Many students ask me for career advise upon graduation. My response always comes down to professional networking and one's ability to job search online. This is a guideline to my Portfolio Class talk at MATC, Milwaukee, WI.

1. Finding a job in MMXI.
Branding, networking and becoming social.

2. MY STORY

3. Finding a job in MMXI The Brand of You
• Know your brand (values, strengths, story)
• Share your story
• Don’t sit at your desk all day
brand)
(interact, build a
• Invest time and money in your brand
(“I see you everywhere” effect)
• Leverage social media and networking
(We all have the same amount of time – time is no excuse! Get up
early and blog, spend 20 minutes on LinkedIn, send at least one
tweet a day, connect with people on Facebook, submit articles to
other blogs, and build your digital footprint. When people Google
you, you want them to say, “Wow, you’re really big!”)

4. WHAT HAS
CHANGED

5. Finding a job in MMXI State of Construction

6. Social Media Revolution
Video prepared by Eric Qualman

7. DIGITAL DIRT

8. Finding a job in MMXI Online presence
• Digital portfolio
• Digital resume
• LinkedIn profile
• Other resources

9. Finding a job in MMXI
Online presence
- digital portfolio
~ SlideShare ~ Folio Link ~ Prezi

10. Finding a job in MMXI
Online presence
- digital resume
~ Visual CV ~ Brazen.me

11. Finding a job in MMXI
Online presence
- LinkedIn profile

12. Finding a job in MMXI
Online presence
- other resources
~ Brazen Careerist ~ Bizme .biz

13. CREATE A
BUZZ

14. Finding a job in XXI Engage...
in group discussions on LinkedIn
leave comments on industry
FB pages/groups
follow Twitter feed of company
of interest
show your work with blogs/
articles/videos etc

15. DO TALK TO
STRANGERS

16. Finding a job in MMXI Networking basics
• Put down the phone
• Make eye contact
• Shake, but don’t break
• Ask questions
• Always close
• Follow up

17. FAILURE
TO
ADJUST

18. Finding a job in MMXI
Chart credit to Megan O’Neill for Social Times

19. PASSION

20. How bad do you want it?
Video prepared by Greyskale Multimedia LLC

21. GOOD
LUCK
Aga Artka
contactme@agaartka.com