Twitter Job Search Presentation

Tweeting For Work:
Using Twitter in Your Job Search
HIRE ME.
Dick Smith LibraryTarleton State University

What is Twitter?

PROSCONS
Connect with others Privacy concerns
Lots of info, fast Can be time-consuming
Fun Results not immediate

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
Make connections
Tweet your friends using a different account

SIGNING UP
www.twitter.com

YOUR HOMEPAGE

ACCOUNT INFO
Add a link to your resume or Linked In profile
Don’t search for friends (e-mail contacts)---keep it professional

PICTURE or avatar
Use high-quality, professional-looking picture

username
BACKGROUND

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 reply
Re-tweet (RT): repeat a tweet
@ reply = replying to a tweet

Getting followers…
Photo credit: flickr.com

TWELLOW

TWITIQUETTE:
Tweet regularly.
Don’t spend more than a few minutes a day.
Interact with others.
Remain upbeat & positive.

Actual Tweets (or, What Not To Do…)
"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 :)"
Courtesy of CareerBuilder.com

TWITTER SEARCH
Twitter Search
http://search.twitter.com

hash tags
Example:
#bankofamerica
# = hash or pound sign
tag = keyword, ex “Dell”
OPTIONAL
People add these to the end of their tweets so they can be searchable later on.

ADVANCED TWITTER SEARCH
DFW
100

ADVANCED SEARCH RESULTS

New feature: Twitter Lists
For example: Make a Twitter list of the companies you want to work for
OR
Of the best job accounts on Twitter

Twitter job search engines:
TwitterJobSearch.com: http://www.twitterjobsearch.com
Tweet My Jobs: http://www.tweetmyjobs.com
JobDeck desktop app(TweetDeck + Twitter Job Search):
http://www.tweetdeck.com/jobdeck/
Get RSS alerts for jobs (may need Firefox instead of Explorer)
Also read: 50 ways to use Twitter for your job search:
http://applicant.com/twitter-job-search/

Questions?
Yvonne Mulhern
(254) 968-9934
mulhern@tarleton.edu
Twitter accounts to follow:
@TarletonLib
@TarletonState

References
CareerBuilder.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 Don’ts for Twitter.” http://www.lancethompsonwordpress.com

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