How to Use Twitter in Your Job Search

How to Use Twitter in Your Job SearchHow to Use Twitter in Your Job Search64If youre job searching, you want to make sure youre spending the appropriate amount of time with all the job search tools at your disposal. Social media can be an excellent job search tool because its fast and easy, and it leaves you lots of time to devote to networking, finding job listings, crafting brilliant resumes and cover letters, and preparing to be amazing during the interview. Here are some tips on how to use Twitter in your job search.1) Establish yourself as a knowledge base. You can use Twitter to share information that pertains to your career with your followers nachrichten stories, videos, press releases, interesting op-eds, even cartoons anything that relates to your career or trends in your industry, that demonstrates your ability to find and synthesize information, and that shows your career intelligence is a good thing. You can also use it to link to your LinkedIn account or link to your professional blog if you have one.2) Follow recruiters and hiring managers. Most major companies, and many minor ones have Twitter feeds, and some of them are savvy enough to have a specific Twitter handle for their recruiting or human resources department. Whenever you make a contact through networking or connect with someone on LinkedIn, search for that person on Twitter. By following those that are in the know, youll hear about hiring opportunities faster.3) Follow online job boards. Just like companies, most online job boards (like ) have Twitter feeds. If youre following the applicable Twitter feeds, youll know about jobs as soon as theyre posted, and be able to react quickly.4) Use hashtags () so other people can find your tweets. For example, if you tweet about a recent news story involving a company youd like to work for, you might write it like this Just heard is Green Certified by the Green geschftliches miteinander Bureau what a great place to work Hashtags allow peopl e to search for keywords on Twitter and find all the tweets associated with that keyword, as denoted by a hashtag.5) Follow influencers. Influencers are industry leaders, thought leaders, and people who hold sway on what others know, say, and do. If youve attended conferences, or met people through work who fit these categories, find them and follow them on Twitter. Not only will you learn from them, but you can learn who else follows them, making important connections for your job search.6) Tweet people when the time is right. Just because youve found the the person responsible for filling your dream job on Twitter doesnt mean you should instantly message them and ask for a job. Dont use Twitter to say things like, , I would luv luv luv to work for you guys Employers appreciate the excitement but your Tweet doesnt tell them anything about you, the job you want, or why youre qualified. Instead, wait for the right time either when you see a Tweet about the specific job opening you want, or you read a news story that is absolutely timely and related to the company. And before you Tweet directly to a company or hiring manager, practices getting your perfect Twitter Pitch down thats who you are and why youre the person for the job, in 140 characters or less.The main goals of using Twitter for your job search are to follow people who matter to you, get them to follow you back, get other people to read your Tweets and follow you, and to interact intelligently with these people. Twitter is all about making connections in a fast way. And thats just what your job search needs.Readers, how do you use Twitter in your job search?