124: Social Media Tips for Job Seekers with Shay Banks

Shay Banks is a social media strategist and consultant who provides social media solutions for small business owners. Shay knows how to leverage social media to help get you noticed and create better visibility and traction for you and your career. 

I’ve worked with Shay for a few months and truly appreciate her talent and expertise. 

In this episode, Shay and John talk about how you can use social media to promote your professional brand, why every piece of content you post matters, the balance between freedom of speech, social media, and your job, and how you can create more engagement to increase your online presence. 

Shay is offering a free LinkedIn review to the first 20 listeners who contact her with “The Mid-Career GPS Podcast” in the subject line. Email Shay at shay@shaybanks.com. 

Connect with Shay – Website | LinkedIn 

Key Topics & Time Stamps: 

·      Introduction (0:05)

·      Meet Shay Banks (4:40)

·      How Shay Leverages Social Media (10:25)

·      Every Piece of Content Matters (16:10)

·      What Is On Your Social Media? (19:50)

·      Freedom of Speech and Your Job (24:15)

·      You Are a Brand Ambassador (26:10)

·      LinkedIn Tips (29:40)

·      When a Clip Goes Viral (34:40)

·      Creating More Engagement (36:54)

·      Network Before You Need It (39:25)

·      Shay’s Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (41:55)

·      Connect with Shay (43:20)

List of Resources:

·      Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next by John Neral

·      SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral

·      Former Flight Attendant Sues Delta Airlines by TheGrio.com

Calls to Action: 

·      Get your free Mid-Career GPS Resources, including a job search tracker and reflection questions, at https://johnneral.com. 

·      Join the “Your Mid-Career GPS Private Facebook Group” here and be part of a fantastic group of lik

Chapters

• 0:05 Introduction
• 4:40 Meet Shay Banks
• 10:25 How Shay Leverages Social Media
• 16:10 Every Piece of Content Matters
• 19:50 What Is On Your Social Media?
• 24:15 Freedom of Speech and Your Job
• 26:10 You Are a Brand Ambassador
• 29:40 LinkedIn Tips
• 34:40 When a Clip Goes Viral
• 36:54 Creating More Engagement
• 39:25 Network Before You Need It
• 41:55 Shay's Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS
• 43:20 Connect with Shay