"You want to be a contributing member of your talent community online, " says Miriam Salpeter, a career coach in Atlanta.

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Check to see if the companies you are targeting have LinkedIn groups, YouTube channels and Facebook career pages, says Ms. Salpeter.

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You may want to share any positive things professionals (former co-workers or bosses, etc.) or clients have said about you, Salpeter says.

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And be sure that the relationship isn't one-sided, says Ms. Salpeter.

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Miriam Salpeter, a job search coach, owner of Keppie Careers, and author of Social Networking for Career Success and 100 Conversations for Career Success, agrees.

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"The goal should be to use online tools and meet and engage with people and then take those engagements offline to in-person or phone conversations, " says Ms. Salpeter.

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