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Advanced Twitter for Job Seeking

Advanced Twitter for Job Seeking. Introduction. Why Twitter? Thousands of jobs posted there daily Job seekers don’t have to register or post a resume first Good venue for casual, informal networking Great way to show your ongoing interest in and knowledge about professional trends

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Advanced Twitter for Job Seeking

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  1. Advanced Twitter for Job Seeking

  2. Introduction Why Twitter? • Thousands of jobs posted there daily • Job seekers don’t have to register or post a resume first • Good venue for casual, informal networking • Great way to show your ongoing interest in and knowledge about professional trends • Offers immediate access to important people in your field

  3. Introduction Why Twitter? According to 2012 Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey, Twitter is one of the top 3 social networks that recruiters use to find candidates.

  4. Module #1:Looking for Jobs on Twitter

  5. Searching for Jobs Popular hashtags for job-related tweets: • #job • #jobs • #career • #careers

  6. Searching for Jobs

  7. Searching for Jobs Search by field of interest: • #clerical • #construction • #healthcare • #insurance • #IT • #librarian • #marketing • #sales • See link for more: http://goo.gl/SBHqV

  8. Searching for Jobs Tip: Double up on hashtags to narrow down search results • #job #healthcare • #jobs #clerical • #career #engineering • #careers #IT

  9. Searching for Jobs

  10. Searching for Jobs Potential problem: • Job postings are from every geographic location. What if job seeker doesn’t want to move?

  11. Searching for Jobs Solution: • Use Twitter’s advanced search engine http://search.twitter.com • Searches can be narrowed by zip code (and nearby range)

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  20. Module #2: Other Websites and Tools for Job Seeking

  21. TweetMyJobs.com

  22. TweetMyJobs.com

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  24. TweetMyJobs.com

  25. TweetMyJobs.com

  26. TweetMyjobs.com

  27. TweetMyJobs.com

  28. TweetMyJobs.com

  29. TwitJobSearch.com

  30. TwitJobSearch.com

  31. TwitJobSearch.com

  32. Tweetbeep.com

  33. TweetDeck.com or Hootsuite.com

  34. Module #3Smartphone Apps for Job Seekers

  35. Smartphone Apps Smartphone apps that you can use to find jobs on Twitter: • Jobtweet’sJobsearch • Twittcareers • Twitter Job Search • Twitter’s app

  36. Jobtweet’s Jobsearch Jobtweet’sJobsearch:

  37. Jobtweet’s Jobsearch Jobtweet’sJobsearch: • Search in English, German, French or Russian • Job seekers can search for jobs • Employers can search for candidates

  38. Jobtweet’s Jobsearch Jobtweet’sJobsearch: • What results look like for job search • Ex: “librarian”

  39. Jobtweet’s Jobsearch Jobtweet’sJobsearch: • Saves your search history

  40. TwittCareers TwittCareers:

  41. TwittCareers TwittCareers: • Upon launch, displays jobs most recently posted to Twitter

  42. TwittCareers TwittCareers: • Can search in English, French and Spanish

  43. TwittCareers TwittCareers: • Example search: “Librarian”

  44. TwittCareers TwittCareers: • Can email jobs to self (have to click link in tweet)

  45. Twitter Job Search Twitter Job Search:

  46. Twitter Job Search Twitter Job Search: • Allows you to search for jobs by keyword or location

  47. Twitter Job Search Twitter Job Search:

  48. Twitter Twitter’s app:

  49. Module #4Building Your Brand on Twitter

  50. Tip #1: Plan Ahead • Twitter is public. • Twitter is archived by the Library of Congress and other sites like Snapbird.org • Come up with a game plan for using your account: • How do you want to portray yourself? • What do you want to tweet about? • What professional topics do you want to have public conversations about?

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