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Using The Internet To �GET A JOB

A digital native’s guide to social media in the professional world

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Disclaimer

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Keep doors open

  • People want likeable coworkers
  • Be positive
  • Engage genuinely

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The internet is forever

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and ever

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He’s like

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Everybody else like

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Don’t become that guy

  • Know what you’re talking about
  • Don’t be a jackass
  • Recognize humor doesn’t work the same way online

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Be an expert in something

  • Anything
  • Hobbies become jobs
  • Learn by doing
    • blogs
    • website
    • instagram
    • twitter
    • commit to your platforms

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You vs the world

  • Decide how much to share

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Volunteer

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Learn the rules

  • When to use .@handle on twitter
  • RIGHT: .@caitlinfrazier was my fave part of #okspi
  • RIGHT: @caitlinfrazier, you were my fave part of #okspi!
  • WRONG: @caitlinfrazier was my fave part of #okspi by .@okpolicy

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Build connections

  • People are accessible online, @keithellison
  • “I got my first internship at a big news outlet by being kind of snarky to their editor on Twitter”

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Questions

About almost anything