Tweet Your Way to a Job

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Tweet Your Way to a Job
If you google "Find a job using twitter" you'll find MANY articles with case studies showing how people have found their jobs from connections they made on Twitter.  Not all industries are active on twitter, but it's worth checking if yours is.  Don't be intimidated by Twitter if you don't know how to use it.  You can dip your toe in and it will all become clear with use. http://tweeternet.com/ explains the basics of what Twitter is and how people use it. Start there if you are completely new to twitter and then you can come back and implement the job searching twitter strategies outlined below once you are comfortable with the Twitter basics.

Whether you are unemployed or have a job, you can still use Twitter for a job search.  These tips are targeting those who are unemployed so if you are employed and seeking a new position, use common sense about not broadcasting that information across the twitterverse.  You can still use the research tools discussed to find out about job openings and broaden your network.

There are a few aspects of Twitter that are important:  What to do with your profile, What to tweet, who to follow & how, and Twitter Job boards.  Let's start with your profile.

YOUR PROFILE:
When you set up your profile, choose a professional profile name – your actual name or something professional "engineerdave" as opposed to "lovetopartydave"

Use a professional looking photo.  If you have a LinkedIn profile, use the same photo for consistency.  In the bio section, you have 160 characters to give your job search "pitch"

Twitter pages can be plain, or they can have a designed background. Twitter gives you some options for designed backgrounds, but for a job search, you want something that will help sell you to visitors. Consider creating a Twitter background – and get creative. Take a look at other peoples' backgrounds for some ideas on how they promote themselves.  It's like the about us section of a website homepage in a very small space. You can usehttp://theclosetentrepreneur.com/create-a-twitter-background-using-powerpoint or www.twitbacks.com or create the background.

Source: http://www.fpcnational.com/index.php/career-tips/managing-careers/8-managing-careers/37-tweet-your-way-to-a-job