5 Smart Ways Social Media Can Help You Land a Job

By siliconindia  |   Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 00:16 IST
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2. Use social media profile effectively



In today’s date your social networking profile is rather given more importance than your resume. Many recruiters can search your profile on social networking sites while considering you for a job opening to understand your qualities better. Thus try to keep your social networking profiles always updated and clear. as your online profiles talk a lot about your personality. In this way it will help you improve your chances of grabbing a job.



Adding your active, well-maintained profile links of LinkedIn, Facebook pages and Twitter handles it can in turn help employers find the information about you easily. Social media profiles enable you to set you apart from the masses.



3. Have a direct interaction



Now you might think how to interact with these company executives directly? The biggest advantage of social networking sites is that you can establish a direct contact with company executives. Many times, you can come across HR personnel on LinkedIn and ask them about current recruitment scenario in their company. In this way you can directly send resumes to the HR team rather than posting it on company website.

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