| How to Leverage Social Networking to Get Your Next Job You've heard again and again how important networking is when you are looking to take the next step in your career. But does that include social networking? Can you "like," "tweet" and "2nd degree connect" your way to a fabulous new position? Career and online experts recommend leveraging social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and (especially) LinkedIn as part of a job search. But, they say, social networking should be used as a complement to, and not a replacement for, more traditional job-search methods. And, they caution, it should be used carefully. Carisa Miklusak, principal of Ingenium Consulting Group and co-founder of SoMedios, an emerging media solutions organization, suggested job seekers use social media every step of the way. |