On social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, users can create their online professional profiles and highlight their core skills and strengths for review by recruiters.
New surveys conducted on behalf of Robert Half International, California-based recruitment firm, reported that social networking tools will be useful for job hunting over the next three years. The survey involved interviewing senior executives in Canada and the US. As a result of the survey, around 60% of the executives interviewed said professional networking like LinkedIn was useful, while around 30% said social networking like Facebook was useful.
Thus, we, as MBA students, should utilize this networking tools to maximize our chance to get the best jobs we can. However, the traditional cover-letter-and-resume recruiting should not be neglected.
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http://www.internetnews.com/breakingnews/article.php/3742166/Social+Networking+For+Work.htm
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