Using twitter as a job-finder
Social networking domains such as Twitter, Facebook and other Facebook clones are often just thought of as ways for acquaintances to keep track of each other, and of late for fans to keep track of their favorite celebrities going from pop stars to sports personalities to political personalities. However Twitter can also be seen as a method of finding a job if utilized properly. The key is to make it a professional tool, rather than just a method to notify the world as to your everyday information. The 160 character limit of the Twitter bio area is a perfect area to share your objective, so make certain you’re expressive and stay away from including superfluous material. Make certain to short-link your bio at the conclusion so that more details can be easily accessed from there. Tweets should always be to the point, and job related. Recruiters see Twitter a great method to track down prospective employees, so make certain your Twitter page and tweets publish only details you need them to view. Publish keywords in your tweets, and information about your job hunt, you never know who may happen upon it and share your twitter ID. Make sure your image is one that you want a prospective potential boss to see. This is after all their initial impression of you. Also make certain to look up a recruiter’s bio before following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the easiest and quickest route to find out how legitimate the twitter account is before you begin messaging them your application.
In addition to recruiters and headhunters, most corporations have special Twitter addresses that are easily found and searched through Google. Eg. @attjobs (ATT), @mtvnetworkjobs (MTV), etc. So if you are aware of where you want to work, make sure to follow those specific companies to find out what they are interested in, and when they are looking. Don’t have a special business, but know what field of work you want to be in? Follow by field @socialmediajob, @web_design_jobs, etc. Employment opportunities can be searched via business, specialization, region, and just about any other way you could think of. In these difficult economic times, employers and applicants are looking for any and all means of nailing the right person for the position, so make sure to utilize all means available to you, no matter how non-conventional they may seem.
Since Social networks have opened up their systems to allow third party developers to create Facebook applications and twitter applications, many work recruitment websites like Monster are building a presence on these sites, helping people to locate jobs right from within the social network.
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