On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, DirectEmployers Association and Joshua
Waldman, author of Job Searching on Social Media For Dummies and the
Career Enlightenment blog, will be hosting a live event for job seekers
on Facebook’s Social Jobs Partnership page. The live event, “Facebook:
Your Secret Weapon for Finding Great Work,” will look to engage job
seekers and provide tips and advice on how to turn casual Facebook
browsing into a valuable job search tool.
DirectEmployers Association recognizes that today’s job seekers have a
variety of tools at their disposal when it comes to looking for
employment, including social media. Although there is sometimes a stigma
that comes with social media and job search, more and more recruiters
are using it as a tool for promoting their employment opportunities and
finding candidates.
Through this live event, Joshua Waldman will dispel negative views of
using social media for job seeking and share his expertise on how to
leverage Facebook to find employment. In addition, he will explain the
importance of creating a professional brand and how other individuals
have used Facebook to uncover leads and find full-time employment in
their field of choice. He will also share how not to use Facebook in
your job search, using examples promoted by the media and tips on how to
protect yourself using Facebook’s privacy settings and other tools.
This live event will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from
2:00PM – 3:00PM EST on the Social Jobs Partnership page at http://www.facebook.com/socialjobs.
As a free event for job seekers, no registration will be required.
Simply join the live event at 2:00PM to view the full broadcast. During
the live event, Joshua Waldman will answer questions from job seekers
and provide additional resources and tools that can be used during an
employment search. Job seekers can also submit questions on Twitter
using the hashtag #SJPLive to join the conversation.
About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers is an employer-driven association focusing on talent
acquisition and OFCCP compliance that utilizes its technology and
thought leadership to amplify job visibility and employment brand,
facilitate partnerships to meet EEO/AA goals and provide proof of job
delivery. For more information, visit http://www.directemployers.org.
About the Social Jobs Partnership
The Social Jobs Partnership is a collaboration between Facebook, the
U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE), DirectEmployers Association (DE), and the National
Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). The goal of this
partnership is to facilitate employment for America’s jobless through
the use of social networks. To view job seeker tips and advice, visit http://www.facebook.com/socialjobs.
Media Contact: Nancy Holland, Vice President of Marketing,
DirectEmployers Association, (317) 874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org
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