Recently I received a note which was the first of it’s kind. A longtime colleague informed me that while he valued our friendship he could no longer follow me on LinkedIn because I had too many updates and it was drowning out those of other people he also connected with (see highlight below). I honestly was flabbergasted by this revelation because i generally get numerous messages from business associates commending me on my social networking acumen.
What was truly disturbing about the event is that my friend simply asked that I turn of the promotion system for this blog. I did this and messaged him back immediately, however; I guess that wasn’t enough. Another troubling aspect of this was the fact that I am actively looking for a new full-time role and this individual could have been helpful in that regard.
I’m now having trouble viewing friends work-related events, (coming/going layoffs/promotions, etc…)
As disturbing as all of this was since he choose to leave anyway I have decided to turn the jafip promotion engine back on. It is a show case of the content I have written and invaluable to my job search. More importantly the promotion of the blog posts also ensures that my data stream on LinkedIn is in constant motion. In this environment you need to maintain your edge over other candidates.
While I feel the days of being able to just tweet your way into a new amazing dream job are over I do believe that your social media presence can have a huge impact on your personal brand. It is this personal brand that you are selling to a potential employer and to not engage in the activity necessary to achieve results is like a pianist cutting off one of their hands. I just do not understand it.
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I had to hide your posts on linked in b/c it was just too much. They alternate btw news items and inspirational/philosophical tweets . And that you don’t personally post most of them but have automated the process, it lacks a personal touch. It’s very IN YOUR FACE, SEE ME AS A SOCIAL MEDIA LEADER WITH ACUMEN. There is such a thing as too much. I’m more interested in the person, not the guy trying to build the brand.
Okay, so say you setup your tweetbot to post random quotes and news articles 30x/hour- does this make you more of a social media expert- just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks?
I think the data stream is less about the content, but constantly bumping your name to the top of the list. I seriously hope you get a job. It’s your spamming tactic I disagree with, as you are the only person I know who overloads it. But at the end of the day, if it makes you happy and ups your page views, ad revenue, and people you then get to interact with on a daily basis- hey, great.
Hiding someone’s stream is not the same as disconnecting from them. By disconnecting a person looses the potential of any further interaction. For instance if you were a PHP programmer and I learned of a job that I thought was a perfect fit for you but you choose to disconnect in lieu of filtering the noise; I would have to think twice about passing along the introduction and recommendation.