The document provides tips for using Twitter effectively as a personal account. It recommends being human by including interests and keywords in your bio. It also suggests keeping tweets concise by treating each like a newspaper headline and including links for more information. Additionally, it advises following and engaging with relevant people and businesses, using hashtags to reach a wider audience, having a clear profile picture, and researching companies and interviewers on Twitter to prepare for opportunities. The overall message is to be yourself and let your personality shine through your Twitter profile to attract more relevant followers.

1. Twitter(your personal
account)

2. Twitter is a unique social media
platform. It is an open network
that allows you to connect and
network with a whole host of
different people and businesses
– from Lady Gaga to Barack
Obama and the Queen. Use
Twitter to your advantage
to make yourself stand out,
whether you’re looking to
interact with a celebrity or get
your next dream job. Twitter
can help.

3. Here are our favourite tips for you:

4. 1. Be Human
Make your personal bio
informative, it is important to
have a personality on social
media platforms like these.
If you have interests, include
them in your bio. Also make
sure that you drop in some
key words, which will make
it easier for individuals and
businesses to find you.

6. 2. Have relevant
and exciting tweets
140 characters isn’t a lot of
room to type your thoughts.
A good rule of thumb to live
by is treating each tweet as
a newspaper headline. If you
need to say more, include a link
to an article or even a link to
your own blog.

7. 3. Followers
Follow and engage with people
and posts that are relevant to
you. If you are looking for a
career move and you have been
interacting with a business on
a regular basis, you will be a
memorable candidate to them
compared to other candidates
who they have never interacted
with.

8. 4. # Hashtag
Hashtag trending terms in
order to have your message
seen by a wider audience. Also
use hashtags that are relevant
to the topic you’re talking
about. It may provide you with
more relevant followers in a
specialist area.

9. Twitter(your personal
account)

10. 5. Profile Picture
Use a clear photo of yourself
on your profile. It is always
good to put a name to a face,
likewise nobody wants to have
to guess which one you are in
a group photo. Twitter is both
a fun and profession social
media network, so remember
this when choosing your
picture. You could even create
an animated avatar to make
you stand out from the crowd
– there are many websites
available to help you do this.

11. 6. Use Twitter as a
research tool
If you have been invited to a
job interview, research the
business and what kind of
things they communicate on
Twitter. If you know the name
of the interviewer from the
company, you will be able to
research them in order to gain
an insight into their interests.

12. Ultimately, it is important to be
yourself. Let your personality
be visible through your Twitter
profile and you will soon
begin to see an increase in the
amount of relevant followers
you get.

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