My presentation to Americorps in Denver, Colorado for job seekers. Online and in person techniques were presented to the current members.

1. Networking: In Person &
Online for Job Seekers
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Jo Guerra
SocialJo1@gmail.com
303.632.2928 Authentic Attraction Marketing
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2. About Me
 Marketing & Social Media Specialist,
Business Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
 Started first business as an importer
 Take lots of writing classes
 Love healthy cooking, working out, movie buff
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 What is Your Story  Connections
 In Person  Twitter
Networking, How  Facebook
and Where  LinkedIn
 You the Brand  YouTube & Video
 Do it Right
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4. What is Your Story?
Share your stories at: http://americorpsalums.wordpress.com
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5. In Person Networking
 Always think happy
 Go to events with the
best attitude
 Leave the inner critic
and
grump  at home
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6. How to Meet Others
 Pay attention to the Self-Check:
introduction Where is my emotional
 The more you focus when I meet
network, the easier someone for the first
 Ask questions that time? Do I think about
start with why, what, how I feel? Or do I
how think about how
others are feeling
about themselves?
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7. Where Can You Network?
 Parties
 Meetups
 Grocery stores
 Business events
 Anywhere there are
people
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8. Join Meetup.com
 There’s a group for that
 Business, personal interests,
chambers, etc.
 Attend meetings – fill out
profile(s)
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9. You’re THE Brand – Networking Online
 Use the same
professional
headshot
 Ability to
expand
prospective
company’s
brand
 Search value
 Connections
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10. Make Your
Grandmother,
Grandfather,
Father, etc.,
Proud
Assume
everything
you post
is public and
prospective
employers are
absolutely
Googling you.
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11. It’s Not ME-Media It’s Social Media
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12. Share
How to Look Like an Expert
 Set up www.Google.com/alerts to
find content & info about
potential companies
 Look at www.Alltop.com
or popurls.com for hot
topics
 Post videos & pictures
 Subscribe to newsletters
& share info
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13. Hire Me Website
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14. Make People You Meet Feel Like
Rock Stars
 Interact and ask
questions
 Network – get to
know people
 Build trust &
community
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15. Your Connections
 Invite people to
connect
 Never know who
knows someone
you need to know
 Important - when
sending invitations,
tell them how you
know them
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16. Twitter
 300 to 500 jobs tweeted/minute (duplicates)
 Use hashtags and search
 Follow @tweetajob & other job posting
services http://tweetajob.com/home (post bio)
 Follow prospective companies
 Use search: http://search.twitter.com
 Join #jobhuntchat on Twitter
 Follow @americorps
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17. Facebook
 Scan your wall – you never know
 Like business pages of
companies you want to work for
 Temporary agencies, large
corporations, etc.
 Add “friends” you meet
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18. LinkedIn
 Your profile - think sales, marketing, problem
solving
 Include title “Job Seeker” in “Professional
Headline”
 Fill out 100% of profile
 Claim your name
 http://learn.linkedin.com/students/step-1/
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19. Be the Next YouTube Job Seeker Star
 Get creative
 Great Search
Engine
Optimization
(getting found)
capabilities
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20. Summary
 What is Your Story  Connections
 In Person  Twitter
Networking  Facebook
 How and Where
 LinkedIn
 You the Brand
 YouTube & Video
 Do it Right
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21. Inspirational Quotes
 Anyone who has never made a mistake has
never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein
 Imagination is more important than Intelligence.
- Albert Einstein
 Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze
you. They are supposed to help you discover
who you are. - Bernice Johnson-Reagon
 Every day is a gift~ Open it!
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22. Thank you!
Please connect with me
Jo Guerra LinkedIn Group:
YourMarketingGal.com
PO Box 370732 Linkd.in/DenverBiz
Denver, CO 80237 Denver Entrepreneurs:
Jo@YourMarketingGal.com Meetup.com/Denver-Entrep
303.632.2928
facebook.com/joguerra Coming Soon
facebook.com/yourmarketinggal
twitter.com/joguerra
linkedin.com/in/joguerra Authentic Attraction Marketing
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