More job seekers begin their job search on Google than with any other resource. Worldwide, Google handles over 100 million jobs-related searches each month. In the United States, Google handles over 45 million jobs-related searches each month, and one would expect that will continue to increase with the evolution of Google+’s continued development and deployment.
How we help you maximize the features & capabilities of GooglePlus for job search.
- We’ll start by crafting up a decent, respectable, professional profile. This will be your “employer facing persona, brand, resume.” It is important to know right off the bat that Google has allowed everyone to search profiles for free which means you can be found by anyone, and anyone can find you.
- Next up, we’ll enter those companies you’d like to target in the “Find People” box and review those people and companies that are of interest.
- Next, we’ll “circle” those individuals that already work for companies you are targeting. Start the process of sharing, commenting, and of course”+1ing” their posts. This is similar to the process of developing relationships as you may have done on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
- Like Groups on LinkedIn or Tweet Chats we can set up” Clubs” for the purpose of job search by using” Hangouts.”
- Post questions about companies or topics as “Public” by indicating “public” in the share box. Questions seem to have a life of their own. Not unlike comments on LinkedIn or Tweets, they can evolve into conversations that continue for a while, and include multiple participants
- We’ll get you familiar with ‘Hangout’ as it will become a viable mechanism for interviewing, and certainly screening. Practice using it with your friends, and family. We’ll be able to get you as familiar with this as you are with Skype.
We feel GooglePlus is a terrific tool for landing your next job, but it is certainly not the only one available. We offer similar programs for those that are interested in leveraging Twitter, BeKnown, and LinkedIn and even QR codes for job search their needs.
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