Great tips, it's been interesting to see twitter recruitment exploding in recent months. To add to the recruiting list for PR jobs in London follow @edelmanhr
Jason Webb
· 9 months ago
Fantastic article on how to strategically represent yourself online!
warrenss
· 9 months ago
Nice list of job hunting resources on Twitter. As someone who has been in the situation of seeking and finding a job via social media, here are some of the techniques that worked for me. The most important thing is the old Keith Ferrazzi adage, "Build it before you need it". Networking should be an important daily activity in your adult life, whether you use Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or the old-fashioned telephone. Having said that, Twitter will increase the velocity of a job search if done right, but the seeker needs to use all of the tools (blog, social media resume, Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook to name a few) at their disposal in an integrated manner. Being open and candid about your search is critical so that you can let your network know how to help you. Ask specific people in your network for specific things like referrals, references, blog posts, meetings that you think can help you. Be gracious and thank people for the help that you receive. And most importantly, don't rely only on Twitter or your other online networks, get on the phone and knock on doors.
But when all of these activities are pursued in an integrated manner, the results can be dramatic and quick.
Chelsea Winkel
· 9 months ago
Nice! I got hired using Twitter last fall! I think it had more to do with personal branding and actually asking. Honesty. I was wondering when this would pop up. Check out, Job Hunting in 140 Characters.
Great resource Sarah! Thanks for putting it together. I put together a similar list a month ago, but it wasn't nearly as good.
DCMerkle
· 9 months ago
Great article, but you need to go back and check your facts. Twitter only allows for 140 characters, not 160.
DCMerkle
Sarah Evans
· 9 months ago
Hi DC. Thanks for your comment. Twitter bios allow for 160 characters.
rebekahhi
· 9 months ago
This is very helpful, thank you Mashable
GoEverywhere Team
· 9 months ago
I agree with warrenss that LinkedIn is a good tool for networking as well, and I think it's more business/career driven than Twitter. Some people may not want potential employers reading their Twitter stream! I think it's better for employers to get the word out there that they are hiring, rather than for the employees searching for a job. But if you're using Twitter to network and make contacts, that's always beneficial.
Thanks to everyone who is responding. I have a feeling the comments section of this post are going to offer A LOT of great advice.
clover89
· 9 months ago
thnks for the knowledge..
Cathy Browne
· 9 months ago
Great piece, Sarah! Totally agree that Twitter is excellent for job searches - I've also written a piece at http://cathybrowne.com on the subject.
I would also add @PRJobs to your list. Lindsay Olson is a very high-profile recruiter on Twitter.
Cathy
ReTweet
· 9 months ago
Nice, helpful article I'm sure everyone will enjoy. Just retweeted ya... also combining creativity with Twitter can double your effectiveness. Check out this resume:
tinyurl.com/aewhhq
Carol Fishman Cohen
· 9 months ago
This is an excellent guide. Thank you so much. The members of www.iRelaunch.com, who are returning to work after a career break, thank you too. Going to tweet about it now!
Hello Sarah, you may also want to add @designjobsphx to the list. I'm personally not involved with them, but saw a few #phx peeps tweeting about them recently. :)
Sarah Evans
· 9 months ago
Thanks, Tomas!
Kevin Ertell
· 9 months ago
Hi Sarah,
This is a great blog posting and very helpful. I really appreciate the research you put into it. Another recruiter who post some great tweets is Harry Joiner @ecommercejobs. He's definitely worth following for anyone in e-commerce.
@kevinertell
Barbara Rozgonyi
· 9 months ago
What a helpful article, Sarah! Will add these tools to my optimized job search presentation for job seekers. @wiredprworks on twitter.com
cipals15
· 9 months ago
This is very vulnerable to identity theft and scams.. Be careful in interacting with people on twitter.. Jobs maybe fake and might cost you lots.. :)
Jim Stroud
· 9 months ago
You may want to add this to your list as well. 250+ Recruiters on Twitter are listed. Version 2 will be out soon.
Anyone looking for a nonprofit human service job may want to check out @JobsWithHeart (http://twitter.com/JobsWithHeart). We're still growing this account and working on getting someone to staff it beyond the current Twitterfeed, but you can follow it to receive current job posts from Mass human service agencies.
Polly Pearson
· 9 months ago
Great post. Please add @EMCCareers to your company listings! We have lots of job openings adn tweet about them often. Cheers.
