In this article, I have put a detailed explanations on how to use any social media platform of your choice to secure a job offer. This article will be an interesting read, it’s full of information and amazing expose on how smart use social media platforms this days
There were days job seekers register with job agents and waited days and months for calls for interviews. Though this particular method still happens in today’s world, a lot of smart people have moved on to a better way of finding jobs, especially using the ever helpful social media platforms. The method smart people have adopted which really works best is what I have explained very correctly and detailed in this article.
Very quickly, a lot of graduates and Youths including undergraduates who are still in school are getting direct job offers on LinkedIn, X (formerly twitter) and also on Instagram and Facebook. When you check Facebook groups, you would see a lot of, in thousands, groups named jobs, job for graduates, jobs for students, foreign jobs, NGO jobs, social work jobs, jobs in Startups, etc. May it interest you to know that hundreds and thousands secure permanent jobs in those groups. Facebook is a lot of things including jobs finding platforms.
People who are on Facebook when they start looking for jobs they are told to go to LinkedIn meanwhile there are thousands of jobs posted on Facebook especially on job groups. I have detailed breakdown of how to secure a permanent job offer on Facebook inside this article.
Securing a job on social platforms is one of the easiest ways to get a job. It’s done at the comfort of your home, you don’t waste your money jumping transportation vehicles to go and submit application and CV, nor do you waste your money going to and fro for interviews. There are so many more benefits in learning how to use social media to your own advantage, one of which is securing a paid permanent job.
Another great advantage of using social media platforms to find jobs is that you can reach more employers on social media platforms than physically going from office to office to apply or submit CVs. Jobs on social media networks are direct offers based on the candidates social media profiles and proof of skills and work experience.
List of best social media platforms to get a direct permanent job offer
X (Twitter)
Ticktock
I will explain one of the other ways to use any one of these 6 mentioned platforms to secure permanent employment. Methods of use are different by the platforms because they are built separately and focus slightly on different core operations. For example, Ticktock operations focused on live streaming and video sharing, while Facebook focused on live stream, reals, photos, and texts. While Facebook has a community like a group and pages, groups chats, comments and general group postings, Ticktock does not have such currently. Ticktock is focused mostly on videos and live streaming.
LinkedIn on the other hand is focused on texts majorly and photos, professionals sharing their life goals and achievements, sharing motivational articles and inspiring followers with inspirational quotes. Linkedin is different in so many ways however, very simple to Facebook in some other ways. For example, on LinkedIn there are pages and groups just as you would find on Facebook. These groups and pages are very similar in certain ways. You can create a company page on LinkedIn as you could create on Facebook. And also on LinkedIn you could as well create discussion groups.
The group settings are very similar because on LinkedIn groups, the admin can set it to private or public as could be done on Facebook, also admin can set it to individually approve posts before the post goes life leave open, posts need no admin approval. Those are the things you can find on Facebook groups. I’m especially in detail because one of the best places in these listed platforms where you can make use of to find jobs is the groups.
X is totally unique on its own. There are a lot of features on the X platforms that make the use of the platform addictive, however we are going to focus on the part that users can make use of to find permanent job positions.
Note very importantly that, you can find remote jobs as well, not only jobs that require your physical presence in the office. As a matter of fact most of the jobs offered on these are remote. You work from home at your own comfort and convenience however, assigned tasks for the jobs must be completed to avoid being sacked from the job.
On reddit there are sub reddits, similar to groups on other platforms. This particular section is where users find open permanent job offers. Thousands of people use reddit to find remote jobs. Reddit is a very helpful platform and one the biggest and most visited platforms in the world.
How to secure jobs on social media platforms
1 Facebook
I will start with Facebook because I made it my number one. Maybe you have not known before that you can secure permanent employment on Facebook. Read the full details of how to get jobs on Facebook.
Method to use on for Facebook
Groups
Direct message
Page comment section.
Profile optimization.
Using Facebook groups to source and secure a job.
There are a lot of Facebook groups that are entirely dedicated to job postings. Most of the posters on the group are the ones directly recruiting or hiring. A job seeker can use the group comment section to demonstrate his or her skills, and write a very brief and casual application of interest on the job. The authors of the posts in the group who happen to be the direct recruiters most of the time can read your comment on the group and respond to you in your inbox or on the comment section by commenting next to yours.
How do you find these groups? Use the search bar on Facebook, type jobs and click on groups, you will then see list jobs dedicated to groups that you can join. Periodically keep an eye on the posts and also make sure to check the profile of the post authors and if they are posting on behalf of a company, do well to also check the company as well.
Do not send an application or indicate an interest for a job until you have investigated that the job post is genuine and truly the post author is recruiting or the company he or she represents is recruiting
How to use X to find permanent job positions.
Your X handle is your strong tool on X therefore I encourage you to handle it very well and optimise it very correctly. Many companies hired staff on X by directly contacting a user if his or her regular tweets are aligned with the company’s work ethics and value the company needs. The company will then check your X profile, read most of your old and newer tweets to make an informed decision to contact you for an offer or not. That is one way you can get employment opportunity on X
Another way you can use X for your own good to secure a permanent role is by contributing and offering solutions on companies’ tweets or CEOs’ tweets. Meaningful reply to tweets can earn you employment on X.
