ERIC Number: ED672132
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 12
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Graduating to Success in Employment: How Social Media Can Aid College Students in the Job Search. Research Brief
Robb C. Sewell; Michele Martin; Savannah Barnett; Christine Jenter
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
This issue brief explores how college career service centers can assist college students and recent college graduates in using social media as part of their job search. The brief discusses the value of social media in the job search and offers a glimpse of various types of social networking options. It then provides some practical steps and advice that college career centers can take to weave social media into their ongoing activities. Interspersed throughout the brief are examples of individuals who have had success using social media to find employment as well as short profiles of universities that are doing an exemplary job informing their students of the value of using social media for job search.
Descriptors: Career Centers, College Students, College Graduates, Job Search Methods, Social Media, Social Networks, Internet
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Rutgers University, 30 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Tel: 732-932-4100; Fax: 732-932-3454; e-mail: hcwd@rci.rutgers.edu; Web site: https://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Identifiers - Location: Delaware; New York (Rochester); North Carolina
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