Using twitter as a job-finder

Posted by Thinker on November 30th, 2009 at 02:35pm

Social networking sites in the manner of Twitter, Facebook and other Facebook clones are often just considered as ways for friends to keep aware one another, and of late for fans to in touch with their favorite celebrities ranging from musicians to sports personalities to political personalities. Nevertheless Twitter can also be used as a way of finding a corporate position if utilized appropriately. The key is to turn it into a professional tool, rather than just a way to notify the world as to your everyday information. The 160 character limit of the Twitter bio section is a perfect place to state your goals, so make certain you’re expressive and stay away from including superfluous information. Make sure to short-link your bio at the conclusion so that more information can be easily accessed from there. Tweets should always be professional, and material. Recruiters find Twitter a useful way to track down job applicants, so make sure your Twitter page and tweets show only details you need them to see. Post keywords in your tweets, and news about your job hunt, you never can tell who may stumble upon it and pass on your twitter ID. Make sure your reflection is one that you want a prospective future boss to see. This is after all their first image of you. Also make certain to look up a recruiter’s information before following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the easiest and fastest way to discover how legitimate the twitter account is before you begin sending them your resume. 

Over and above the recruiters and headhunters, most corporations have special Twitter addresses that are quickly found and gone over through Google. Eg. @attjobs (ATT), @mtvnetworkjobs (MTV), etc. So if you know where you want to work, make sure to follow those specific companies to find out what they are looking for, and when they are looking. Don’t have a specific company, but know what field of involvement you want to be in? Follow by field @socialmediajob, @web_design_jobs, etc. Employment opportunities can be rooted for via company, specialization, region, and just about any other way you could think of. In these tough economic times, employers and applicants are looking for any and all ways of nailing the correct contact for the job, so make sure to exploit all avenues in front of you, no matter how novel they may seem.

Since Social networks have opened up their systems to allow third party developers to create Facebook applications and twitter applications, many job 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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