Chris Brogan has put together a 19 page pamphlet, to borrow a revolutionary era term, on using Social Media to find a job. Which is a lot of what I've been discussing around here recently. I respect Chris and he's definitely someone who walks the talk. So I thought I'd take a look.

The first portion of the booklet focuses on LinkedIn, a tool I discussed previously. Chris is concerned more with the strategy of using LinkedIn for networking. That is definitely one of LinkedIn's many strengths. He also makes the very interesting point that the work experience section of your LinkedIn profile does not necessarily have to match that of your resume. Instead, you could craft it to focus on the skills, achievements, and experiences that will take you to that position you're searching for.

The second section goes into even more strategy on how to form a modern social network that you can then apply to your job search. He suggests building a small, but powerful, network focused on helping you achieve your goals, while you help others achieve theirs. To me this is the essence of social media, removing mediation between goals and just helping each other achieve them. Whether your goal is pushing for adoption of solar panels or finding a new position, the networking skills are the same.

There's plenty more to chew on and great actions you can take immediately to help in your job search in the rest of the ebook. I hope you'll go check it out.