Slides from the 2016 SXSW Interactive Presentation with Jessica Miller-Merrell and Carlos Gil. Practical advice on how to use social media for your job search from the perspective of a social media expert, recruiter and hiring manager.

1. Carlos Gil
@carlosgil83!
Jessica Miller-Merrell
@jmillermerrell!

2. Recruiters spend just
viewing your resume.
6 seconds6 seconds
#SOMEJOBS

3. THE HIRING PROCESS
#SOMEJOBS

4. 2%2% of candidates
receive a job
interview.
#SOMEJOBS

5. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
#SOMEJOBS

6. #BLOGGING4JOBS
of companies are
Googling
candidates during
hiring process.
51%51%
#SOMEJOBS

7. !
!
WHERE RECRUITERS ARE
SOCIAL
#SOMEJOBS

8. #SXSWJOBS
THERE ARE NEARLY 500,000
RECRUITERS ON LINKEDIN

9. #1 – CREATE A STRATEGY
Strengths
Weakness
Opportunity
Threat
#SOMEJOBS

10. #2 – ENGAGE IN CURRENT
EVENTS
“Go not where your peers are
but where your hiring mgr
& recruiters frequent.”
#SoMejobs #sxsw
@jmillermerrell
#SOMEJOBS

11. !
!
#3 – WORK & BUILD YOUR
NETWORK
“Your network is your
greatest asset. It's no
longer about who you know
but who knows you.”
#SoMejobs #sxsw
@carlosgil83
#SOMEJOBS

12. RECRUITERS ARE SOCIAL
ANIMALS
#SOMEJOBS

13. EMPLOYERS ARE SOCIAL
ANIMALS
#SOMEJOBS

14. !
!
#4 – AVOID DISQUALIFIERS
Misspellings
Grammar
Booze Pics
Emojis
#SOMEJOBS

15. IT’S NOT JUST RECRUITERS
#SOMEJOBS

16. !
!
PUT YOURSELF IN THE
EMPLOYERS SHOES
“Employers are counting on you not to
finish the application process. That’s
why its 45 min” #SoMejobs #sxsw
@carlosgil83
#SOMEJOBS

17. !
!
#5 – LET YOUR FREAK FLAG
FLY
#SOMEJOBS

18. !
!
#6 – IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU
“Your job search walks a fine line
btwn sharing your exp while
catering to the recruiter
#SoMejobs #sxsw
@jmillermerrell
#SOMEJOBS

19. !
!
WHAT RECRUITERS WANT
Qualified
Confident
Happy
Focused
#SOMEJOBS

20. !
!
#7 – MEASURE YOUR
METHODS
Phone Calls
Referrals
Interviews
Offers
#SOMEJOBS

21. ???
QUESTIONS
#SOMEJOBS

22. Jessica Miller-Merrell
@jmillermerrell!
Carlos Gil
@carlosgil83!
LinkedIn: b4j.co/carlosgil83!
SOURCES
2%of Candidates Get
Interviews!
b4j.co/2-percent!
51% of Companies
Googling Candidates
b4j.co/googling-jobs!
Recruiters Spend 6 Secs
on Resume
b4j.co/six-seconds!
2015 Recruiter National
Survey!
b4j.co/recruiter-2015!
!
SPEAKERS
LinkedIn: b4j.co/jmillermerrell!