Going Digital: Optimize Your Social Media Resume on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

These days it's becoming simpler to apply to any job with the click of a mouse. Once you paste your resume on LinkedIn your world is at your fingertips. The digital copy of your resume only has to be uploaded once. With sites like LinkedIn building rapport with hiring managers is simple and because of its ease of use, accessibility and high trust factor. Recruiters and employers source many of their candidates using their social media profile on this site. No more paper to sift through.

Connect to HR and company executives using the contact and messaging systems available. Twitter's messaging system is quick and easy to use and it gets you in instant contact with recruiters. So pay attention to recruiters who post openings in their timelines and send them a tweet about it. As a job applicant use social media to your advantage to conduct extensive research on hiring managers, recruiters and the information timeline of companies of your choice using LinkedIn, Facebook and twitter. These sites give you information at more than face value. By researching company culture and what drives them internally you are able to market yourself to the needs of the company and be a social fit. The most convenient tool to use is signing up to receive job alerts via e-mail. Stay in the know.

Optimize your resume for search engines also because search engines are able to locate your resume on LinkedIn by

title, location, name and certification titles on your digital copy. Use keywords that are relevant to your line of work, your talents, experience and skills and that will make you stand out among applicants. Update your resume periodically and keep it applicable to what companies in your industry are searching for. If you own your own website give your resume its own URL attach all your social media profiles in one place, recommendations, pictures and even a video resume.

Brand yourself as an expert using your industry experience. Publish recommendations from your colleagues and employers to your profile. This can be a tool to build rapport with recruiters and HR executives. Increase your job opportunities and responses by building an outstanding resume, follow-up on leads or emails sent to you via e-mail, leave thank you notes and express your gratitude after receiving a call or interview.

Your online image speaks volumes about you so keep it squeaky clean unlike the real world it is hard to erase everything you put onto the internet. Protect yourself from online phishing by keeping your resume only on trusted sites. Anyone who contacts you with a job offer should be in a good standing company you can trust. Personal information should be kept confidential and your privacy protected by only consulting with reputable HR professionals.

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