5 Tips For Using Twitter In Your Job Search

Posted by: Krishna De | Posted on: March 30th, 2009 | 15 Comments | Posted in: Career, Networking online, Personal branding, Social media, Social networking

In the last couple of weeks there have been some well reported cases of people losing their jobs through want they write on their Facebook profile or even being fired before they start a job through what they Tweet as was reported this week as in the case with a candidate being recruited by Cisco.

This last week, the Sunday Times has an article by journalist Gabrielle Monaghan on the more positive use of Twitter for networking when it comes to job search.

Twitter is actively being used to help people in the current economy connect to job opportunities, as is LinkedIn and Facebook.

I was fortunate to be contacted by Gabrielle and shared 5 tips for using Twitter in your job search which you can read below:

1. Create a professional profile

Twitter allows you to write a brief bio describing yourself and to link to one external website. Detail in your Twitter bio your expertise. You can link to your blog, a website or your professional profile on LinkedIn.com so people can find out more about who you are and your expertise.

2. Nurture your network by sharing knowledge and resources

Yes Twitter is used by many people to ‘life stream’. However if you want to show that you have expert knowledge and skills make sure there is a balance between what you Tweet and providing tips or resources sharing your professional knowledge.

3. Listen and search for opportunities

Use the Twitter search facility to search for opportunities – type in the key words (for example ‘marketing vacancy’) and you will be able to see who is Tweeting about marketing opportunities. In addition you can subscribe receive updates so you can get updates of people talking about opportunities.

4. Connect direct to recruiters

Twitter is a social networking site so you can search out recruiters and ‘follow’ them. As an example you could follow Recruit Ireland the Irish Jobsite on Twitter

5. Let people know you are for hire

Don’t be afraid to note in your bio or occasionally that you are looking for a new career or attending interviews. Your Twitter network is just like your network offline – if you make sure people know what you are looking for you’ll find many people happy to help you in your job search.

And remember if you come across opportunities that are not relevant for you, be sure to share them with your network on Twitter too!

If you’ve used Twitter to help you in your job search do let me know and share your tips for how you made this happen.

What other tips do you have for using Twitter to find career opportunities?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

You can read the full article ‘by Gabrielle Monaghan ‘Let A Little Bird tell You How To Get A Job’ HERE

You can access some video’s to help you get the most out of your presence on Twitter HERE

You can connect to me and my network on Twitter HERE