Welcome to Social Media for Workforce Development

This site is for workforce development leaders and frontline staff to learn about using social media to support business and job seeker customers. We also show you how to use other free online tools that aren't strictly social media, but still are great at helping you get the job done. 

 

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Follow the links below to begin exploring some of the tools and how they can be used:

• What is Social Media?
• Blogs 101 
• Facebook 101
• Hangouts and Hangouts on Air
• LinkedIn 101
• Slideshare 101 
• Twitter 101 
• Wikis 101 
• YouTube 101
• Jing for Screen Captures and Short Tutorials
• Google Maps
• Podcast on social media and job search in One Stop Career Centers

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This site was developed by Michele Martin, who has worked for 15+ years as a career and workforce development consultant. She has worked with WIBs, One Stops and disability employment service providers throughout the country in developing and implementing social media-supported programming. She is also co-author of several papers through the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University on workforce development and social media.