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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
Simple process to success:
- You submit Tweet-sized job
search tips for the available categories by the deadline.
- CDI compiles them into a
two-step educational / marketing campaign to reach job
seekers and improve awareness with them of your services and
those of the professionals who make up CDI.
- CDI members take part in
further spreading the word by sharing the e-book and
promoting the social campaign through their own channels!
(1) SOCIAL
CAMPAIGN
Long-term multi-pronged social media channel /
re-tweet campaign of your individual tips.
AND
(2) E-BOOK
CAMPAIGN
Distribution of the
compilation via a free e-book version. To be:
Downloadable at
CDI job seeker portal
Announced through
social media channels
Downloadable at
e-book sites
Shared via members
to their clients, community, and media.
PLUS, contributors will
receive our unique Super-Hero Tweet Bird badge for your
website or blog!
Let’s work together to show
the job seekers the value of our professional services.
Throughout the Twitter
campaign we will remind readers to visit CDI to find a
qualified career services professional.
It’s fun,
it’s exciting, and it’s all about YOU!
Let’s get
participating in CDI’s campaign - Super-Charge Your Job
Search: Short, Sweet & Tweet
(Expert Job Search
Advice in Digestible Bytes).
CATEGORIES FOR PARTICIPATION
Please
review all the categories and their suggested topic areas to
ensure you pick the correct category for your submission.
You may submit up to five tips per category, but you can only
submit each tip once under one category.
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Job
Search Focus
– Any tools and tactics that would help a client to get
clear on their career and/or job focus. Examples, not
limited to: career assessments (formal and informal),
personal branding, informational interviews (for career
focus), job shadowing, mentor relationships, internship,
or volunteering.
Hashtag examples: #assessments, #infointerview, #mentoring, #personalbranding,
#volunteer, #interning, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Research of Targeted Organizations (Private,
Non-profit, Government), Industries
& Individuals – Any online or offline research
method that allows clients to find company or industry
information and/or key influencer/decision makers.
Examples, not limited to: informational interviews,
direct to company websites, social search sites (e.g.
LinkedIn, YouTube), online business directories, job
boards, professional associations.
Hashtag examples: #jobboards, #companyresearch, #industryresearch,
#infointerview, #socialsearch, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Networking -
Any
relationship-building and nurturing strategies or
referral sources that would further a client’s job
search. Examples, not limited to: (a) With Whom:
individuals (past employers, peer, colleagues, friends,
vendors, suppliers, teachers, customers, mentors,
coaches), groups - clubs and associations (online and
offline – alumni, social networks, professional,
community). (b) Why: job leads, referrals, company
research, interviewer/people research, relationship
building, online identity / subject management expertise
building. (c): How: relationship building strategies,
personal branding, online identity management.
Hashtag examples: #networking, #referrals, #jobleads, #personalbranding,
#onlineid, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Job Boards
& Website Job Centers – Any strategies that help
clients to get the most out of job boards, and/or use
them more efficiently and effectively. Examples, not
limited to: applying for jobs, identifying industry
trends and opportunities, specific and niche job board
suggestions, job board tools, mobile and social tools.
Hashtag examples: #nichejobboards, #industrytrends, #mobilejobsearch,
#socialjobsearch, #jobsearch, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Career Fairs
– Any strategies that assist clients to get the most
benefit from career fairs. Examples, not limited to:
identifying beneficial fairs to attend; using personal
branding; applying appropriate presentation and
wardrobe; leveraging unique, memorable, and successful
ways to connect with employers; savvy follow up
strategies.
Hashtag examples: #jobfairs, #personalbranding, #jobsearch, #companyresearch,
#networking, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Direct Sourcing by Recruiters & Employers – Any techniques that assist clients to increase their
visibility and credibility to internal and external
recruiters and employers for hire. Examples, not limited
to: capitalizing on reputation management and dealing
with digital dirt; personal branding; using social
search sites (e.g. LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, etc.),
professional association websites, and other
websites/tools; and various other offline methods.
Hashtag examples: #directsourcing, #recruiters, #reputationmgmt,
#socialjobsearch, #digitaldirt, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Temporary to Permanent
Hiring – Any strategies that help clients find
and utilize employment agencies to gain permanent hires.
Examples, not limited to: how to select and work with
agencies, and strategies to position yourself to
standout and make the transition to permanent hire.
