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Sunday, August 09, 2015

Perfect Match: Facebook and Instagram!

See some of the latest images from the career-social-media.com instagram account.

Learn about careers, job search, resume writing, interviewing, social media, networking, and more!

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pinterest uses graphics to optimize learning!

Pinterest uses graphics to present and display career and social media information.

Pinterest allows users to visually share, and post images or videos.

Here are examples of infographics that are on the Hollandcodes.com Pinterest page.

The Career Awareness Infographic gives facts about careers and college majors.

The Holland Codes Infographic displays information about Holland Codes.

The Media Generation Infographic provides facts about the need for the convergence of media technology and career development.

Download the NACE Pinterest fact sheet.

How to Sign Up for Pinterest

To Sign-Up for Pinterest, use the Wikihow How to Sign Up for Pinterest article - http://www.wikihow.com/Sign-Up-for-Pinterest.

See a wide variety of career and social media graphics at the Hollandcodes.com Pinterest page.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

LinkedIn - Powerful Social Network Tool

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional business-oriented social networking service with over 175 million members and growing rapidly.

There are different reasons to use LinkedIn –

Networking – Connect with professionals
Recruitment
People, company, and industry research
Job Email Alerts
Discussion groups
Branding
Job Search
Interview preparation
College or field of study research – LinkedIn for Education

How to create a LinkedIn Profile

Here are two (2) tutorials to step up a LinkedIn account –

Jorgen Sunberg outlined Top 10 LinkedIn Groups Job Seekers Must Join - http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/top-10-linkedin-groups-job-seekers-must-join/

1. A Job Needed – A Job Posted

2. Career Change Central

3. CareerLink Network

4. Corporate Recruiters

5. Executive Suite

6. Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections

7. Jobs Alert

8. Linked:HR

9. Personal Branding Network

10. Positive Thinkers

NACE created a Career Counselor’s Guide to LinkedIn in the job search.

Hollandcodes.com shares on Linkedin information about current career development and social media topics.

Learn more about the different social media channels or networks.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Activate Career and Social Media Strategies!

Social Media promotes social networking, the process of using already existing contacts to meet new people as potential social or business links.

Social Media helps you -

Provide immediate feedback
Provide 24/7 access to needed information and resources
Engage and connect with clients, students, customers, family, and friends,
Create environments or Personal Learning Networks where you can collaborate
Express critical thinking, innovation, and creativity

Examples of Social Media Tools

Here are the examples, highlights, descriptions, illustrations, and contact information of social media resources –

Resource One: Facebook
Resource Two: Google+
Resource Three: Twitter
Resource Four: Linkedin
Resource Five: Hootsuite
Resource Six: Graphics - Infographics & Pinterest
Resource Seven: Evernote - note taking and archiving software
Resource Eight: Slideshare - document, PDF, video and webinar
Resource Nine: Issuu - digital publishing platform
Resource Ten: Prezi - cloud-based presentation software
Resource Eleven: Scribd - web and mobile device online library
Resource Twelve: Wordle - word cloud generator software
Resource Thirteen: Blogs - Blogger and Wordpress
Resource Fourteen: MOOC

Resource Four: Linkedin