PLANNING CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

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PLANNING CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY
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PLANNING CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY
Summary
Social media has presently grown as the basic need of the present world. This
platform has been considered to be the crucial aspect for each person. Social media could be
described as the computer based technology that allows the sharing of thoughts, ideas as well
as huge amount of information using the development of communities and the virtual
networks. By the designing, social media could be considered as the internet based platform
and it provides the users with quick electronic communication of the content. The content
mainly involves the personal information, videos, documents and the photos. The users could
engage with the platform of social media through any smartphone, tablet, computer or any
web application or web based software. With the use of social media, significantly large
audience has been reached as there is a vast amount of people using the platform of social
media. With the proper use of the platform of social media, huge amount of information was
gathered and appropriate methods were determined for developing the personal profile.
Social media has been considered as the marketing strategies that permits the organisation in
connecting directly with the audience. The people who are interested in the business could be
effectively determined and proper flow of information could be ensured. With the help of the
social media, significantly effective relations could be formed with the people. It provides the
efficient platform for meeting various new people, connect with the family and friends and
form group of efficient people with similar interests. This platform could also be used for
improving the relationships with the clients and colleagues. It is considered as the efficient
platform for developing the brand loyalty as well as trust. Huge number of people are
presently connected with one another using this platform and it offers efficient information
regarding people that assists the individuals in discovering the people with same likings as
well as interests.

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While developing the LinkedIn profile, it has been analysed that LinkedIn comprises
of various features for brand as well as the social media marketer. The expertise could easily
be established using the content platform of LinkedIn, interact with the community using the
brand pages as well as the groups and then reach out to the other individuals using the
LinkedIn messaging. With the help of LinkedIn, the contact with people who are hiring could
easily be established and appropriate people could be discovered. The LinkedIn platform
involves the extensive listings of jobs. The search engine of the LinkedIn platform could be
effectively used for working in any sector and find the appropriate jobs. Several popular
brands in the present times are utilising the LinkedIn platform as the method of discovering
the appropriate candidates using the job listings and presently, there are various listings that
are exclusive to the LinkedIn platform. The LinkedIn platform allows the peers in endorsing
the skills as well as writeup the various recommendations and similar kind of thing could be
done for the peers. The people who are searching for the networking connections or any job
candidates would easily take these particular recommendations into the consideration. With
the help of the LinkedIn platform, the individuals could easily select with whom to connect
on the platform. The LinkedIn platform hosts over thousands of various online groups,
allowing the professionals for networking within the respective branches.
While developing the skills audit questionnaire, it has been analysed that the skills
gap mainly denotes to difference among the skills that are required for any particular job as
well as the skills that are possessed by any particular individual. Due to the skills gap, any
particular employee may not be able to perform the total job. The identification of the skills
gaps benefits the individuals in ensuring that the individual has gained all the skills that are
needed by any organisation while applying for any particular job position. With the extensive
application of the skills gap analysis, the skill gaps could be effectively identified and
appropriate measures could be taken.

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While having the interview with the employer, it has been analysed that the personal
interviews are used by all the employers as well as the companies for choosing their
appropriate staff. The interview could be considered as the most crucial stage involved in
staff selection process. The interview proves as crucial as it connects both employers as well
as the job seekers. It helps the employers in choosing the suitable person for any particular
job. It has also proven to be the most effective method for the job seekers to present all their
job skills as well as gain the preferred position in the company. While having the interview
with the employer, all the skills were properly conveyed to the employer.
The interview was able to collect all the information regarding the cultural as well as
the educational background, the work experience, the intelligence quotient, the various
communication skills, the personality kind, social behaviour. While submitting the
application form, there were some hesitation while filling some of the sections and with
conducting the interview, all the queries were properly conveyed and solutions to the issues
were properly discovered. In the interview stage, all the past experiences were properly
conveyed to the employer along with the recent achievements as well as the research works.
When any potential candidate appears for any interview to companies, it could be considered
that the contacts of the person is increased with the interviewer as well as with the other
candidates. It allows the growth of significant confidence as well as the opportunities.