Nichole
· 9 months ago
Thank you so much for this article! This information is incredibly helpful.
-Nichole
Gerard Babitts
· 9 months ago
Thanks for putting this together. Definitely one of the best collections of social media tools for finding work.
Rob
· 9 months ago
There's also @idealcandidate for creative and tech jobs
Peter J. Bertini
· 8 months ago
I NEED a JOB in VIRGINIA...................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fox Bisallyouget
· 8 months ago
I NEED A JOB IN VIRGINIA I NEED A JOB IN VIRGINIA I NEED A JOB IN VIRGINIA
How much do I have to do this to get the attention of an employer?????
Kashif
· 8 months ago
Very informative resource. Please add @apnijobs listing jobs in Pakistan and UAE.
Laurelishish Nish
· 8 months ago
Maybe TWITTER will help me locate a really nice FORECLOSED 3bd, 2bath Single, detached HOUSE w/ Garage, and Fully Fenced Backyard in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY for under $100 Grand. COULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?????
I propose @easycv for jobs and info. mostly in France, but growing in Europe and abroad since the service www.easy-CV.com is available in 7 languages to create your resume on a short address (without ads) like http://me.cv.fm
Free Site for Job Seeking
· 8 months ago
I've created an e-learning tool I am giving away to anyone out of work. Please email me at info@networlding.com to get the ink to it. It has thirty lessons with videos to help you learn how to leverage LinkedIn.
Mike and Kali Kunkle
· 8 months ago
Sarah,
What a great, creative resource for job-seekers in a down market.
When I was downsized 22 months ago during the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage industry, it was a very different economy and job market. I was fortunate to find a great job in 54 days, primarily using Indeed.com, TheLadders.com, and some great cover letter advice from Jeffrey Fox, author of "How To Land Your Dream Job" (that $16 book was worth 20 times its price, for the resu-letter advice alone).
More recently I have seen executive friends struggle through very difficult searches for 12+ months, with very little recent activity and significantly increased competition. I hope your article helps the creative and resourceful among job-seekers find new avenues to make valuable networking connections.
Mike Kunkle Director, Training Delivery Services, McKesson Provider Technologies & Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, DreamWorthyGifts.com
Mike
· 8 months ago
There have been many great points of views posted on this site. I'm hoping I can be of assistance to anyone looking for gameful employment. If you are in need of employment, please visit http://www.freegovtjobs.com for a website that provides access to 1,000's of vacant government jobs located across the United States.
Also check out Tweetizen's Job group - Tweetizen is a new twitter grouping service where you can make your own twitter group to filter tweets. Check it out here: http://www.tweetizen.com/popular/Jobs
Go ahead and make your own group with some of the twitter account above (yes, you can also make groups with other twitters) and find the right job!
Alexander Fedossov
· 8 months ago
Great article! Try our twitter job search tool. It should make job searches on twitter a bit easier than with search.twitter.com. What do you think?
Great blogpost! very helpful for Twitter newbies (recruiters and jobseekers alike!) To add to your list of UK based journalism, pr and other media jobs follow @SourceThatJob
Rob Delton
· 8 months ago
Follow @jobsgucc on Twitter for specialized job news from the Germany-USA Career Center, provided for bilingual English-German job seekers,
Tim Rosa
· 8 months ago
This is a fantastic article filled with practical, actionable items both for people who are looking for work as well as those who are recruiting. Thanks!
Sara Dunnigan
· 8 months ago
Fantastic article a great resource for all of us. Try following @richmondjobnet for jobs and career information in the greater Richmond, Virginia area.
mayraruiz
· 8 months ago
For security cleared (jobs requiring a security clearance) go to @ClearedJobsNet and/or www.ClearedJobs.Net
I never would have thought of this as an option! I'm going to have to try this out :) thanks
Brett Farmiloe "Jobing.com"
· 8 months ago
A good way to would be to follow the CEO of a job board and see what's on his mind...@jobing.
Samuel Peterson
· 8 months ago
Yes you are right dear in this economical downturn very hard to find a job, but through social networking you can improve your market in job searching. Thanks for these advices.
JustinHerman
· 8 months ago
Funny you should say don't misrepresent yourself since Mashable hosts contributors who wildly misrepresent themselves. Just saying.
