How to leverage social media to advance your sustainability career. Learn now social media and sustainability have a perfect fit and can work in tandem to build your personal brand, land a green job or create your dream job.
3. Presenter
GreenMBA Program Director at
Dominican University of California
Principal Consultant at Earthsite,
Digital Media for Sustainable Brands
Founder of GreenMaven, the World’s JoeyShepp.com
Largest Green Search Engine.
5. Social Media Growth
700,000 Facebook
Members/Day
35 Hours Uploaded to
YouTube Every Minute
Twitter clocked at
7,000 Tweets per
Minute
6. Social Media for Jobs
Nearly 28% of college
students plan to seek
employment using
LinkedIn.
The recruited have
now become the
recruiters
7. Green Jobs Growth
California's "core green
economy" grew more than
three times as fast as the state's
old brown economy between
2008 and 2009.
Growth in green jobs in the
San Francisco Bay Area
jumped 8 percent between
2008 and 2009 and 109 percent
since 1995, according to the
report.
14. Social Media Upkeep
Profiles Updated and
Tracking Messages
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Industry Specific
Video - YouTube
Food - Foodspotting
Local - Foursquare
17. LinkedIn
Complete Profile 100%
Add Keywords
Import Address Book
Make Connections
Request
Recommendations
Contribute to Group
Discussions
18. Facebook
Update Your Info Tab
“Like” Sustainability
Related Brands and
Organizations
Know your
Permissions
Untag Unwanted
Photos
19. Twitter
Complete Your Profile
Monitor Twitter Search
Follow Like-Minded
People (hope for
follow back)
Proclaim what you’re
looking for.
Keep it Fresh
25. Green News Sources
Lifestyle TreeHugger.com
Design Inhabitat.com
Business TriplePundit.com
Business GreenBiz.com
26. Interviews
Blogging is an excuse
to interview people.
Interviews are a great
way to learn industry
knowledge and
network with key
individuals.
Giving PR value builds
good will.
36. People Search,
Not Job Search
Identify people in the
company that you
want to work for and
reach out to them over
social media.
Let them know your
intentions and see if
they have any
recommendations.
37. Create a Job
New Sustainability
Jobs are Created Every
Day.
What need to you see
in the world?
Interview People that
you admire their job,
how did they get it.
39. Prepare
Research People You’re
Meeting with. They
will likely be doing the
same.
Connect with and
Interact with Company
members through
Social Media
Reflect Sustainable
Values
40. The Interview
Get Good Sleep
Come Early
Have POV
Be ready to
demonstrate your
unique value
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