Telling Your Job Search Story (with Social Media) -- IA Summit 2013

The presentation version of my 20-minute talk "Telling Your Job Search Story (with Social Media)" as presented at the 2013 Information Architecture Summit in Baltimore.

Transcript

1. Telling Your Job Search Story Scott Kubie - IA Summit 2013 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship (with Social Media)
2. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship 4 Things that Suck About Job Hunting:
3. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship 4 Things that Suck About Job Hunting: don’t have to
4. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Shame
5. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Shame Portfolios
6. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Shame Portfolios Networking
7. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Shame Portfolios Networking Self-promotion
8. 1 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Shame
10. I realized: If I didn’t share my story, no one could help. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
11. I decided:
12. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
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17. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship I fought social stigmas with social media.
18. Important: Not being a total bummer. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
19. 2 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Portfolios
20. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Name: Created: Size: Updated: portfolio.pdf 2009-ish Small LOL
21. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship In case of emergency, Google yourself.
22. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Articles Interviews Podcasts Creative Projects Blog Posts Talks and slide decks Videos Events
23. Problem: I couldn’t print a podcast. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
24. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship My solution:
25. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
31. 3 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Networking
32. I thought: I’m not good at networking. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
33. I asked for help. And I got it. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
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37. Learned: No two networks look the same. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
38. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship You Job
39. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship You Job
40. 4 #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Self-promotion
41. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Problem: I felt like a broken record.
42. Solution: Iteration. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
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45. I shifted the focus. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
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47. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Former employers.
48. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship I let other people talk for me.
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52. A final hurdle: What about the interview? #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
53. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Good stories make for great icebreakers.
54. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Tell your story.
55. When you tell the story, you get to be the hero. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship
56. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Thank you.
57. #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship Numbers! • ~10,000 views on Storify (now 13,000+) • Terminated December 2011, new full-time position March 2012 • 2 freelance assignments gained through sharing my story •108 Twitter mentions of MediaBistro interview •82 Twitter mentions of Storify résumé • 0 out of the blue job offers • 0 hours spent on LinkedIn
58. kubie.co/jobsearch #UnsuckJobHunting @scottrocketship