Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies Paperback – Illustrated, October 7, 2013

Joshua's blog, Career Enlightenment, is the best to stay current in this wild world that changes daily. What a pleasant surprise it was to find all the essential new tools in one volume. He does a miraculous job at giving all job seekers and career coaches the very latest in the most essential aspects of the leading social media platforms for job search. His treatment of LinkedIn alone will pay dividends on the price of the book. But the lessons he provides on Facebook and Twitter pay multiples on the asking price. Even if you are not now actively seeking a new job, you will want to use the advice Joshua provides to keep opportunities coming your way and your career on the fast track!

Great information for someone who is just beginning to understand social media and THEN trying to find a job using it. Be aware that some of the websites mentioned in the book have already changed though. That's life in the technology fast lane, I guess.

This book is most useful to people who meet the following criteria:1. Know what they want to do;2. Are social media savvy and not already using social media for something entirely unrelated to work (e.g., a creative endeavor); and3. Are looking for jobs in a large industry that makes use of HR departments and hiring managers.Who this book is less useful for:1. People searching for more than one kind of position;2. Anyone uncomfortable with social media or the concept of personal branding; or3. People who work in a small industry where everyone knows everyone, especially if they aren't new to the market.I'm an over-50 professional and I work in a small industry. I was hoping this book would have some tips such as revising my resume and packaging my skills in a new and creative way for a different kind of position. And it does... sort of.But really it's geared to people looking for specific jobs with large or unknown companies, especially ones that use recruiters and hiring managers who are actively searching for potential workers they don't already know or may have forgotten.The advice also doesn't really work for someone who does more than one thing -- e.g., the ad exec who is looking for administrative assistant work to pay the bills while she looks for a "real" position. There's no advice for how to brand yourself for such a situation, one in which older workers who've been out of work for some time are increasingly finding themselves.Some parts of the book were still really useful -- such as the section on updating a resume for online viewing. Others lacked organization and were written in HR-speak: triangulating opportunities, condensing a value statement into a headline, personal branding, etc. This kind of writing just doesn't appeal to me. Yes, I'm reading this for the information, but there's no reason it can't be a fun and decent read.In the end, too much of this didn't apply to me, and the poor organization and stilted language outweighed the value. Younger job seekers will probably feel otherwise.

Another great book in a great series. Even if you are not a novice, this series is outstanding because it is filled with references and pointers to great resources!

Don't bother with anyone else. Joshua Waldman knows his stuff. Get all his books, sign up for his boot camp and email notifications. Glad I found him!

This book helped me search for a job effectively. It is well written and easy to read. I highly recommend this book.

great resource for finding a job in today's internet world. This updated edition adds new resources and additional information worth knowing.

Years ago, if you were looking for a job you would simply look in the help wanted section of the newspaper, send in your resume, and hope they would call you for an interview. These days all of that has changed - jobs are rarely advertised in the newspaper and people are turning more and more to the Internet not only when looking for jobs but when hiring for jobs. "Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies" covers not only searching for jobs using Linked-In, Facebook, and Twitter but how to build your "brand", online tools you can use to search for jobs, online networking, blogging, your online reputation, video resumes, and more."Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies" does have some good advice especially when it comes to Linked-In - I learned a lot about Linked-In while reading the book. I also learned quite a bit about twitter and learned about several Internet sites I didn't know existed (it is scary how much information there is about you online no matter how much you value your privacy). The advice on how to find "hidden" jobs was also quite useful. Ultimately, however, the book seemed to be aimed at a selective audience - young (author Joshua Waldman seems to think that baby rumors don't understand how social media works) and those who want to work for high-tech companies (there is no way the human resource company at the place I work for would be watching video resumes). Because of this, while I did find some useful information in the book, it wasn't quite what I expected or ultimately needed."Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies" has some useful items in it, but in the end I was a bit disappointed with the book.