Social Networking Career Strategist (Focused on Facebook) Training (The Academies)

Take this six-week training and learn how to be a Social Networking Career Strategist (focused on Facebook).

The class begins Feb. 7, 2012 and meets for 75 minutes for six consecutive Tuesdays from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

Did you know that Facebook is approaching LinkedIn in popularity as a recruiting tool? (According to a JobVite social media survey, 2011.) Yet many job seekers view Facebook as a waste of time. They're missing out on a valuable job search strategy and key component of their online identity and social media presence.

Instructor Barbara Safani will teach you:

• How to reverse client perception that Facebook is "just for kids" -- or only valuable for personal (not business) networking.
• Tips for creating better profiles, fan pages, and business pages.
• How to build engagement and dialogue and create community.
• How to leverage the social nuances of Facebook to establish and grow your clients' online presence.
• Strategies for keeping client information safe on Facebook.
• Recommendations for managing time on the site.
• How to add a new revenue stream to your business by offering Facebook profile development, maintenance, and consulting services.

About Barbara Safani:

Barbara was an early adopter of social media and was one of the first professionals in the careers industry to create a comprehensive strategy for leveraging online identity and social media tools to facilitate job search campaigns. Barbara is a Reach Certified Online Identity Strategist and author of "Online Identity and Networking Tools: A Guide to 50+ Social Media Sites." She is owner of Career Solvers.

The cost for the program is one payment of $897 or two payments of $477.

To register for the program, visit: http://www.theacademies.com/register/#CCMC