You’re Hired! Job Hunting Online: The Complete Guide - Softcover

The internet is transforming the way in which the world of work operates, and those who understand how to make the most of the online environment are best equipped to progress their careers. For those who find the world of social media and online career sites baffling, there’s a risk of being left behind. 
This book explains how to use technology to your best advantage, giving you the tools to improve your digital footprint and maximise your chance of getting recruited online. Using real life examples, the step-by-step process includes: 

• Who to trust online 
• Getting to grips with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ 
• Effective online communication 
• Making an impact 
• Finding vacancies and other opportunities 
• How to embrace technology in recruitment practice 

With this easy-to-read advice you will be able to embrace how the internet is changing the world of careers, by having the skills to make the most of the career progression opportunities technology has to offer. 
The You’re Hired! series from Trotman guides job hunters through the challenging process of finding and securing their perfect role. Each book is written by an expert in their field and is filled with tips, advice and useful exercises to help prepare for every stage of the job search.

SO, HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR DREAM ROLE AND MAXIMISE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING RECRUITED? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROGRESS YOUR CAREER?

THE INTERNET HAS OPENED UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER BUILDING IN NEW WAYS AND ON A LARGER SCALE THAN EVER BEFORE. MAKING THE MOST OF IT AND MANAGING ITS CHALLENGES IS AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT SKILL FOR TODAY'S JOB HUNTERS.

You're Hired! Job Hunting Online is the one-stop shop to using the internet to advance your career. 

Whether you are job hunting for the first time, or wanting to check you are doing everything right for a successful career, this straightforward book will support you. Providing advice, tips and examples throughout, topics include how to:

• use the internet to explore your career
  
• get to grips with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+
• build your reputation and employability
• find vacancies and other opportunities online
• move into the kind of jobs that you are interested in.

Written and researched by recognised experts in the field, and uniquely based around seven key principles (each of which has a devoted chapter), this guide covers the latest development in social media and online recruitment tools to give you everything you need to develop a great career.