Using twitter as a job-finder
Social networking domains like Twitter, Facebook and other Facebook clones are often just considered as ways for acquaintances to keep track of one another, and of late for followers to in touch with their favorite celebrities ranging from musicians to athletes to political personalities. However Twitter can also be seen as a way of nailing down a corporate position if utilized properly. The key is to make it a serious device, instead of just a method to update the world as to your everyday information. The 160 character maximum of the Twitter bio area is an ideal place to state your objective, so make certain you’re articulate and avoid including unnecessary information. Make sure to short-link your bio at the end so that more information can be easily reached for from there. Tweets should always be professional, and job related. Recruiters see Twitter a great method to find job applicants, so make certain your Twitter page and tweets show only things you need them to view. Post keywords in your tweets, and information about your job quest, you never can tell who may stumble upon it and share your twitter ID. Make certain your image is one that you want a possible future boss to see. This is after all their first image of you. Also make certain to check a recruiter’s information before following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the most accessible and fastest way to discover how worthwhile the twitter account is before you begin messaging them your resume.
Over and above the recruiters and headhunters, most companies have special Twitter addresses that are easily found and gone over through Google. Eg. @attjobs (ATT), @mtvnetworkjobs (MTV), etc. So if you know where you want to work, make sure to keep up with those specific companies to learn what they are looking for, and when they are looking. Don’t have a specific company, but are aware what sphere of work you want to be in? Follow by field @socialmediajob, @web_design_jobs, etc. Employment opportunities can be rooted for via business, specialization, location, and just about any other way you could imagine. In these difficult economic times, employers and applicants are looking for any and all ways of finding the right contact for the job, so make sure to exploit all avenues available to 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, many job recruitment websites like Monster are building a presence on these sites, helping people to locate jobs right from within the social network.