I constantly hear the question, “what can Twitter do for me,” from job seekers. So I’ve decided to republish this article today. This was originally posted in February…
This is the second in a series of articles regarding Social Media and how it relates to your job search.
The question I left you with last week was “what can twitter do for your job search?” Hopefully you’ve read last week’s article, gotten signed up for twitter, and started playing around with it. Now its time to make twitter a significant resource in your job hunt. If you don’t know what Twitter is, read this before finishing this article.
Lists of Career Experts
One of the ways to use twitter during your job search is to follow other twitter users that are career experts or otherwise entrenched in the job market.
Alison Doyle from About.com has a long list of career experts here. I haven’t made that list yet with @howtogeekon (Alison, <insert clearing of the throat noise here>… hello?) It’s a strong list none-the-less.
OneDayOneJob.com also has a list of the 50 users some of which are helpful to follow during your search here.
Mashable has its own guide that is worth a read.
Finally, I’m always looking for career-minded individuals to follow, so take a look at those I’m following and pick and choose the ones that will help you.
Teena Rose – “Get Job Leads Fast Using Twitter”
If there is one ultimate guide to the twitter enabled job search, it is Teena Rose’s free ebook found here. Its 40 pages of everything you need to make twitter a useful part of your career transition.
I’ve used Teena’s book to compile the following list of applications born into the twitter ecosystem with the purpose of helping you find your next position. These are just a few of the applications and resources Teena gives you in her ebook.
TwitterJobCast
- Currently in Beta
- Finds all tweets with the word “hiring”
- User can browse tweets by city
TweetBeep
- Google Alerts for twitter
- Alerts you when words you’ve selected are tweeted
- Subscription-based service
TweetMyJobs
- Sends tweets to you based on job searches you set up
- You choose the keywords and geographical areas and receive tweets for jobs that meet those criteria
- We’ve talked about TweetMyJobs before here and here.
TwitterJobSearch
- In beta
- A Job Search Engine for Twitter
Twellow
- Yellow pages for twitter
TwitHire
- Several categories of jobs: programming, design, and “other”
TwitRes
- Upload your resume
- Get a small url (link) for your resume you can tweet out to employers
Twitsume
- In Beta
- Upload your resume and connect to your twitter account
Later this week I’ll have an interview with a leader in the field of social media and job seeking, also the founder of North Carolina-based technology company. Make sure to check back in for that!
As always, I’m ready to assist you in your search! Contact me when you’re ready to get unblocked and move on to your next great position!