SEO Jobs Finder
· 8 months ago
I have another great twitter seo jobs at @seojobsfinder
Rob
· 8 months ago
Follow JobSerf on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jobserf
JobSerf.com is another business model that only searches for jobs BUT also submits your online application. No one else does this! JobSerf.com is also fee-based, however, this comes out to less than four dollars an hour. Only JobSerf.com can do both - search and submit your online application!
Compare our cost and value before you decide which service to use! Our cost includes setup where you can submit several resumes and cover letters. You can even specify your search terms. Each day we send you a file detailing the position we applied to on your behalf. Then you can start networking into the company.
the405club.com
· 8 months ago
Incredible. I will be posting about this list on the405club.com! NY's (Un)employment Network.
froggertv
· 8 months ago
This is a great tips to find job on twitter. I am certainly going to give it a try.
Good luck if you are searching for the right job. @andyspence
J3ffG1ll
· 7 months ago
outstanding information! just getting started with a consortium on executive level coaching & this article is a wealth of information on how to tap into twitter. =d
follow me to see more tweets on executive jobs, training, coaching, in a open-community @j3ffg1ll
Ben Wilson
· 7 months ago
I like the article, great idea to use Twitter to find a job. However, locating a job is one thing, how to make yourself heard over the rest is another thing! What about video CV's anything to make yourself more employable???
Jobs in the Principality of Monaco: @emploimonaco http://twitter.com/emploimonaco (mostly in French, but English is spoken there)
Arnaud Fischer
· 7 months ago
Very nice post. You can also follow @glamfree if you are looking for a freelance position in France.
-arnaud
LayoffMoveon.com
· 7 months ago
I also did searches for people who are currently employed within my field of interest, or even a particular company. It's easy to informally message someone to ask about their experiences and it could become a more meaningful tweet connection, especially if they are local!
If you have more tips on the job hunt, please add them to http://www.layoffmoveon.com/tips ... trying to create a useful tool for job searchers!
Its good too see people using twitter to find jobs. Technology used in right direction can reap you high. This is a nice example of who people can use micro blogging/social networking for betterment of self than vegetating one's time!
alma meise
· 6 months ago
Hi Sarah,
cool! Actually Im writing an article about alternative tools for searching a job. and thats how i found your post.
Perhaps you can add me to your twitter-list:
almameise - Im the one and only career ant in the world! My home is www.alma-mater.de , the Recruiting-Specialist for Academics in Stuttgart, Germany.
I would like to add to my comment, I tweet jobs all the time from @audreychernoff and @HCRGroup
WiHire
· 6 months ago
An awesome new resource for finding jobs or hiring someone is a new online community, www.WiHire.com. WiHire is a free online community that helps people find and fill jobs by allowing users to broadcast their job information to their online networks. It is a known fact that most jobs are found and filled through personal networks, but still people continue to hunt for jobs on job boards that grow more impacted each day. WiHire helps users easily leverage existing networks like Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, and Blogger to help get a job or fill an open position. This service promotes community involvement to help users and their friends find the right job or hire the right employee.
The founders said, "We wanted to do our part to help improve the economic situation so we are providing this pro-bono service to the public. WiHire is our gift to everyone that is struggling in these tough economic times."
Sarah, excellent guide to finding jobs using Twitter.
I compiled two lists that compliment this well.
1) Where to Find Your Job on Twitter - the guide to and list of all the companies, job sites and career resources that you should be following on Twitter to find your job - http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/05/where-to...
2) 150+ Experts on Twitter ALL Job Seekers MUST Follow - the ultimate, definitive list of who you should be following on Twitter, including authors and bloggers of and coaches and experts in personal branding and marketing, career and job searching, networking, social media, resume writing and more - http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/05/150-expe...
I wish you all luck in your career search and development efforts!
It advises on 10 alternative ways to find work and make money on your own accord.
JOBS
· 6 months ago
Twitter is a great new marketing tool for job seekers. Also search topics like personal branding and career realism. Reading these articles will defenitely improve your chance of landing your next job. Check out another cool job site www.jobsforkarma.com where you can also refer jobs to help some one find a job.
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Phillipe
· 4 months ago
Twitter is growing as a credible platform for jobhunting as it allows both employers and employees to cut out the intermediaries that have let them down for so long. And of course, it's free!
