| The US economy is still struggling and yet there are | | | | space, add a few lines about you, who you are |
| areas of strength with jobs in IT in the market. If | | | | professionally, and what you can do. Try and sum it |
| you're looking for an IT job, the best thing you can | | | | up in a line if you can. Keep it clear, crisp and to the |
| do is to look into any of the following areas of | | | | point. |
| specialization:o Data Managemento Business | | | | Don't forget that it isn't always about finding the right |
| Intelligenceo Data Miningo Data Warehousingo IT | | | | person. Sometimes the right people are just waiting |
| security/ Network securityo IT sourcingo Vendor | | | | for a candidate like you! Don't underestimate yourself. |
| Relationship Managemento Networking/ wirelesso | | | | Remember that you as a candidate are exactly what |
| Web developmento IT Saleso Quality Managemento | | | | some recruiters out there are looking for; all you |
| IT Education and Supporto Healthcare in ITo IT | | | | need to do is connect the right recruiter to the right |
| hiringo Federal government/ defense initiatives | | | | candidate! Online social networking can help with that. |
| These areas of specialization were listed by as the | | | | It can advertise the 'product' - you - to people who |
| places 'where the IT jobs are now'. | | | | didn't know how good it was before. |
| To get jobs in IT, you should begin by creating an | | | | It's just like when a new product comes out, no |
| online account with any leading job site. Find a job | | | | matter how good it is, if it isn't effectively and |
| site that can not only connect you to recruiters, but | | | | cleverly marketed, no one will use or buy it, because |
| one that connects you to recruiters using your online | | | | no one knows about it. |
| social media to bag the job you want. | | | | Effective advertising is done in places where the |
| Use your online social networking accounts to portray | | | | most people will have access to seeing it. In your |
| the type of person you are and what you can do | | | | case, you - the product - have to choose to market |
| before a recruiter calls you for an interview. How can | | | | yourself in a place - online market - where the most |
| you do this you might wonder? It isn't a science. It | | | | people will be able to find you and view your profile. |
| isn't even an art. You can take your social | | | | Use your social networking accounts like Facebook, |
| networking, and turn it into a professional, effective, | | | | Twitter, Linkedin, PeerPower, Orkut, etc, to outline |
| job hunting route. | | | | who you are and what you can do professionally. |
| Take Twitter for instance. Begin by using a | | | | Keep those recruiters coming to your page. Force |
| professional looking background. You can use | | | | those recruiters to acknowledge that you are the |
| PowerPoint to create and export professional | | | | best candidate for the job. Get hired. |
| backgrounds to your Twitter account. In the Bio | | | | |