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BEST METHODS 

 
NEW WEBSITES YOU CAN USE TO
HELP WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH

 
  1. LinkedIN – primarily business network www.linkedin.com
  2. TalkBizNow - new business networking site www.talkbiznow.com 
  3. FaceBook – Social Network, business and personal www.facebook.com
  4. MySpace – Social network, primarily personal www.myspace.com
  5. NotchUp - "If you have a gold-plated resume and are beating recruiters off with a stick, here's a new twist: Companies will pay you to talk to them. You set the price."  www.notchup.com
  6. Ning – Private Social networks www.ning.com
  7. Plaxo – Contact synchronizer www.plaxo.com
  8. ZoomInfo – Business directory www.zoominfo.com
  9. Spoke – Business Directory & Social network www.spoke.com
  10. Jigsaw – Business Directory & Social Network www.jigsaw.com
  11. Jobs in the Pod - Internet's first audio recruitment platform www.jobsinthepod.com
  12. YouTube – User generated video www.youtube.com
  13. Twitter – Text-like social network www.twitter.com
  14. Pownce – File Sharing social network www.pownce.com
  15. Flickr – User Generated Photo sharing www.flickr.com
  16. Zooomr – User generated photo sharing and text for mobile www.zooomr.com
  17. Yahoo Answers – User generated questions and answers www.answers.yahoo.com/
  18. LinkedIN Answers – User generated questions and answers www.linkedin.com
  19. FaceBook Groups – Common interest based groups www.facebook.com
  20. Yahoo Groups – Common interest based groups www.groups.yahoo.com
  21. Google Groups – Common interest based groups www.groups.google.com
  22. Grou.ps – Common interest based groups www.grou.ps
  23. Reddit – Submit, vote on, and rank news www.reddit.com
  24. Digg – User submitted reviews of websites, services, blogs www.digg.com
  25. Skype – Social network, IM, and VOIP www.skype.com
  26. Jaxtr – VOIP linked to websites, blogs, and social networks www.jaxtr.com
  27. Indeed – Job listing aggregator www.indeed.com
  28. SimplyHired – Job listing aggregator, also on LinkedIN www.simplyhired.com
  29. Google Reader - enables daily feeds of favorite sites www.google.com/reader
  30. Razume – User submitted resumes, professional community review & Feedback www.Razume.com
 
FACTS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES




Social networking sites are continually popping up on the Internet.  It is impossible to effectively use all of them, and LinkedIn is still considered the best for networking to find a job.  However, you might want to explore some of the other sites.  The facts listed below are from a July 21, 2008 article entitled Beware of Social Networking Overload.  The author recommends using only one or two social networking sites to maximize your chances, and I agree.
MySpace Everybody           110 million users
Facebook Everybody           80 million active users
ThomasNet Engineers           40 million user sessions
LinkedIn Professionals           23 million users
XING Professionals           5.7 million users
Sales Spider Business owners           2 million users per month
Plaxo Everybody           1 million monthly users
ITtoolbox IT professionals           700 discussion groups
Jigsaw Data Professionals           500 companies, 450,000 users
Ryze Professionals           120,000 users
Fast Pitch! Professionals           50,000 users

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