How to Use LinkedIn to secure a permanent role.
As you may already know, LinkedIn is a career and job platform. To some people LinkedIn is the number 1 go to for job search and employment. On LinkedIn however, you see more motivational quotes and inspirational articles. There are thousands of jobs posted on LinkedIn.
The bigger concerning challenge on LinkedIn is actually getting the jobs. Most of the jobs are not for the purpose of employing any candidates. Most of the jobs are to make users share the jobs thereby sharing the company or the posters profiles for more followers. You can stay year to year on LinkedIn without getting a reply or being invited for interviews for numerous job positions you would have apply for at the end of the year.
Securing a job on LinkedIn takes a smart approach. Use your profile to attract recruiters to directly message you with an offer.
How to use your profile to secure a job
To secure a job on LinkedIn stress free, having not to apply to everything that looks like a job on LinkedIn, use your profile and do the following.
Optimise your profile; how to do this, on the about section of your LinkedIn profile, list at least three core field you are in. Do not least so many fields as a lot of people do. That’s a mistake that they don’t realise. 2 to 3 fields is great and recommended. Because being a Jack of all trades on LinkedIn scares potential employers.
The fields must be very related, don’t put that you are an excellent software engineer and at the same time an excellent real estate lawyer. This combination is a red flag to recruiters
Use a very clean and responsible profile picture. Moderate editing and well postured.
Add a known location on your profile
Add the list of your experience and highlight the important part.
For each of the experiences you added on your profile, add skills gained.
Make sure to have a current employment and that current employment is in the area in which you are currently looking to be hired.
Add your academic background. This is very important. You should add from higher Institution up, your diploma or degree level if you don’t have a diploma. It’s not necessary to add a high school background.
Highlight your graduation years.
Add your certification if any
Add your online or physical courses you took to improve your career if you have any.
After you have arranged your profile to look professional, you can now start applying for jobs that are real. However, the method you should adopt to get hired easily on LinkedIn is by reaching out to CEOs and recruiters when you connect.
When you send a connection request to recruiters or CEOs or Founders, write a short message introducing yourself but not directly asking for a job. And included that you wish to connect to learn from their insights and experiences that they share on LinkedIn. Send the same short message when you accept connection requests.
Another thing to do to attract a job offer is to create content in your fields. It’s not a must or a criteria to be hired on LinkedIn, but it’s just an added advantage. If you can create consistent content in your area of Specialization, you can be found more quickly.
The last thing is to make meaningful comments on company pages posts and recruiters or CEOs posts. This approach can make you more visible. CEOs and many recruiters read all the comments on their LinkedIn posts and they can spot meaningful comments that seem to offer solutions to challenges. This way you can be directly contacted.
How to secure a job using Reddit.
Reddit is one of the top most visited platforms in the world. And one of the most helpful social platforms you can talk of. Most of the difficult questions are answered on reddit by people who have had experience.
They are thousands of sub reddits jobs. If you are on reddit or you want to register new, you will see r/jobs, r/techjobs, r/jobsinusa etc. These sub subreddits are like groups but with their own unique features and operations. Finding jobs in job sub-reddits is easy.
In some cases, users can post that they are looking for a job in a particular area, then list their qualifications and experiences. This can earn them a direct invitation for an interview.
There are more jobs posted on reddit daily than jobs posted on LinkedIn in a week. You use leverage subreddits today to secure permanent employment.
How to use Pinterest to secure a job
Pinterest is the design showroom of the world. Because Pinterest is all about beauty pictures and designs the type of jobs you can secure using Pinterest may be limited to designs. If you are a very good graphic designer, your number platform should be Pinterest, especially if you are looking for a job.
You can be contacted and directly offered employment through your beautiful designs on Pinterest. You should try it today and see the good of the platform.
How to use Ticktock to secure a job offer
Many people think or believe Ticktock is only for cruising and unserious people but a lot of people have used Ticktock to secure well paying jobs. A job seeker can secure a job on Ticktock through live stream, an employer can quickly interview you and offer you employment. See how it works.
There’s what is called open or walk in interview, recruiters are now opening virtual walk in interviews to select candidates for a job on a live stream. You can join any of this type of virtual walk-in interview live stream to answer a question or two, and you could be chosen for the job.
Apart from virtual walk-in interviews, you can as well secure a permanent role by randomly contributing meaningfully in live streaming or in video comments section. You can use the virtual walk-in interviews method, or make a meaningful contribution on comments or live streams and you can be the next employee.
Summary
Social platforms are what you make of them. A lot of people use social media platforms for their own good, to secure jobs, grow their businesses, make money by creating content while others watch what’s going on and join trendings without gaining anything.
Starting from today, start using social media platforms for your own good, to either make money by creating a niche and creating your own contents or by using the platforms to secure well paying jobs.
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