How Twitter Can Help Your Job Search

DEINKS DROMOTION DUCATION FOLLOW LEAD & INFLUENCE & INTERACT FOLLOW NTERAC LINK LEAD Follow the right people! Retweet, reply, comment, ask questions and answer them. It's not just about quantity, but quality. Link with people. Be a Leader. Try looking for: Add credibility and status to your online presence by building a strong following. A 160 character bio and • Industry bloggers, experts and magazines Twitter is a very open forum, in which you've got to put in what you hope to get out. 140 character tweets aren't Work hard to make sure • Companies and people you'd want to work with much to show potential colleagues and employers what you have to offer. It shows to other people and potential employers that people value your your tweets are informative, original, insightful and potentially witty. Build a reputation for influencing and leading thought and discussion. • Relevant job sites/boards • Recruiters It's no good just tweeting regularly; you've However, it is a signpost for external sources. Use your tweets and your blog to showcase personal blogs or online profiles or portfolios. • Career Advisers contributions and comments. • Like-minded people got to break down the Within certain circles, you glasswall and engage with fellow users to really build can develop a reputation for knowing what you're talking about. Twitter directories like Twello can be a great place to start. It also increases your searchability. valuable contacts.