Using Social Media
Employers who hire UNH students indicated they use the following for recruiting employees:
Linkedin:
- Video on how to use LinkedIn
- Join the UNH Career Center group
- Join groups such as the Official UNH Alumni Group and groups in your interest areas
- Make connections and interact with other members
- Post intelligent questions for other members to answer
- Reciprocate: help others with questions when possible
- Post a status update on your profile that indicates you are searching for a job and what type of position you are seeking
- Look for job postings in groups within your job interest area
- Search the “Jobs” section of LinkedIn
- Research companies
Support for Learning How to Use LinkedIn: LinkedIn Help Center | Guide to Finding a Job Using LinkedIn | LinkedIn Webinars | LInkedIn Student Jobs
Facebook:
- Join the UNH Career Center group for career advice, job postings, event updates and more
- Update your status to say what type of job you are seeking
- Network with business colleagues, friends, and recruiters of companies you are targeting
- Search the Facebook Marketplace in the area you are searching
- Participate in groups
- Post an advertisement (pay per click). Note: there is a fee for this but you set the limit on what you’re willing to spend.
- Consider joining Beknown.com, Facebook’s professional networking app (similar to LinkedIn, affiliated with Monster.com).
Twitter:
- Follow @UNHCareerCenter for career advice, job postings, event updates and more
- Follow #UNHJobs and #UNHInternships
- Create a professional-looking Twitter background
- Job pitch on Twitter-bio
- Follow companies and recruiters of interest: http://www.twitjobsearch.com/
- Follow job feeds: search hashtags like: #nhjobs, #jobs, #internships
- Twitter chats: tweetchat.com, #careerchat, #JobHuntChat, Tweetmyjobs.com
Employers check social media websites to screen potential candidates. All information you share has the potential to become public, so carefully consider any content before you post it.
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