Did you know that you could tweet your way to a new job? It’s quite fascinating to hear how easy it is to say. Thirty-two million and other are using their twitter but most of them aren’t using it to search for work.
1. Create your personal brand. Instead of just jumping in, Schawbel says, “Before using any social network, create a single, unified social-media strategy, so that your brand remains consistent throughout each network that you join, including Twitter.” He recommends using the same professional picture/avatar and user name, a consistent bio, and a personal brand statement that explains what you do and who your audience is.
2. Tweak your Twitter homepage. Take advantage of all of Twitter’s tools to make sure your Twitter homepage looks professional. Says Schawbel, “Just like your other social network profiles, your Twitter profile should be completely filled out. This includes your full name, location, a biography, and — the single most important element — a single link to a site of your choosing. I recommend directing people to a blog, your LinkedIn profile, or a site that you feel best represents you. If you really want to take your brand to the next level, then a custom Twitter background, which you can make using twitterimage.com or twitterbacks.com, is required.”
Start tweeting. Not sure what to tweet about? Tweet what you know, says Schawbel. “The more you tweet about what you know, the more you’ll become the go-to person on that topic in the Twitterverse. The key to building an audience is to remain interesting to your current followers so that they retweet your messages and more people discover and follow you. And, again, by constantly following more people, namely the influencers in your industry, and pushing out relevant tweets, your audience will grow rapidly.”
Let folks know you’re looking. There are a few ways to alert followers that you’re in the market for a new job. “First, revise your Twitter profile to call attention to the type of job you’re looking for. Second, customize your Twitter background and add in text that talks about where you’re headed in your career. Finally, you can send a tweet after you’ve built your follower count, which states your expertise and the type of job you’re looking for,” he advises. To get a job you may have to help others find them, too.
Adds Boston-based Schawbel, “If you discover a job lead on Twitter and it’s not related to what you want to do, passing it on is an effective way to network.”
There’s definitely some edge to using twitter. It’s one of the best networks in town.
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FiredUP Careers, a uniquely focused career coaching company, announced today that it has teamed with TweetMyJOBS, to provide Job Seekers with the FiredUP Interviewing MP3 audio & ebook.
“TweetMyJOBS.com brings the world of hiring together with the world of job seeking, and we’ve got terrific resources to help those job seekers win the job,” says Robin Ogden, Co Founder of FiredUP Careers. “TweetMyJOBS and FiredUP Careers working together is a great benefit for anyone looking for a new career opportunity.”
TweetMyJOBS is a new service that brings recruiters, hiring managers and job seekers together on Twitter. It is the only job board that provides INSTANT notification of open positions via text messaging. TweetMyJOBS has 5500+ vertical Job Channels on Twitter which allow recruiters and hiring companies to specifically target job seekers in cities and job types across the world. Job seekers can get instant notification of any new jobs as a text message on their cell phones and recruiters and companies have access to the most cost effective and targeted social media job board available.
“Instant is the keyword here. If you’re looking for a job, you better be ready, at any time, to speak to a recruiter. Your interview starts with the first call, and with TweetMyJOBS that call might come in a matter of minutes. FiredUP Interviewing helps job seekers prepare immediately,” says Chris Fogarty, Co Founder of FiredUP Careers.
Everyone deserves to thrive in a career that supports their lifestyle, interests and needs. Discovering ways to make a significant contribution can help you achieve greater career momentum and increased career satisfaction; key components to your career and life success.
FiredUP Careers believes that professionals in the workforce deserve to “dig what they do.” By teaming with like-minded companies, such as TweetMyJOBS, FiredUP Careers continues to provide job seekers with the resources they need to gain an edge in the current market and beat their competition.
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Looking for a job just became easier with the launch of Philly Job Fest, the only job board that is concentrated completely on the greater Philadelphia area.
Jobs will only remain on the site for 30 days, and job posts will automatically be sent to the popular “Tweet My Jobs” service, which in turn relays them to the appropriate channels on Twitter. Users of “Tweet My Jobs” and Twitter can receive instantaneous job alerts on their cell phones based on their job search parameters. Listings on Philly Job Fest will be indexed by the popular job search engine Indeed. Basic Philly Job Fest subscriptions start at $99.
Site founder James Oley said he developed the idea for a new job board after his job search earlier this year led him to sites populated with multi-level marketing scams, investment “opportunities” and an inbox filled with junk mail as a result of creating accounts on various job boards. He found the big job boards too confusing and time consuming, with bells and whistles unnecessary in a legitimate job search.
Philly Job Fest includes counties around greater Philadelphia, such as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia along with the New Jersey counties of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester.
The job board is different than other sites in that it is easy to navigate, doesn’t have pop-up ads or annoying clutter and only houses the best, most up-to-date job listings. Users can upload their resume and search jobs easily and efficiently.
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