I spoke yesterday at the 2nd Annual Reinvent Yourself Conference in Burlington, VT. This event seeks to help people find new jobs, and the day was filled with talks and discussions from various businesses and career advisors.
I was asked to talk about social media. Rather than focus on how to best use a specific tool, like LinkedIn, I channeled people like Seth Godin and Hugh MacLeod to talk about finding your inner passion and then using social media to express it. It's a different way to go about thinking about a job search, but one that has huge potential.
I think I got some people jazzed up, some people turned off, and some just scratching their heads. In other words, a success!
Here's my presentation: