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Tweet your way to a new job
I’m just not that into Twitter.
Am I missing something?
By Todd Nilson@talentline411
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What’s Twitter?
A primer
Why tweet?
Twitter and job search
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WHAT’S TWITTER?
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twitter.comGet started in
minutes
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What are you doing?
Type here.
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What are you doing?
OK.
Offering interesting content is better!
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Notice how your follower tweets
appear like Facebook’swall updates.
Your profile name, location, link and bio
appear here.
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Is it a fad?
Source: compete.com
While there has been some fall-off, Twitter
remains a great resource for your job search.
Huge growth in
2009
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Who has time for all this nonsense?
Source: Businessweek “Tweets from the Chiefs”
(And over 40 more CEOs)
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A PRIMER
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@
@ is Twitter’s way of recognizing account names, replies and
mentions
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@JimSmith
As a job seeker, you may not want to get too fancy with account names.
@cooldude37 might work for a personal account but it won’t fly for a
professional search.
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Here’s how a reply looks.
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RT(Retweet)
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#(Hashtag)
You can track topics by using the hashtag.
More on that later.
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Lists(Organize groups and conversations)
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WHY TWEET?
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EasyCompared to a LinkedIn
or Facebook setup, starting with Twitter is
very easy.
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FreeTwitter costs
nothing but the time you put into it.
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Fast
Photo Credit: Flickr.com Jason Gulledge
Fast is a double-edged sword. Twitter has immediacy but it can be a fire hose of
information, too.
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DirectTwitter is especially good at forming and mantainingrelationships.
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MobileTwitter can be
accessed via SMS on your mobile
phone. In addition, many popular
smart phones have Twitter apps.
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TWITTER AND JOB SEARCH
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Optimize your profile
• Use your real name
• Link to your blog (or LinkedIn profile)
• Highlight skills, education, job search keywords in your profile
• Post a quality head shot picture
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Find relevant trending topics
• #jobs
• #jobsearch
• #JobHuntChat
• #jobsearch
• #career
• #jobseeker
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Follow (and unfollow) wisely
• Connect with recruiters
– In your area
– In your industry
– In your profession
• Connect with fellow job seekers
• Connect with career coaches
• Beware high followings with low tweet numbers!
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Don’t be a twit!
• Avoid shameless self-promotion
• Provide context whenever possible
• Remember to say thank you
• Avd extrm abbrv b/c its annyng!
Images from Monty Python’s Flying Circus
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Connect LinkedIn
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Use Tweetdeck to stay organizedOrganize
conversations by using columns.
Tweetdeck.com is a free
download!
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@talentline411 Many thanks to the nice people at Right Management for inviting me to talk
about Twitter for the job search today!
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