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PRESS RELEASE: ‘From Facebook to LinkedIn’ – the new ‘must read’ career advice guide from mygraduatecareer.com.The Millennnial generation have grown up with social media sites like Facebook and MySpace and are completely at ease using them to run their social lives. Now, however, they’re being used not only by millions of individuals, but also the largest firms in the world. Social media networking isn’t just for kids anymore. Today both organisations and professionals are also discovering the power of social media to promote their brands, engage with customers and to hire experienced professionals and talented graduates.Janet Davies, CEO and founder of mygraduatecareer.com and careers industry expert, says “Although the under 25s have led the way in using sites like Facebook to run their social lives, when it comes to finding a job and developing their careers by creating profiles on business social networking sites like LinkedIn, they just don’t know where to start. Students are also concerned about employers using information about them harvested from social media sites that could potentially damage their career prospects which is why we decided to publish the ‘From Facebook to LinkedIn’ guide.” These concerns are all too real, GOOGLE'S chief executive Eric Schmidt, has also recently suggested that people may be forced to change their names when they reach adulthood in order to escape youthful misdemeanours immortalised online. "I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time," Mr Schmidt said. So, for those who don’t want their drunken antics, ill-advised fancy dress choices, practical jokes or inappropriate conversations to be stored online damaging their ‘net-rep’ and available to potential employers, ‘From Facebook to LinkedIn’ shows you exactly how to set up your profile on both Facebook and LinkedIn keeping the ‘Social you’ and the ‘Professional you’ separate. Emma Beresford, a recent graduate from Imperial College London, has authored the guide. “Even though they have 70 million members, I’d never heard of LinkedIn until I got involved with mygraduatecareer.com but once I understood the potential, I couldn’t wait to start writing the guide. Most people don’t really know how to set up their profiles properly let alone how to exploit brilliant features like company tracking to help research potential employers and find jobs. We make it all really easy – what to do, how to do it and, most importantly, how to benefit from it professionally”. 'From Facebook to LinkedIn - how to protect your ‘net-rep’ and develop your career online' is a free downloadable guide for graduates by mygraduatecareer.com intern, Emma Beresford. Find out how to manage your Facebook page without compromising your career prospects and discover the rules of the road when it comes to networking as the 'Professional you'. Avoid the most common 'Facebook Fails' and find out how to build the best ever profile on LinkedIn. Essential reading for the serious job hunter! ENDS Editor’s notes Media enquiries to: Janet Davies, CEO, Davies Development Services Ltd E: janet.davies@mygraduatecareer.com M: 07766010779 Further information Mygraduatecareer.com is a unique new online careers advice resource that brings together the vast range of organisations and websites dedicated to supporting the under 25s – all in one convenient place. Students can quickly and easily find all the most suitable places available to get the career advice and access to jobs to create a career planner tailored to their own particular needs. Emma Beresford graduated in 2010 from Imperial College London with a joint honours degree in Chemistry and Management where she was also Social Secretary and Mixed Hockey Team Captain and a member of the IBM Challenge team. She is currently an intern at mygraduatecareer.com and EcoCooling Ltd. Janet Davies, CEO of Davies Development Services Ltd and founder of mygraduatecareer.com a business graduate, enjoyed a spell in both finance and HR management before moving on to senior executive roles in marketing with organisations such as American Express, NatWest, Ogilvy & Mather, Credit Suisse Private Banking and the HR Services consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a wealth of experience in the field of talent management and employer branding and is a respected business author. Janet has also contributed to numerous features on career matters in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The New York Times and The Sunday Times and has been a guest on both BBC and commercial TV and radio programmes. Other free career guides available for download on the site 'What next? Making smarter career choices' by mygraduatecareer.com founder and CEO , Janet Davies. If you've finished your final year, or you're about to start it, don't miss this FREE mygraduatecareer.com guide ??It's packed with insider tips, practical ideas and information on how to get your career started in the right direction - deciding what to do next, writing a killer CV that works on and offline, looking for a job online and reviews of a range of top websites for sourcing graduate job opportunities. Career sites in the Davies Development Services Ltd portfolio mygraduatecareer.com | everything students and graduates need to get their careers off to a flying start - all in one convenient place. newlifenetwork.couk | the UK’s top career advice web portal – career planning, redundancy help, how to find a new job or start a business. myexecutivecareer.com | the ultimate career planning resource for aspiring and established senior executives. Davies Development Services Ltd – marketing and talent management consultancy services. Company registration number: 5387368
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