With unemployment numbers remaining steady at 9.2 percent in the St. Louis metro area and approximately 1.5 million jobless Americans about to exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits, job seekers need every tool possible to maximize personal and professional advantages.

Melissa Wilson, founder of YourSocialMedia.com, discussed the impact of social and new media recently at a seminar for age 50 and over job seekers. The seminar was sponsored by the Deer Creek Missouri Career Center and St. Louis Community College, a Career Center partner.

YourSocialMedia.com is an initiative from Wilson Monnig Creative to help businesses and job seekers understand the effectiveness of social media tools and integrate them into job seeking, marketing and business solutions.

Wilson demonstrated how social media tools will enhance the job seeker’s online recognition and show that mature job seekers understand and embrace emerging technology. “Job seekers in their 20s and 30s have grown up with the internet and new media,” says Wilson. “So the jump to using media such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter from a social means of communication to job hunting is a natural. To compete, mature job seekers should be adept and show potential employers that they are flexible, current and willing to learn new techniques.”

LinkedIn is the prime professional new media site, says Wilson, and not only helps unemployed professionals make contacts, but also search for careers, help tighten a resume and profile and provide unlimited exposure.

Writing an effective resume can be a difficult task,” she says. “Sites such as LinkedIn limit the number of words and characters. The writer must be concise, choose words carefully and present the biggest impact right up front. That’s what employers want to see, plus a willingness to accept technological changes.”

About YourSocialMedia.com
YourSocialMedia.com is an initiative from Wilson Monnig Creative to help businesses and job seekers understand the effectiveness of social media tools and integrate them into job seeking, marketing and business solutions.

About Wilson Monnig
Wilson Monnig Creative LLC is an innovative marketing, public relations, advertising, website, Internet search engine optimization and print design company.

The group’s nationwide client base includes companies in real estate, agriculture, automotive, folk artisans, personal fitness and entrepreneurial start-ups.

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