LinkedIN

LinkedIn is a great site for business. You could find someone with career skills like your whom may have more experience and ask them for advice. A person can post their resumes for employers to see. I have even found information about old coworkers and managers in order to keep my resume up to date. I'd recommend reading people's work experience that are in the career field you want to work in to get an idea of what job's to take and how long it may take to get to the position you want to have. The site is very easy to use because you can just search by name and another keyword like maybe the company to find the right person you are looking for. Just like twitter a person could publicize their business on LinkedIn and even find employees with the skills they need. An employer can communicate online to prospective employees just to figure out if the living situations will leave way for time to commit to the job especially if its something as time-consuming as design work. Statistics from the LinkedIn site are often used in news reporting and is considered way more of reputable source than maybe facebook or twitter would be. (Blue Rise Media 2012 p.5)

"LinkedIn Stats - Demographics of the Professional Network - INFOGRAPHIC | Blue Rise Media | Chicago Internet Marketing, Social Media & SEO Company." Chicago Internet Marketing, Social Media & SEO Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.bluerisemedia.com/linkedin-stats-demographics-of-the-professional-network-infographic/>.