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Using twitter as a job-finder

November 16, 2009

Social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and other Facebook clones are often merely thought of as ways for friends to keep track of each other, and of late for fans to in touch with their favorite celebrities going from musicians to sports personalities to political personalities. Nevertheless Twitter can also be seen as a way of finding a corporate position if utilized properly. The key is to make it a serious device, instead of just a method to update the world as to your everyday information. The 160 letter maximum of the Twitter bio area is an ideal place to share your objective, so make sure you’re expressive and avoid including superfluous information. Make sure to short-link your resume at the conclusion so that more details can be easily reached for from there. Tweets should always be professional, and job related. Recruiters see Twitter a useful way to track down job applicants, so make sure your Twitter page and tweets publish only things you want them to see. Publish keywords in your tweets, and news about your employment hunt, you never can tell who may happen upon it and pass on your twitter ID. Make sure your reflection is one that you want a possible potential employer to see. This is after all their initial image of you. Also make sure to check a recruiter’s bio ahead of following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the most accessible and fastest way to find out how genuine the twitter account is before you start messaging them your application. 

In addition to recruiters and headhunters, most corporations have special Twitter addresses that are easily found and gone over through Google. Eg. @attjobs (ATT), @mtvnetworkjobs (MTV), etc. So if you are aware of where you wish to work, make sure to follow those particular companies to learn what they are interested in, and when they are looking. Don’t have a special business, but know what sphere of involvement you want to be in? Follow by field @socialmediajob, @web_design_jobs, etc. Jobs can be rooted for via company, specialization, location, and just about any other way you could think of. In these tough economic times, employers and candidates are seeking any and all means of finding the correct person for the position, so make sure to utilize all avenues in front of you, no matter how non-conventional they may seem.

Since Social networks have opened up their systems to allow third party developers to create Facebook applications and twitter applications, a majority of job recruitment websites like Monster are creating a presence on these sites, helping job seekers to discover jobs right from within the social network.

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