Hashtag examples: #temp2perm, #temphiring, #jobagencies, #employmentagencies,
etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Print Advertising (Want Ads)
– Any techniques to assist clients to best use print
want ads in their job search. Examples, not limited to:
creating documentation to stand out from the many
applicants, understanding blind ads, understanding
voicemail response systems, and identifying valuable ad
resources such as newspapers and professional trade
magazines.
Hashtag examples: #wantads, #jobads, etc.
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Finding
Jobs: Walk-Ins
– Any methods that allow clients to successfully perform
organization walk-ins (company or non-profit), where
appropriate, for targeting employment. Examples, not
limited to: creating a plan of action which includes
goals and logistics; personal branding and elevator
speech development; personal presentation and wardrobe;
unique, memorable, and successful ways to connect with
employers; and savvy follow up strategies.
Hashtag
examples: #jobsearch, #elevatorspeech, #personalbranding, #interviewattire,
#ftfjobsearch, etc.
NOTE:
Do not use #walkins as it is related to a completely
different topic.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
Tweet Tip Parameters:
Your entry must be in the
form of a 140 characters or less Tweet. Following are the
specific parameters of layout and inclusion along with an
example Tweet at the end of the Parameters section:
- Maximum Tweet length –
140 characters.
- Twitter acronyms are
acceptable (suggested acronym list).
- Include relevant
hashtags for each Tweet. Suggested tags are listed after
each category above, however you are not limited to
these and can use what is best for your topic. Unsure
what this means? Learn more about
Hashtags.
- Always include the
hashtag #cdisst in your 140 characters.
- Be sure to include your
Twitter handle, if you have one, in the 140 characters.
If you are not on Twitter
and do not have a Twitter handle you will need to
include your first and last name in parentheses. Example
(Sharon Smith). We do recommend setting up a Twitter
account at
www.twitter.com.
Example Tweet for
someone with a Twitter account:
Category 1 – Job Search
Focus
Unique YOU: motivated
skills, interests, passions, experience, training,
values, + personal brand @susanguarneri #cdisst #careerfocus
Additional suggested
hashtags for this Tweet: #personalbranding #assessments
Example Tweet for
someone without a Twitter account:
Category 1 – Job Search
Focus
Unique YOU: motivated
skills, interests, passions, experience, training,
values, + personal brand (Susan Guarneri) #cdisst #careerfocus
Additional suggested hashtags
for this Tweet: #personalbranding #assessments
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The
Example Tweet Dissected:
#1 –
Pick the Category from the 9 available. Example:
Category 1 – Job Search Focus
#2 –
Write your tip. Example:
Unique YOU: motivated skills, interests, passions,
experience, training, values, + personal brand
#3 –
Include your name in brackets unless you have a Twitter
account (in which case you would use your handle).
Example:
(Susan Guarneri)
#4 –
Include the CDI event hashtag. Example:
#cdisst
#5 –
Include at least one hashtag for the topic / category.
Example:
#careerfocus
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Submission & Formatting
Process:
- Limit of 5 entries per
category – pick your unique and best!
- Submit all your Tweet
entries as a single MS Word document to
info@careerdirectors.com. Since only one Word
document will be accepted per person, be sure to wait
until you have prepared and double-checked all your
entries.
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The file
should be saved as your name (e.g. Doy_Mary.doc).
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Tweet tips
must be listed by topic name and category number.
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Document
content should be left-justified (no indents or fancy
formatting/fonts).
Editorial
Disclaimer:
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CDI
will edit as necessary, without approval, to ensure use
of most appropriate hashtags, etc. in 140 characters.
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CDI
will not publish duplicate topic content. After the
submission deadline the committee will evaluate the
value of each entry for inclusion in the guide. In the
event of a tie of two equally-valuable and similar
Tweets, we will select the first submission.
PROJECT
CREATOR RECOGNITION
Special
thanks belong to CDI's amazing Programs and Innovation
Committee who worked tirelessly to bring this project to
fruition. Moving forward, they will act as content curators,
authors, and publishers of the collective materials that
will make up this powerful, industry-leading tool for job
seekers!
Please
recognize:
Susan
Guarneri, AssessmentGoddess.com
Dave
J. Jensen, Ascension Writing Services
Judy Gillespie, Career
Avenues by Judy
Surranna Sandy,
Surcorp
Resume Solutions/Resume
Solutions
2011
Committee Director: Laura DeCarlo
2010
Committee Director: Tony Deblauwe, HR4Change
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