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- How have you already used various social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, others) to advance your career? 2. Besides Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter; which other social networks/media platforms would you recommend?
- I struggle with how much online communication is too much, especially in business. Are there any unspoken parameters or social media etiquette that you can share?
- After relocating to Richmond from New York in March, my wife and I have had no success in landing any interviews. My wife continues to commute to New York while we both search for jobs here. Can you suggest a way to increase our networking success?
- Are recruiters and hiring managers using LinkedIn and other social media in the hiring process? If so, how? My friends that are unemployed use LinkedIn, but those that are employed do not. How can you sell the value of LinkedIn to employed people?
- As a business owner begins to use the social networking media, what should we avoid?
- As a job seeker, how do you provide value for your contacts and find jobs when social networking without constantly talking about your current unemployment status?
- Can you offer suggestions on how best to manage and maximize your time investment when using multiple social networking tools?
- Do you foresee a convergence of the social media technologies? Do you anticipate a site that will develop in the form of a portal where facebook, linkedin, twitter, and perhaps others will be viewable and manageable from within 1 site?
- Do you see Linked in becoming just another version of facebook?
- Does one need a smart phone to Twitter effectively?
- Excluding obvious poor presentation, are there any downsides to electronic networking for those of us who are not in sales or recruiting?
- How can someone best use social media to highlight their professional skills?
- How can Twitter be used for job searching?
- How do I keep up with Twitter?
- How do you balance job-seeking on twitter with personal privacy and maintaining a professional image.
- How do you begin to use Twitter to suplement a job search.
- How does a job seeker use social media in his/her job search, without becoming obnoxious, intrusive, or boring to others who use these sites purely for social needs?
- How does the use of social media differ for those whose careers are in the non-profit vs. for profit sectors?
- How frequently should you update your status on these tools?
- How should hiring managers be approached for potential job openings especially when companies today are in the practice of assuming that people out of work are not necessarily the creme of crop?
- I can understand how social networking sites are useful for human resources, sales, and other people-focused jobs. How can these sites be utilized to find a research position?
- I have heard two differing opinions about the optimal size for your network. One view says that a small network of quality contacts with whom you can develop serious working relationships is better than a large one potentially consisting of hundreds of
- I'm finding that many of my colleagues don't use LinkedIn, but that it's used more by those of us unemployed, so please give some specific ways that we can best utilize this type of social networking
- I'm new to Facebook, and haven't yet used it as a tool in my career search. I have concerns with mixing family/friends content with people (including work friends) in my professional network. What's your advice?
- I'm sold on LinkedIn, but not so much on Facebook or Twitter. These latter two seem more informal and unprofessional to the point of being a liability. Even the pros--your colleagues--seem to be divided on the subject. Can you convince me otherwise?
- In what ways have you found Social Media to be most useful in your job search?
- Is it appropriate to send a message to a 2nd or 3rd connection on LinkedIn without having to be introduced by your common connection?
- Is it necessary to have active accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn ... or is there one that is more effective with job searching?
- Is it safe to post your personal information/picture on facebook, twitter, etc. ?
- Most effective method of social media?
- My past experience with LinkedIn has been that it seems to pull a lot of information about you from the internet, which it then posts to your profile, even if the information is inaccurate or outdated. Is this still an issue with it?
- Should one concentrate on connecting with people in their local metropolitan area or is location irrelevant? (I do know location isn't a factor online.)
- Social Media is still relatively new in the market place. How can you differentiate between this trend and a fad?
- To The Panel, With many different ways to career network, what method or advice can the panel add so that one can keep balance in the networking process without getting too consumed in one method or another?
- What applications do you recommend using on either Facebook or LinkedIn - how can you be sure an application is legit?
- What are the best social networking sites that will maximize my chances of securing future employment?
- What are your top 5 tips for using LinkedIn?
- What do you really get if you upgrade your membership to Linked In?
- What have you learned in using social media that had not worked to your satisfaction?
- What is the best search technique to use when looking for job opportunities on Twitter?
- What is the best way to indicate to your network that you are searching for employment
- What is the best way to show the value of online social networking and how this form of communication can be used for both career advancement and finding a new job to a prospective client, job seeker, or someone who doubts the value of social media?
- What's next for social media? And how does one stay ahead of the curve?
- What's the best way to leverage the network interconnections between LinkedIn and Facebook for marketing/networking?
- What's the best way to respond to job opportunities posted on Twitter?
- Where to get help with my resume, it needs to be charged.
- Which of the 3 sites (Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter), is best for finding a job? which is best for marketing the services of a small business?
- With all of these available means of social networking, how does one avoid spending too much time socializing and focus on the networking aspects?
- With privacy issues being so prevalent and cyber crime on the rise, what are some precautions about using social media that we should all be aware of?
- With the number of sites increasing daily, it would be great if the panel could share their top 3-5 LinkedIn/Twitter groups.
- Please ask the panel how the use of social media differs for careers in the nonprofit vs. for profit communities.
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