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Social media has given a new definition to job search in today’s job market. Traditional job search methods don’t yield the results that they used to. If you don’t want to be left behind, you have to learn the tricks of social media and networking to get the job of your dreams. Traditionally hiring managers in companies used to rely on recruiters for getting qualified candidates. Even a few years back, job boards were quite useful in helping job seekers find their next opportunity.

However hiring and job search have taken a new dimension today with social media and networking. A lot of jobs are hidden and don’t get advertised on the job boards or even to the recruiters. Even when these jobs are advertised in the job boards, it is often a formality and a candidate might already be chosen for that position. Hiring managers often times recruit from networking contacts and social media sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook. Why is that? Because hiring managers trust those whom they know or those candidates that are recommended by whom they know. Trust is a big factor in making hiring decisions.

So how can you improve your chances of getting your dream job? Update your online profile on all possible social media sites. Have the opportunity find you instead of you chasing it. Make yourself available for hiring managers to find you by keeping your resumes up to date and fresh. Use the networking tools provided by these sites to network with the decision makers and the hiring managers. Network with everyone, friends, neighbors, family, ex colleagues. It is believed that each person is connected to every person in the world by six degrees of separation. Power of networking is huge so keep your options open when you are networking.Still bored? Click to continue: Don’t be a dummy when it comes to social media job search!