Tweeting For Work:Using Twitter in Your Job SearchHIRE ME.Dick Smith Library Tarleton State University

What is Twitter?

Micro-blogging: short updates of up to 142 characters. Facebook = people you know; Twitter = people you wish you knew.

PROSCONS

Connect with othersPrivacy concernsLots of info, fastCan be time-consumingFunResults not immediate

USE TWITTER TO:1. Find Out About Job Listings 2. Keep Up On Industry Trends 3. Promote Yourself 4. Get advice

BEFORE YOU GET AN ACCOUNT

Public or private updates? Use a professional picture and background Use your real name Follow people who give out valuable info Keep your personal life separate from Twitter and your job hunt in general.

Add a link to your resume or Linked In profile ACCOUNT INFODont search for friends (e-mail contacts)---keep it professional

Use high-quality, professional-looking picturePICTURE or avatar

BACKGROUNDusername

Bit.ly = URL or link shortener.Example: http://www.tarleton.edu/~library/newbooks92009.html#B= http://bit.ly/3X6kUQ

TWITTER GLOSSARY Direct Message (DM): private replyRe-tweet (RT): repeat a tweet@ reply = replying to a tweet

"hate my job!! i want to tell my bosses how dumb they are and how meaningless this job is, then quit, and be happy!

"Workin... This job sucks worse then the economy!

"smoking weed at work is so [EDITED] great :)"Actual Tweets (or, What Not To Do)Courtesy of CareerBuilder.com

TWELLOWFinding others

GETTING FOUND

hash tagsExample:#bankofamerica# = hash or pound sign tag = keyword, ex Dell

OPTIONALPeople add these to the end of their tweets so they can be searchable later on.

Twitter Searchhttp://search.twitter.comTWITTER SEARCH

ADVANCED TWITTER SEARCHDFW100

ADVANCED SEARCH RESULTS

Twitter job search engines:

TwitterJobSearch.com: http://www.twitterjobsearch.comTweet My Jobs: http://www.tweetmyjobs.com

Also read: 50 ways to use Twitter for your job search:http://applicant.com/twitter-job-search/

New feature: Twitter Lists

For example: Make a Twitter list of the companies you want to work forOROf the best job accounts on TwitterLists can be private or public You can also add yourself to lists using Twibes

PROMOTE YOUR TWITTER ACCT

connect it to LinkedIn

add it to your blog if you have one,

insert a link into your email signature

Questions?Yvonne Mulhern(254) 968-9934mulhern@tarleton.edu

Twitter accounts to follow:@TarletonLib@TarletonState

ReferencesCareerBuilder.com. Social Media Pitfalls. http://bit.ly/1IJyDR

Evans, Sarah. How To Find A Job On Twitter. http://mashable.com/2009/03/13/twitter-jobs/

Morris, Tee. All A Twitter. http://bit.ly/KOft/

Thompson, Lance. Video Dos and Donts for Twitter. http://www.lancethompsonwordpress.com

*What do you think of when you hear the word Twitter/What do you associate with Twitter? How many people here have Twitter accounts?Today were going to talk aboutWhat is Twitter?How does it work?How can it help you with your job search? Twitter is a form of micro-blogging.Twitter = sending and receiving messages from people all over the world, not just people whom you know.Why would you want to do this?

There are a few reasons.-To get lots of information, quickly.-To get your message (Hire me!)-To connect to other people.Twitter is all about connecting with others.**From lanceturner.wordpress.com:Do1) Decide on your Twitter goals and act accordingly Decide early on why youre on Twitter. Are you branding yourself, your company? Are you wanting to keep up with people, groups and news in your industry? Or are you on their for social reasons? Thinking through this will help you decide the types of things you broadcast on Twitter.2) Consider personal and professional Twitter profiles This might seem ridiculous, but its common, and it helps you target your tweets to the appropriate audience. Services like TweetDeck allow you to easily manage multiple Twitter accounts, so personal items can go to one account, and more professional content can flow through another.3) Ask about any company social media policies and follow them More and more companies in the media industry and beyond are starting to develop specific policies around employees use of social networks, often putting limits on when employees can use social networks, how they use them and what types of content they can produce. It would be smart to ask your company about what those policies are.4) Find a voice and stick to it What type of content will you share with your followers? What is the tone of your tweets? How often will you tweet? Will you be funny, serious, ironic, straightforward? Thinking about your Twitter persona will help you define boundaries and help you create better content.5) Remember: The Internet never forgets Thanks to Google, everything youve every posted to Twitter is searchable often including the things you thought you deleted. Keep this in mind each and every time your tweet.

*******You can also search twitter using keywords like marketing or business*******