I'm sure we'd all prefer to be off doing the things we like to do. But we still need to find jobs somehow. And finding jobs usually depends on your network (it's possible to get some jobs 'cold' but that isn't the norm IME). That the "network" is extending into the digital realm, I think, is ASB's point. Obviously if you have a large offline network already, then you may need do nothing more. But for people starting out in their careers today, it's probably going to become more important.
ASB's comment: " Who knows about you is becoming as important as what you know." Isn't specific to social media - it's always been the case IME Cheers Ken -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013 3:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Career and Social Media <snippage> I ... would rather be spending real time with either friends or a book. Kurt On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Networking has always been important to finding work. You used to do it at > work, user groups etc. Now you can also do it via LinkedIn or a blog etc. > > > > I think you’re confusing Facebook (a specific social media implementation) > with digital networking/reputation (as a general concept) > > > > Cheers > Ken > > > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013 1:51 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Career and Social Media > > > > +1000 > > I do not have a facebook account, nor any other social media account other > than LinkedIn. > > Work and personal life are as separate as I can make them. > > Social media is a time stealer and a privacy invader. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am glad I am getting close to the end of my career. I really dislike > using things like Facebook for anything more than keeping in touch with > family/friends. LinkedIN is about the only "social media" I use for > business. I like to keep the two very separate from each other. > > Jon > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: OT: Career and Social Media > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:49:52 +0000 > > > > I can attest to that. My last two jobs have come because social media. > > > > Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro > > > > From: Andrew S. Baker > Sent: March 21, 2013 6:38 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Career and Social Media > > > > > > http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2013-03-21/ > > > > > > > > > > This is the new reality, folks. You don't have to embrace it, but to fight > it is > > going to be > > career limiting > > > > . > > Within 5 years, it will be a major factor in employment... > > Who knows about you is becoming as important as what you know. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
