The Serious Goings-On Behind The Social Networking Scene
I just got an email from a very smart professional whom I happen to like a lot.
We met on someone’s blog, followed each other “home,” and now see each other on social platforms pretty much daily.
We share each other’s links, support and tease each other on Twitter, and share brief direct message dialogues every now and again (no, not about you. Not the… time before last, anyway).
So what was the email about? It wasn’t a link to a “Join me at New Social Group.” It wasn’t a mass email. It wasn’t a casual hello.
It was an update about a business project we’re working on together.
You see, a couple of months ago we expanded our casual relationship into a much more serious one. And it’s one of the most pleasant business relationships I’ve ever had the pleasure of benefiting from.
Filed under Business, Career, Guest Posts, Networking, Shakirah Dawud, Social Media | Tags: businss relationships, social business, social networking and business | Comments (29)#HAPPO Chat Alert: Tips for Starting Your New Job on the Right Foot
So you got the job … now what?
This is something we all have to deal with, or have dealt with, at some point. It’s exciting to start a new job, but you want to make sure you start off right, don’t you? After all, so often how you start is a precursor for how your career will go.
Tomorrow night, from 8-9 pm CT (9-10 pm ET), Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon, who created the #HAPPO hashtag (Help a PR Pro Out) and chat, are bringing back this terrific Twitter chat to help you out.
It’s easy to join (here are my tips on joining a Twitter chat, if you haven’t done one before), and if you’re looking for an extra boost of confidence along with that new paycheck, I highly recommend you join in.
Among other things, we’ll (yes, I’ll be there too, since I’m a HAPPO Champion) be discussing:
- What is the hardest thing about being the newest employee in your company/department?
- Should you use social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to connect with new colleagues (and please, if you have a protected Twitter profile, now would be a really good time to make it public)? How about leadership?
- What steps should you take to manage your image internally?
- What do you do if the reality of the job you took doesn’t match the position you applied for?
- What are some red flags that may signal the job is not working out?
- What steps can you take to “help out” the new guy/gal on the team?
Why Protecting Your Twitter Profile is a Bad Idea
Yesterday, Shanan Sorochynski asked a question here on WUL that struck a chord with quite a few people: “Are you using social media to talk to yourself?”
The comments are really interesting, and even though I mentioned it in my comment, it reminded me of Mary Barber’s post (also published yesterday) where she pondered aloud on whether we all see the world through our own respective filters.
My short answer: yes, but that’s not what I was thinking about when I sat down to write today’s post.
Shanan said something in her post that I wanted to riff off of: Continue reading »
Filed under Communication, Networking, Shonali Burke, Social Media, Twitter | Tags: building a network, conversation, protected profile, Twitter | Comments (93)
