Online networking has become an extremely valuable aspect of business. Employers, employees, friends, and casual relationships can get to know you through various online resources. This makes it vital that your online portfolio is what you want it to be. If you have not done it already Google search your name and see what pops up. You may be surprised! If your employer or future employer searched your name on the web would you be happy with what they found. This is a great question to ask yourself.
After you Google your name to see what appears consider ways that you can market who you are through different web tools. A couple of free online tools that I have found to work well are blogging, a FaceBook account, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Blogging can be a great way to promote business ideas, or to allow people to connect with you on a personal level. However, make sure your careful what you blog about. You never know who will see it. LinkedIn is an excellent online business networking tool. Unlike Facebook and MySpace, LinkedIn is specifically designed for business people to network with each other. On the site you can see who your contacts have networked with, and if it is someone you would like to get in touch with your contact can help introduce you. Finally, a FaceBook account seems to be a good networking tool. Everyone seems to have a FaceBook account, so it is a super way to connect with relatives, friends, and business contacts. I have just started using Twitter, so find out for yourself if it something you can use to market yourself
Good luck!
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There were only two new websites added to About.com's list of Top 10 employment sites this year, Linkedin.com and another site called Realmatch.com. Lots of news ways to find jobs nowadays.
Top 10 Employment site list here:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/joblistings/tp/jobbanks.htm
Thank you for your comment Richard. I will take a look at the website link you suggested.
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