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“It’s Not WHAT You Know, It’s WHO You Know.” So #BeKnown!

Last week I mentioned that I got an internship in social media, but at the time I had hardly any details to share as it was my first day. Well, it’s been a week, and now I’m ready to share with you all what my colleagues & I have been working on!

Have you heard of BeKnown yet? It’s this fabulous new in-Facebook application from Monster.com {Yes, THE Monster.com} that allows you to network professionally {a term previously unknown on Facebook} as well as search for jobs without ever leaving your Facebook page. Which is pretty awesome, because with the amount of time I spend on FB, I’m happy to finally have something to show for it!

So, why should you sign up for BeKnown?

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If you’re looking for a job:

-You can search for jobs directly from the app using Monster’s patented 6Sense technology

-Search results include all jobs listed at Monster.com- where THOUSANDS of new jobs are listed everyday!

-BeKnown uses information you’ve put in your profile to make you aware of jobs that are relevant to your experience & skills

-Your friends & connections on BeKnown can “endorse” you for a specific skill, showcasing your ability to potential employers

-Make your first impression count: You can use a profile picture that’s different than your Facebook profile picture, so if your Facebook profile picture isn’t exactly professional {or if it’s a picture of your kid, as in my case} you can still have a professional looking photo representing you where potential employers are looking.

-You can search to see if your friends have shared any jobs, or if you find a job you’d like to apply for, you can see if you know anyone {or anyone who knows anyone} who is connected to the job- after all, sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know!

Whether or Not You’re Looking For a Job:

-Adding connections on BeKnown does NOT grant them access to your Facebook profile. You won’t have to worry about potential employers seeing things they probably shouldn’t as connecting to them on BeKnown only allows them to see your {professional} profile on BeKnown.

-Very soon, there will be a Social Referrals Program, which will allow you to earn money for referring someone to a position if they ultimately land the job.

-You don’t have to be looking for a job to network with people! Many people maintain professional profiles on LinkedIn solely for networking purposes- you can do this on BeKnown as well and reach an even broader range of people! {LinkedIn has 100 million users & Facebook has approximately 700 million users,any of whom you can invite to BeKnown- or simply add as a contact if they’re already using BeKnown- to connect with.}

-You can follow companies {and if you have a company, you can claim your own page!} to see what’s going on with them & check to see if they post jobs. Even if you’re not looking for a job now, you’ll know when your dream job starts taking applications!

-Earn badges for in-app AND real-world accomplishments such as adding 25 connections to BeKnown or staying at the same job for five years.

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On a personal note, I love that BeKnown caters to all ages & career levels. This tool is helpful for those just starting their careers as well as those who have been in the workforce for quite some time.

I wanted to let all of you know about this great new tool because I have been spending a lot of time on it and I know all of you would benefit from it as well! Even if you’re currently a stay-at-home-mom & plan on keeping it that way for awhile- where’s the harm in networking a bit so that when you’re ready to look for a job, you have lots of connections to help you find one?

So I hope you’ll consider signing up for an account with BeKnown today! It’s free of course, & I really think that no matter where you are right now professionally, you’ll see benefits from using it.

If you have ANY questions, feel free to ask me- as a community manager for BeKnown, it’s literally my job to either answer you or forward your question to someone who can.

&Don’t hesitate on the feedback, either! I’ll take any input you have {compliments or complaints} straight to Monster so they can keep it in mind!

So what do you think? Will you BeKnown?

It’s Either Feast or Famine.

Ever notice how you either have nothing going on or EVERYTHING all at once?

For the last seven months, I’ve been doing pretty much the same thing all the time. I was preparing meals, cleaning house, blogging, taking Shane places six days a week & working the seventh day {first a play teacher, then an art teacher} at Gymboree. While I’m always busy doing something, it’s been fairly low-key. For the last three months, I was literally working four hours a week.

Shane at Gymboree, 13 months old {Sept 2010}

All of a sudden, this week, I have a whole new life in front of me. I’m still going to be preparing meals, cleaning house, blogging & taking Shane places, but a few things have changed:

-Saturday, I taught my last class. I was really sad to leave, but:

-I start an internship today. It’s paid &I will be working 20 hours a week, making twice as much per hour as I did as a teacher. It was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down. The internship is in social media, which is even better, and is 8 weeks long. AND,

-I am going back to my old job part-time starting the first week of August. This is something that look a lot of thought &consideration since it is a long-term thing & not 8 weeks long like the internship, but ultimately it is the decision I had to make for my family. The money will be helpful & beyond that, we are considering buying a portion of the company in the future {Hubby works for the same company} &so if that happens, it will be good for me to be up-to-date on what’s going on and how to do everything. I worked there for three years but I quit when I was eight months pregnant, almost two years ago to the day. So it’ll be weird to be back but in a way it’s like I just took an extended maternity leave.

Me at my old {-and-now-new-again} desk, circa 2006

One thing that I am really struggling with is that I will be leaving Shane with other people so much. Luckily, the internship is work-from-home, but the job is not. I will only be working three days a week, and Shane will likely be with my mother-in-law {who is absolutely obsessed with him} on those days, but I am still saddened by it. But I try to remember that I have been very fortunate to be able to stay home with him as long as I have, and that he’ll be just fine without me hovering over his shoulder, pointing out every letter, number, and shape we see.

The other thing that I’m apprehensive about is that I just know I’m going to start falling behind on things. Already I haven’t been blogging as much, because of course when moms are pressed for time we tend to give up our hobbies rather than delegating laundry & dish duty, am I right? However, I’m determined to not let that continue & in fact over the next couple of weeks I am rolling out some fun new features that I hope you like.

But even beyond blogging, I am wondering how I am going to get everything done, especially when August comes around & I’m working AND doing the internship: dishes, laundry, bathtime, bedtime, learning, meals, packing lunches, organizing, vacuuming, grocery shopping, etc. will all need to be done; I looked into it & unfortunately, there are still only 24 hours in a day. So Hubby has been informed that I will need help, but it’s going to take some getting used to and a new routine to go with it.

But I like my routine. So I’m kind of anxious. But I know what an amazing opportunity this internship is and what a great job I’m going back to {the paperwork & filing I could do without but the people, environment & flexibility are stellar} and so that’s helping to keep me going.

Change is hard, but it’s the only constant.

Anyway, I’m not going anywhere- in fact, life’s about to get a lot more blogworthy!

Susie’s Note: By the way, quitting Gymboree to go back to my old job is the “secret” I couldn’t discuss in this post, since it wasn’t for sure yet & I wanted my Gymboree boss to know I was leaving before the internet found out.

It’s Either Feast or Famine.

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