Job Shop: Social networking & jobs

Updated: Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011, 8:43 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 01 Nov 2010, 8:31 AM EDT

(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - The numbers don't lie. Almost three out of every four jobs are now landed through networking, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Jobvite.com reports that 73 percentof companies use social networks for their recruitment efforts and more than half of companies have even hired candidates through social networking sites.

In case you didn't get it, social networking matters when it comes to finding a job.
So how can you find a job through social media outlets?

Dan Schawbel, author of "Me 2.0" and managing partner of Millennial Branding, has the answers.


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