How should you use social media to find work in a new market: highlight your technical credentials, access local networks, or share stories that help people connect with you on a deeper level?

These are the very real questions being asked and explored by my guest on today's episode of Your Digital Reputation, Aniisu Verghese PhD.

Aniisu moved to Australia with his family at the end of 2023 on a Distinguished Talent visa, and has oodles of experience and credentials as you'll hear. But, as a migrant, he has still found it challenging to find work in a highly competitive local market.

This episode explores the ways Aniisu has used social media to help him build trusted, credible networks, learn about the Australian culture, and access opportunities he simply couldn't have if platforms like LinkedIn didn't exist. It's a very raw, honest and valuable account from someone still looking for the right answers (and a huge thank you to Aniisu for sharing his experience this way).

Tune in to hear his fascinating story, and contact Aniisu directly if his change and communications expertise would be a help to you or others in your world.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:01:21 - Social media's role in migrating.

00:05:05 - Aniisu's global expertise at Tesco, Sabre, and Bluescope.

00:09:50 - Social media's role in the job search.

00:11:34 - The delicate balance between cultural expectations and commercial needs.

00:15:57 - Growing your local network via social media.

00:18:31 - Immersing yourself in culture via social media.

00:26:14 - Aniisu's incredible World Health Organisation story.

00:30:04 - The power of connecting through personal stories.

Full podcast details here: https://www.propelgroup.com.au/your-digital-reputation-podcast

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How would you respond to relentless criticism on social media if things were completely out of your control?

That's the challenge Alicia Rieniets - Senior Marketing Executive, and former Head of Brand, Media & Social at Australia Post at the time - faced when every normal delivery channel changed or was shut off, online purchases rose by 80% in one month. And her entire team and call centre staff were forced to work from home - almost overnight.

Welcome to the world of rapid transformation driven by COVID, and the pressures that created for her team on the social media frontline. As she shares: "When you fail in social media, you fail very, very publicly."

This episode explores the immense challenges Alicia and her team faced, and how they managed to turn intense online criticism into a "kindness pandemic" by harnessing social media's power to provide context and connection with audiences.

Tune in to hear her story, and learn how to take back control of your narrative in the moment you need it most.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:02:44 - Crisis management from bushfires to COVID-19 to online query tsunami - as teams go remote.

00:08:48 - The "COVID kitten" survival story.

00:10:25 - Hiring external help, and measuring social media thresholds.

00:15:09 - Positive content and community engagement - "The Kindness Pandemic".

00:18:09 - The importance of human stories.

00:21:34 - Resilience, recognising team effort and reflecting on transformation.

00:25:30 - Key learnings from crisis management.

00:27:26 - The importance of stakeholder awareness.

Full podcast details here: https://www.propelgroup.com.au/your-digital-reputation-podcast

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Season six of the Your Digital Reputation podcast launches with an amazing and powerful story. And a slightly new direction - hearing from guests about how they get social media right in the moments that matter most.

Robert Hoge - author, strategic communicator, and the former Head of Communications at the Queensland Government's Department of Health - has one of those stories.

In February 2020, Robert's role became one of the "toughest" communication gigs in the country, as he led his team through almost two years of critical community engagement to not only share vital information with audiences, cut through disruptive noise and misinformation and - ultimately - save lives.

This episode explores the many challenges Robert and his team faced during the COVID-19 pandemic - including a public run in with Facebook, responding to 60,000+ inbound queries every month, and taking his daughter to dental surgery... - that show just how powerful social media can be in the moments that matter most.

Tune in to hear his fascinating account, how trust sat at the core of everything he and his team did, and to learn what to do when you face a challenge whose scale is beyond anything you could possibly plan for.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:01:25 - Social media and community engagement during COVID-19.

00:08:00 - How natural disasters saved Queensland.

00:12:40 - What to do when Facebook removes your page...

00:17:46 - Vaccine misinformation and public trust.

00:22:17 - Chatbot saves the day in the face of 60,000+ queries.

00:24:48 - The importance of trust.

00:30:51 - Social media saves lives.

Full podcast details here: https://www.propelgroup.com.au/your-digital-reputation-podcast

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