Using Twitter as a Job Seeker Dorothy C. Beach MBA CIR PHR Recruiting Research and Social Media Strategist Twitter: @DorothyBeach @DFWTRN

Twitter – can it be used for job hunting? Why I use Twitter as a jobseeker What are your goals? Mine is to self-brand and yes, get a job I measure my success – am I becoming better, more influential, and seem credible? I always remember this is just one tool in a job campaign*

Why I use Twitter as a jobseeker

What are your goals? Mine is to self-brand and yes, get a job

I measure my success – am I becoming better, more influential, and seem credible?

I always remember this is just one tool in a job campaign*

Do companies and recruiters use Twitter? More companies are automating Twitter to push jobs to it – Microsoft and AT&T are examples More recruiters are becoming aware of it and trying it out – density isn’t there yet BUT Twitter growth is log scale – density will come quickly*

More companies are automating Twitter to push jobs to it – Microsoft and AT&T are examples

More recruiters are becoming aware of it and trying it out – density isn’t there yet BUT

Twitter growth is log scale – density will come quickly*

What is Twitter? A microblog of 140 characters per post included urls and spaces There are those you follow and those who follow you You can make your account private FREE and no barriers to follow someone or unfollow Open API so hundreds of apps developed – most free*

A microblog of 140 characters per post included urls and spaces

There are those you follow and those who follow you

You can make your account private

FREE and no barriers to follow someone or unfollow

Open API so hundreds of apps developed – most free*

Using Sign up for an account – twitter.com – it’s FREE* Fill out your short bio adding keywords and include location* Follow the job posting tweets Follow recruiters in your niche and those local Follow hashtags like #job Use tools to make it efficient

Sign up for an account – twitter.com – it’s FREE*

Fill out your short bio adding keywords and include location*

Follow the job posting tweets

Follow recruiters in your niche and those local

Follow hashtags like #job

Use tools to make it efficient

How to engage in Twitter… You can reply to the public stream or direct message privately* (DM) You can do a retweet (RT) from posts – an “Atta Boy” for the tweeter and a reco to your followers* Has groups of tweets, by subject or event, called hashtags*

You can reply to the public stream or direct message privately* (DM)

You can do a retweet (RT) from posts – an “Atta Boy” for the tweeter and a reco to your followers*

Has groups of tweets, by subject or event, called hashtags*

Some Tools for Twitter TwitterBerry

(# job angels)

Apr 09 FrontEndRecruiting.ning.com – quick rampup… Jobseekers: The 15 best job apps on Twitter 50 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers the best job applications on twitter 10 Social Media Resources for Executive Job Search

Jobseekers: The 15 best job apps on Twitter

50 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers

the best job applications on twitter

10 Social Media Resources for Executive Job Search

Twitter videos on my blog… All about hashtags Tweetdeck walk through Twitter for newbies All info came from Twitter peeps that I follow…

All about hashtags

Tweetdeck walk through

Twitter for newbies

All info came from Twitter peeps that I follow…

THE DEMO…

Questions? Connect on LinkedIn* FrontEndRecruiting.ning.com Follow me @DorothyBeach If a recruiter follow @DFWTRN Slidedeck on slideshare.com/biochemist*

Connect on LinkedIn*

FrontEndRecruiting.ning.com

Follow me @DorothyBeach

If a recruiter follow @DFWTRN

Slidedeck on slideshare.com/biochemist*