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4 Tips for Getting Your Next Job Faster

With steep competition for available jobs, the ways of successfully navigating today's job market have changed. Posting a resume and expecting to get a call from a hiring manager is a thing of the past. Well, breathe easier—UpMo’s got your back. Here are four social media tips that will help you grab an advantage right now:

1. Create a blog to build your personal brand and boost your thought leadership. Yes, lots of blogs are merely billboards for babble—but used wisely, a blog can help increase your rank and visibility among recruiters and hiring managers. Create a blog today and tailor your content to promote your head-of-the-curve thinking, desirable skills and domain expertise. With social recruitment on the rise, it’s not uncommon for hiring companies to Google job candidates. Why not try to impress them?

Tip: Be sure to promote your blog as your website on your LinkedIn profile. Where to start? Well there are many free blog services out there—try Wordpress.

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2. Be vocal on Twitter. First, build out your Twitter profile making sure to include a brief bio, your location and a link to your newly-created blog, or even your LinkedIn page.. Next, perform a Twitter search to find the profiles of recruiters and hiring managers at companies for which you desire to work. Engage—gradually build relationships by starting meaningful conversations that highlight your expertise. Then, dive in—let them know that you’re looking and get on their radar for available opportunities.

Also, earn Twitter followers by keeping your content (affectionately known as “Tweets”) compelling. If you broadcast your job search objectives, you never know who might come to help!


3. Optimize your LinkedIn account. Don’t derail your job search with a lackluster LinkedIn profile. Assume that your LinkedIn presence is your first impression because oftentimes, it is.

Make sure that you have a strong summary and a well-articulated career history that are both keyword-heavy. This will improve your LinkedIn profile’s chances of coming up in keyword searches by potential employers. Remember, endorsements are key—be sure to get strong recommendations from credible members of your network. Asking your network is a great way to keep them informed and open the door for more help. Another way to keep them “in the know” is with frequent status update related to your job hunt.

4. Clean up your Facebook profile. While Facebook may not be a reliable job-finding resource, it certainly could cost you opportunities. If you're on Facebook, be sure to clean up your profile—ditch the questionable photos, off-topic content and widgets. Also, be very selective about who you decide to add as a friend. Alternatively, if Facebook is to be your personal playground, be extremely restrictive with your privacy settings. 

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Are You Ready for the Job Hunt?

That’s an alarming stat that will derail any job search—particularly since 80% of jobs are obtained through networking or social recruitment.


Find out what’s holding you back from a successful job hunt. Join thousands of job-seekers and take UpMo’s free Job-Hunt Readiness Evaluator developed in collaboration with Robert Half—the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm. This 10-minute assessment will diagnose the state of your job hunt and provide you with expert recommendations to supercharge your search—ways in which you can enhance your online presence, strategically build your professional network, boost your visibility to potential employees and land your next job faster.