Let me tell you how joining online groups can affect your career search. Those that shun online groups usually don't know the benefits they offer as career lead generators!
GROUPS MAKE YOUR NETWORK BIGGER and can lead to more referrals: On LinkedIn, you can join up to 100 groups. Join 100 but be present on a few of them.
YOU CAN SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE AND COMMUNICATE TO ANY GROUP MEMBER without being a first degree connection. This expands your ability to "talk" with professionals that have a common interest to begin your business relationship.
YOU SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE AND GET NOTICED WHEN YOU IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A FEW
GROUPS---have a regular presence through engaging or starting a discussion to get noticed by referrals or hiring managers and recruiters.
When you enter a discussion, be sure to:
Find the right groups that
contain your ideal connections.
Engage on the topic, but don't "sell" or suggest that you're looking for a job. It's about the conversation.
Contribute to the conversation with a positive, unique perspective.
Start your own discussion: By asking a question about a challenge or solution that worked for you in your career search, to gather your own audience.
Based on how you communicate, you will attract the attention of those involved in the discussion.
And...what happens if hiring managers or recruiters are involved in the discussion and you've just impressed them?
They will want to learn more about you.
You'll generate new connections and already have synergy. Reach out to them when you see that they've viewed your magnetic profile.
