Dont make these online job hunting mistakes -

Dont make these online job hunting mistakes - In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Garone shared five tips to help job seekers avoid typical social networking mistakes. While there are a lot of ways to use social media tools to help land an opportunity, its easy to make newbie mistakes when just getting started. Im sure youve heard of or read about people who have been fired for what they posted on Facebook. Maybe youve seen the compilations of unwise posts from Twitter, such as ResumeBears 30 ways to lose a job on Twitter. As a proponent of using social networking to enhance job seeking opportunities, I encourage people to jump in and take advantage of all the great tools, but its important to remember what NOT to do. These are the mistakes Elizabeth highlights in her article. Be sure to READ THE FULL POST for specific advice and details. 1. Forgetting manners. I was delighted to be quoted in this section! In short Assume your future boss is reading everything you share online. 2. Overkill. Signing up for too many networks and not making an effort to complete your profiles does not move your search forward. 3. Not getting the word out. Its important to let your networks know you are looking. 4. Quantity over quality. Connect carefully and personalize your invitations. 5. Online exclusivity. Dont spend all of your time searching online; many jobs are not posted. Dont miss the expert advice from Sree Sreenivasan, dean of students at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Krista Canfield, a LinkedIn spokesperson, author Emily Bennington and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel in the Wall Street Journals FULL POST.