Posted on 02 December 2011. Tags: klout, klout score, using your klout score to find a job, your klout score
By N. Cooper
Online Career Tips Staff
Your Klout Score measures influence based on your ability to drive action. Every time you create content or engage you influence others. Klout Score uses data from social networks in order to measure:
- True Reach: How many people you influence
- Amplification: How much you influence them
- Network Impact: The influence of your network
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You may be wondering why I’m telling you all this, why I’m sharing it with you, what it could possibly have to do with your career. Am I right?
Well, go check it out. Â Score yourself. Â In a word where Social Media and the Internet are king (and queen?), your Klout Score is kinda like your very own grown up report card. Â Klout scores you based on a few factors: your reach, influence, number of friends or followers (on
Facebook,
Twitter, G+, etc).
You don’t have to take my word for it, but it may be worth your time to head over to
Klout and have them score you, a high score looks pretty good to employers (especially if you’re entering any sort of online/social career!).
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Posted on 23 September 2011. Tags: 5 tips for linkedin, how to sign up on linkedin, how to use linked in, improving visibility on linkedin, linked in, linkedin, linkedin connections, linkedin groups, linkedin network, linkedin networking, linkedin profile box, linkedin profile summary, linkedin profile summary help, linkedin profile summary tips, linkedin tips, social media examiner, using linkedin to find a job, using linkedin to get a job
By N. Cooper
Online Career Tips Staff
Well, a big “thank you” goes out to Social Media Examiner for inspiring this post — I’ll be sharing with you five simple steps that will seriously help you out on LinkedIn!
[Related: Revise Your LinkedIn Profile Every Quarter]
LinkedIn is a bit less intuitive for some of us than say, Facebook. Â To add to the mix, LinkedIn has undergone a few changes. Â Go ahead, log in, check them out!
Here are Social Media Examiner’s 5 Simple Steps for Improving Your LinkedIn Visibility:
- Complete your LinkedIn “Profile Box”
- Use keywords within your profile summary section
- Leverage your existing natural network
- Focus on timely and relevant status updates
- Join and participate in groups
I especially like #5. Â Groups are so underrated… do a groups search for some of your interest, see what comes up and join the conversation!
Social Media Examiner provides some awesome screenshots and details for the above tips, so be sure to check out their post
here!
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Posted on 22 September 2011. Tags: identified, identified and linkedin, identified on facebook, linkedin, using facebook to find a job, using linkedin to find a job, using social media to find a job
By N. Cooper
Online Career Tips Staff
Sounds to me, initially at least, that Facebook and LinkedIn have fallen in love and had a baby. Â Enter Identified… a professional network built on Facebook that shows you how your profile looks to employers and recruiters.
By golly, I think they’re onto something here…
Thanks to this article by Lifehacker, I can now share Identified with you… so, check it out:
- Identified recently launched their professional search service that uses your Facebook information to build a professional profile for you, give you a numerical score and connect you with businesses that your personal network are already connected with (SMART, right?!)
- Your numerical score can be improved by adding more information about yourself (which ultimately helps you in your job search)
- Identified is free and available to the public, you just have to have a Facebook account
Check Identified out
here.
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