1. Training for Trainers
delivered by Talk About Local
Session One
Summer 2012
Networking for Work: http://networkingforwork.org.uk

2. Welcome to the first of three webinars to help you use the Networking for
Work approach to support people searching for work online.
Networking for Work is an online version of preparing for an interview with a
new suit and a haircut – we help people look right online and then help
them network with others online to find work.
Networking for Work is simple and straightforward– it draws people’s
attention to basic things they can do to help themselves.
We shall work through the materials for you to use when helping people.
We are testing and developing Networking for Work and your feedback is
hugely important to us – please bear with us if we have any gremlins.
Resources all via- http://networkingforwork.org.uk/for-trainers/

3. Job hunting in 2012 has to involve the internet – it's
not enough to just have a good CV.
[Photo by: Robert S. Donovan]

4. It's important to make a first good impression online as well as offline. Just
as you'd wear a suit for a job interview, you should convey a professional
image online.
[Photo by Alex France]

5. 77% of recruiters said they used search
engines to find background data on
candidates.
35% admitted they eliminated a
candidate because of what they found
online.
[Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]
“If you're moaning all the time on
Twitter you're not going to get very
far.”
(Teaching Agency recruiter interviewed by
Networking for Work)
- Only 33% of job candidates bothered to search for information
on themselves, to see what a prospective employer might find.
[Executnet, The Guardian on 12th April 2011]

6. Networking for Work training will give jobseekers a greater awareness of how
their online behaviours can impact upon their job search and give them the
skills to take control of their online profiles, covering 4 key areas:
Presenting the best of yourself online. Keeping personal details private.
[Image: Visualogist] [Image: Curtis James]
Show as well as tell people what you can do. Using the web to connect and network.
[Image: Jin Thai] [Image: Thomas Hawk]

7. After our 'training for trainers' July webinars, Talk About Local will be giving
you follow-up support over August and September to help you incorporate
the materials into your local training delivery.
[Networking for Work training in Bhamingham Settlement]

8. In this session we will cover:
The benefits of an online profile:
How a presence online can help with job-hunting and how to
be aware of and manage the risks.
Getting started with an online profile:
- Assessing an email address using the Email Scorecard.
- Creating a new, professional-sounding email address to use
for applying for jobs.
- Key features and benefits of having a LinkedIn profile.
-Creating a LinkedIn profile – our how-to guide.

9. Networking for Work
Helping you look your best online.
A project to help the unemployed or those facing
unemployment:
- Take control of their online profiles and promote themselves
to potential employers.
- Use simple tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn to market
themselves, make much-needed connections and build a
useful online support network.
- Protect themselves against inappropriate searches by
employers for non-professional information.