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Twitter for Job Search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Who would have thought that Twitter could be leveraged for job search? When I first joined Twitter almost 9 years ago, Twitter was fairly new and very limited in the way it was used. Times have changed, and Twitter has become a great way to search for a job and get job leads. Why, you may ask, would you want to use Twitter in your job search? Well for one, you get information real time in many cases. One of the more important theories of job search is to get there first as this gives you the best chance. There are several ways to leverage Twitter: Career Advice and Tips: Lots of great tips for our career from many career experts. You can try the following hashtags: #jobtips #jobadvice #careeradvice #careeradvisor Job Leads: Whos hiring, where to find jobs, hot jobs and more. Twitter is a great place to get a jump on new job leads with the following hashtags: #jobs #hiring #nowhiring #techjobs #jobopening #joblisting Job Search Tips: On your way to finding a job, you will want some help with your resume, cover letters, interviews, etc. Twitter is a great place to leverage these resources: #resume #interviews #jobinterviews #coverletters Researching Employers: Twitter is a great place to research potential employers. You should get information if you use a # in front of the companies name. You can also try: #bestcompanies #greatplacestowork #badcompanies Need more information? Just take a look at the links below. Leverage the power of Twitter now. HOW TO: Find a Job on Twitter This article, featured on mashable.com and written by Sarah Evans provides a great overview for leveraging Twitter for your job search. Some basics like make your presence known and include a link to your resume/cv. There is also a link to a free template for creating a professional Twitter background. At the bottom of the post are links to a few recruiters on Twitter. UNEMPLOYED? TIPS TO USE TWITTER FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH | CAREERS This article, from Ceoworld Magazine, gives a brief overview of what Twitter is and how to use it followed by how Twitter can get a job for you. There is also some tips on changing your background, how to prepare your broadcast, tips on who to follow and a long list of job related sites on Twitter at the bottom of the page. 50 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers 50 tips from MBA Jobs on how to use Twitter. This article is organized along several topics: Branding, Networking, Etiquette, Tools, and People to follow. There are a number of great tips and, depending on your particulars, you will want to leverage many of these. One, like add a photo may not work as well (you will need to decide, like if you look like your 80 when you are really 40). Branding is very similar to the Market yourself advice that I often give. My favorite (although you should read all of them) is Tools, (too many to list them all here) but Twittercal is pretty neat. The Tools section has direct links. The Beginners Guide To Finding A Job With Twitter This article is from jobmob.co.il and provides 20 tips for leveraging Twitter in your job search. While you are on this site, take a look at some of the other great resources (like the book The Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide). Other Resources: Book Corner: [easyazon_link asin=1593577915 locale=US new_window=default nofollow=default tag=caree07-20 add_to_cart=default cloaking=default localization=default popups=default]The Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day[/easyazon_link] 5 Tips for Leveraging Social Media in Your Job Search We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ Job Search job title, keywords, company, location jobs by Twitter for Job Search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Let us be thankful for fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain This is not my first post on leveraging Twitter for job search (see Tweet Your Way to a New Job Twitter for Job Search) and I know it is not my last (although Ive found a different bird for this post, albeit, not the Twitter bird). Given the sheer diversity of Twitter resources for job search, this is a first in a series of posts on this topic. Todays focus is a few articles on leveraging Twitter for job search followed by reviews of a few Twitter job search sites. Twitter for Job Search: Leverage Twitter for Your Job Search This article, posted on Twitip.com and written by Miriam Salpeter from Keppie Careers, provides a detailed how to for using Twitter to further your job search. The article covers what Twitter can do for you, What to do First, Sustain your Twitter Network and more. The article covers branding yourself (like a name that wont embarrass you), creating the right profile and building a network you can leverage in your search. 20 Ways To Get a Job Through Twitter This list of ideas (20 to be exact) is provided by Newgradlife.com and covers many of the basics for launching your job search via Twitter. From the basic stuff like Sign Up for Twitter to more comprehensive ideas (like creating your profile), the article covers full range of topics. Ideas on how to keep Twitter ready versions of your resume and building your network are all covered. Twitter Feeds for Job Search: Like just about everything on the web, there are hundreds (maybe thousands) of Twitter feeds for job search. While I cant cover them all, Ive listed a few of the feeds that Im familiar with. There will be more feeds in future posts. Links at the start of each of the following paragraphs are to each sites Twitter site. Postajobonline This feed provides regular updates of job opportunities. Like what you see, just click on the link which will take you to their website (jobindexonline.com) and provides details on the listing. Once on the website, you can visit their job board (postajobonline.com) and search jobs and post your resume. There are tabs at the top of this page for various job functions. There are also links on the right hand side of the page for jobs by category, top employers, job type and location. JobHitsUS JobHits has a number of feeds depending on what you are looking for, they have feeds for the UK, Finance jobs, IT jobs and more. JobHits is a job search engine with updated vacancies from major job sites. Their feed (depending on the feed you follow) lists specific jobs. Click on the link in the feed and this will load the website page with that particular listing. Their US based web job search engine (they also have web sites for other locations) Jobhits.net, leads with a search engine (keywords, location and then search), followed by popular search links (saves some time). Once youve done a search, you can use the filters on the left hand side of the page to narrow your search. They also have a link to their blog at the top left hand side of the page. Jobsonwashpost This is the Washington Posts Twitter job feed. Similar to the other feeds mentioned above, this feed posts specific jobs. Click on any of these links and the Washington Posts job page will load with detail on the specific job mentioned in the tweet. You can apply for any of these jobs by clicking apply now at the bottom of the job description. Their website has over 10,000 job opportunities posted and also provides a job search engine with career resource links at the top of the page. Good luck in your search.//