Using twitter as a job-finder
Social networking domains like Twitter, Facebook and other Facebook clones are often merely considered as ways for acquaintances to keep track of each other, and of late for followers to in touch with their best-loved celebrities going from pop stars to athletes to world leaders. However Twitter can also be seen as a way of finding a corporate position if made use of properly. The key is to turn it into a professional tool, rather than just a way to update the world as to your everyday information. The 160 letter limit of the Twitter bio section is an ideal place to state your objective, so make sure you’re expressive and stay away from throwing in superfluous material. Make certain to short-link your resume at the end so that more information can be easily reached for from there. Tweets should always be to the point, and material. Recruiters find Twitter a great way to find job applicants, so make sure your Twitter page and tweets publish only details you want them to see. Post keywords in your tweets, and information about your job quest, you never know who may happen upon it and pass on your twitter ID. Make certain your image is one that you want a possible potential employer to see. This is after all their first impression of you. Also make sure to look up a recruiter’s information ahead of following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the most accessible and quickest way to discover how legitimate the twitter account is before you begin messaging them your application.
In addition to recruiters and headhunters, most companies have special Twitter addresses that are quickly located and searched through Google. Eg. @attjobs (ATT), @mtvnetworkjobs (MTV), etc. So if you are aware of where you wish to work, make certain to keep up with those specific businesses to learn what they are interested in, and when they are looking. Don’t have a special company, but are aware what field of involvement you want to be in? Follow by field @socialmediajob, @web_design_jobs, etc. Employment opportunities can be rooted for via company, field of work, region, and just about any other way you could think of. In these difficult economic climes, employers and applicants are looking for any and all ways of nailing the right contact for the job, so make sure to exploit all avenues in front of you, no matter how non-conventional they may seem.
Since Social networks have opened up their systems to allow third party developers to create Facebook applications and twitter applications, most job recruitment websites like Monster are creating a presence on these sites, helping people to find jobs right from within the social network.