Whats New in the 2nd Edition - CareerEnlightenment.com

Newsle.com  which tells you if anyone in your network published anything online, so you can be the first to congratulate themContactually.com  is a CRM that tells you when you need to get back in touch with someone using email reminders, very handy!Mailchimp.com  now offers free accounts for lists up to 2,000, which is a great solution for sending your network a newsletter.Blog Posts for Career SuccessI introduce readers, in chapter 6, to a technique for writing blog posts in a half-hour or less. This way you can maintain your professional blog and  demonstrate motivation to potential employers.Online Reputation Management UpdatesAs our digital footprint becomes more and more important for our career success, naturally, more tools and solutions have emerged. I capture several new  ones in Chapter 7. Some of them to check out are:NetClarify.comKGBPeople.comSpezify.comI also talk about some paid online reputation services to check out, and how to pick the best one.Brand New Online Resu me Building Tools You’ve Gotta GetChapter 8, Online Resumes, got a huge update with all the new online resume building tools now available. Each one is unique and you’ll probably want to  use more than one. In the book I review 9 different resume building tools. Here are the first three:loftresumes.comsplashresumes.com6 more in the book!You Wouldn’t Believe What’s New With LinkedIn2 years is an eternity when if comes to social media features. Since the 1st edition came out LinkedIn is totally different! Not only are they now a  publicly traded company shamelessly outperforming Facebook, their feature set looks completely different.We said goodbye to Events, Answers, Applications and the timeless baby blue. Now LinkedIn offers one of the most attractive user interfaces on the web.  With intelligent scroll, autofill and easy to find edit features, you’ll invariably spend more time there. Which is a good thing considering how far  LinkedIn can take your career.In the 2nd edit ion, I talk about how to best use the new Multi-media features, how to pick your Skills and how to handle Endorsements. I also offer new  techniques for split-testing the best headline, updated how to grow your network, Thought Leaderhsip and many other unique insights about how to best use  the new LinkedIn. Check it out!Expanded Online Resume SectionWith the retirement of VisualCV, several great options for online resumes have emerged. Each one offers a different way to display information about  yourself. My favorite new tool is called Vizify.com. Here’s my Vizify profile: https://www.vizify.com/joshuawaldmanAnother nifty job seeking approach is to submit a business proposal rather than a resume. 1-page.com guides you  through the proposal process.I’ve added about 15+ brand new job boards, one page personal landing pages, social media vizualization tools and so much more. You’ve got to check out  these new tools!New Twitter, New Tweets, New OpportunitiesTwitter has changed quite a bit in the last two years. Not only is there a new background image on your profile that you should customize, but there are  new ways people use it. For example, if you need a little humor, enjoy these daily Chuck Norris jokes: @Chuck_facts.Dangerous new phishing schemes have emerged that you need to know how to avoid. These robot exploit you network and try to get them to click on their link.  This one click could ruin your online reputation. I show you how to identify these scams.There’s a new job posting network called LocalBuzz.com that will alert you to opportunities in your city. I  introduce you to five new Twitter management tools that will save you time, and make tweeting more fun.Everything About Facebook has Changed!My Facebook chapter got completely re-written. Not only are there new privacy rules, settings and friend categories, but how you manage your friends lists  is totally different. Facebook wants you to fill out your job history and other profile infor mation in order to power the brand new Graph Search feature  that recruiters are starting to use.A few of my favorite new features on Facebook are Graph Search, of course. You can use it to massively increase your network. Use it to find 2nd or 3rd  degree connections working or living anywhere in the world. Then use the Paid Message feature to guarantee delivery of your message.Clean up your past using either Reppler.com or Simplewa.sh. And the new promoted  posts feature let’s you advertise your personal brand simply and easily. All of these new features completely change your job search strategy on Facebook.  I’ll show you how!Other Social Networks You Shouldn’t IgnoreI’ve added brand new sections for Google+, Pinterest and Mobile. In case you’ve missed it, there are a TON of great new apps for your smartphone that will  help you find work. I introduce you to nine of them, including Apploi.com whose mission is to make the job application  all-but disapear in it’s wake . Very innovative stuff that’s already taking hold.The Strategy Sections are More IntegratedWith Facebook and Twitters new horsepower, I’ve integrated them into the four strategy chapters in the back. I realize that these were very LinkedIn  focused in my 1st edition. Now, you’ll find new and different uses for all major social networks in these chapters. For example, I’ll show you how to use Zoominfo to get free contact information for anyone at any company at any time. And then I’ll show you what to do  with this information so that hiring managers get back to you. It’s pretty cool stuff.Ok, So How Do I Get a CopyThe 2nd edition of Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies is now available on Amazon.I just learned that all 100+ reviews of my 1st edition are not going to be ported over to my latest edition. So I need your help. If you grab a copy of the  book and you like it, please let other people know by leaving a review on Amazon. This is the single greatest way y ou can ensure that I’ll be able to write  a 3rd edition in a few years, and be able to help even more people.Support authors. Leave reviews on Amazon.