’t discussion, this ismonologue. Note the #of comments…

DON’T BE THISPERSON.

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But I don’t have time Make time. When jobs are scarce, your

approach will need to change. Why not have a leg up on all the other (even

more qualified) prospects? Spray-and-pray is DEAD. You know it. So open

your mind to you as a valuable free-agentspecialist, rather than a peg for a hole.

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Consider your lens.Boomers/Tweeners

Trained in formalities

Don’t offend anyone

Be the most acceptable to the largestnumber of people

Privacy highly valued

Interested in tech functionality butoften overwhelmed by speed ofchange

Don’t do well with chaos

GEN X should consider importanceof PROPRIETY whencommunicating with Boomers

Gen X/Millenials Formalities ignored More interested in finding those

with like minds than worrying aboutturning off others

Less privacy means more ability tobe found

Digital natives – tech is ubiquitousand easy

Have grown up with “random”behavior

BOOMERS should considerimportance of AFFINITY whencommunicating with Gens X, Y

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