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Twitter and your job search
1. Twitter and your JobTwitter and your Job
SearchSearch
Philippe GadeynePhilippe Gadeyne
Social Media from strategy to implementationSocial Media from strategy to implementation™™
760-884-8081760-884-8081
pgadeyne@hotmail.compgadeyne@hotmail.com
2. Why Twitter?Why Twitter?
Recruiters use of social media platformsRecruiters use of social media platforms
LinkedIn use grew from 80 percent in
2008 to 95 percent of respondents in
2009.
Facebook use grew from 36 percent in
2008 to 59 percent in 2009.
Twitter, ranked third with 42 percent of
recruiters using the tool to source
candidates
7. Simplify Twitter, use toolsSimplify Twitter, use tools
TweetdeckTweetdeck
HootsuiteHootsuite
Tools like Tweetdeck and Hootsuite willTools like Tweetdeck and Hootsuite will
help you centralize and organize yourhelp you centralize and organize your
information, searches and communication.information, searches and communication.
They allow you to integrate Facebook andThey allow you to integrate Facebook and
LinkedInLinkedIn
8.
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10. Start followingStart following
Experts in your fieldExperts in your field
Official Twitter accounts of target companiesOfficial Twitter accounts of target companies
Recruiters in your field or your target companiesRecruiters in your field or your target companies
Employees in your target companiesEmployees in your target companies
Thought leadersThought leaders
Industry news/magazinesIndustry news/magazines
Career coachesCareer coaches
Alumni associationsAlumni associations
12. ListenListen
What happens in your industryWhat happens in your industry
What happens in your target companiesWhat happens in your target companies
What are recruiters and hiring managersWhat are recruiters and hiring managers
looking forlooking for
Look out for posts advertising new positionsLook out for posts advertising new positions
Listen for advice from career coaches Get aListen for advice from career coaches Get a
feel for the kind of information circulating infeel for the kind of information circulating in
your target market.your target market.
13. RetweetRetweet
Retweeting (or RT) shows your interest andRetweeting (or RT) shows your interest and
get you noticed by the original posterget you noticed by the original poster
Retweeting shows you care and care toRetweeting shows you care and care to
share good information with othersshare good information with others
Retweeting is contributingRetweeting is contributing
14. Post opinionsPost opinions
Start posting (Tweeting)opinionsStart posting (Tweeting)opinions
Start posting valuable information andStart posting valuable information and
articles about your target job and industryarticles about your target job and industry
Start posting interesting articles that willStart posting interesting articles that will
help other job seekershelp other job seekers
15. EngageEngage
Start responding to postersStart responding to posters
@username sends a message to the@username sends a message to the
username and is visible to anybody followingusername and is visible to anybody following
themthem
DM (or direct message) is a private way toDM (or direct message) is a private way to
contact them. They have to follow you backcontact them. They have to follow you back
firstfirst
Create conversationsCreate conversations
16. They want to hear from youThey want to hear from you
Increasingly, recruiters and hiring managersIncreasingly, recruiters and hiring managers
are looking for technology savvyare looking for technology savvy
candidate, show you are.candidate, show you are.
19. Where do I find companies andWhere do I find companies and
people to follow?people to follow?
Tweetdeck/Hootsuite search featureTweetdeck/Hootsuite search feature
Twellow.comTwellow.com
Twitter “Find people” featureTwitter “Find people” feature
WeFollow.comWeFollow.com
Twibs.comTwibs.com
TwitFind.comTwitFind.com
Use # (hashtags)Use # (hashtags)
20.
21. Looking for jobs on TwitterLooking for jobs on Twitter
TwitterJobSearch.comTwitterJobSearch.com
TwitterJobFinders.comTwitterJobFinders.com
TwitterJobCast.comTwitterJobCast.com
TweetMyJob.comTweetMyJob.com
TwitHire.comTwitHire.com
TwitaJobTwitaJob
22.
23. Create search agentsCreate search agents
Use RSS feeds and send the results toUse RSS feeds and send the results to
your outlook or RSS readeryour outlook or RSS reader
24. Responding to a Job ad on TwitterResponding to a Job ad on Twitter
26. Be ConciseBe Concise
Use url shortenersUse url shorteners
Twitter has its own nowTwitter has its own now
Tweetdeck can do it automaticallyTweetdeck can do it automatically
Use Bit.lyUse Bit.ly
Send links to your resume onlineSend links to your resume online
LinkedInLinkedIn
Visual CVVisual CV
TwitResTwitRes
TwitSumeTwitSume