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Web 2.0 Job Search Tools presentation used as a visual aid for final project in Web Technology class
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WEB 2.0 JOB SEARCH TOOLS
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZING WEB TECHNOLOGIES IN TODAY’S JOB SEARCH
WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
• A concept with no clear definition• “Web 2.0 is the radical change in how the general public uses the
Internet”• From article: http://www.biznetix.net/school-web-2.asp
• The web used to be used as a tool and now it is not just a tool…•WE ARE THE TOOL, WE ARE THE INTERNET• Collaborative, Social, Interactive, and Responsive
“It is the process of putting us into the web.”
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR TODAY’S JOBS
• Social Media and Networking skills• Video skills that enable Global Communication• YouTube• Skype• Video Conferencing/Chat Rooms
• HTML/SEO• Ability to learn new software programs and navigate the
internet
UNDERSTANDING HOW RECRUITERS AND HIRING MANGERS UTILIZE WEB 2.O TO FIND
NEW HIRES• Job seekers are not the only ones needing web technology
skills• Recruiters use blogs and websites to engage potential
(future) employees • Online Video is used to show job seekers what it would be like
to work for the company
POPULAR WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO GET YOU NOTICED
• Social Media• Social Networking Services• Blogs• Websites• S.E.O (Search Engine Optimization• HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language)• Software Programs
SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES
ONLINE REPUTATION = IMPORTANT
PERSONAL WEBSITES AND BLOGS
• Personal websites are a fantastic way to promote yourself when job hunting.
• Use them to promote yourself in a creative and unique way.
• Create pages to:• Upload Resume• Show off your Portfolio of
Accomplishments• Create visual resumes and upload them
to Slideshare.net
WEB 2.0 TOOLS WILL ROCK YOUR JOB SEARCH!
WEB 2.0 job search tools are a necessary part of finding work.
REFERENCES
• http://www.biznetix.net/school-web-2.asp• http://webtrends.about.com/od/web20/a/what-is-web20.htm• http://
www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222733/6_job_hunting_tricks_for_a_Web_2.0_world• All images are from Google Image search