Free Trial MMORPG
· 3 months ago
I would like to see a post about jobs available for companies looking for twitter users to run their accounts for them. Does such an opportunity exist ?
All Comments
But when all of these activities are pursued in an integrated manner, the results can be dramatic and quick.
Check out, Job Hunting in 140 Characters.
http://blog.duoconsulting.com/2009/01/20/job-hu...
DCMerkle
I would also add @PRJobs to your list. Lindsay Olson is a very high-profile recruiter on Twitter.
Cathy
tinyurl.com/aewhhq
http://twitter.com/_Wanted_
This is a great blog posting and very helpful. I really appreciate the research you put into it. Another recruiter who post some great tweets is Harry Joiner @ecommercejobs. He's definitely worth following for anyone in e-commerce.
@kevinertell
@wiredprworks on twitter.com
Twittering Recruiters Directory v1.0
http://tinyurl.com/cwdu5w
-Nichole
How much do I have to do this to get the attention of an employer?????
What a great, creative resource for job-seekers in a down market.
When I was downsized 22 months ago during the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage industry, it was a very different economy and job market. I was fortunate to find a great job in 54 days, primarily using Indeed.com, TheLadders.com, and some great cover letter advice from Jeffrey Fox, author of "How To Land Your Dream Job" (that $16 book was worth 20 times its price, for the resu-letter advice alone).
More recently I have seen executive friends struggle through very difficult searches for 12+ months, with very little recent activity and significantly increased competition. I hope your article helps the creative and resourceful among job-seekers find new avenues to make valuable networking connections.
Mike Kunkle
Director, Training Delivery Services, McKesson Provider Technologies &
Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, DreamWorthyGifts.com
http://twitter.com/cellularjobs
Also check out:
@ITJobsMelbourne
@ITJobsBrisbane
@JobsAustralia
@GamerJobs
@VicJobs
@FridayFunnies
www.linkup.com
gl hoffma
www.whatwoulddadsay.com
Go ahead and make your own group with some of the twitter account above (yes, you can also make groups with other twitters) and find the right job!
http://www.personalberater-blog.de/twitter-jobs...
Thanks a lot!
http://www.twitter.com/jianart
JobSerf.com is another business model that only searches for jobs BUT also submits your online application. No one else does this! JobSerf.com is also fee-based, however, this comes out to less than four dollars an hour. Only JobSerf.com can do both - search and submit your online application!
Compare our cost and value before you decide which service to use! Our cost includes setup where you can submit several resumes and cover letters. You can even specify your search terms. Each day we send you a file detailing the position we applied to on your behalf. Then you can start networking into the company.
http://www.twitter.com/themediaishirin
http://www.twitter.com/themediaishuntn
Here are 4 recommended blogs that recruiters read.
http://www.cheezhead.com/
http://www.cincyrecruiter.com/cincy_recruiter/
http://www.recruitment-views.com/
http://blog.sironaconsulting.com/
Good luck if you are searching for the right job.
@andyspence
follow me to see more tweets on executive jobs, training, coaching, in a open-community @j3ffg1ll
Just a thought
Ben
www.readywhenur.com
-arnaud
If you have more tips on the job hunt, please add them to http://www.layoffmoveon.com/tips ... trying to create a useful tool for job searchers!
-jessl
http://www.layoffmoveon.com
twitter: __LOMO (that's two underscores)
cool! Actually Im writing an article about alternative tools for searching a job. and thats how i found your post.
Perhaps you can add me to your twitter-list:
almameise - Im the one and only career ant in the world!
My home is www.alma-mater.de , the Recruiting-Specialist for Academics in Stuttgart, Germany.
You can follow me on http://www.twitter.com/almameise
thank you very much mashable!
http://www.hcrgroup.net/blog/?p=145
The founders said, "We wanted to do our part to help improve the economic situation so we are providing this pro-bono service to the public. WiHire is our gift to everyone that is struggling in these tough economic times."
Check it out at www.wihire.com
Dr.David Black
www.blackchiropractic.com.au
I compiled two lists that compliment this well.
1) Where to Find Your Job on Twitter - the guide to and list of all the companies, job sites and career resources that you should be following on Twitter to find your job - http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/05/where-to...
2) 150+ Experts on Twitter ALL Job Seekers MUST Follow - the ultimate, definitive list of who you should be following on Twitter, including authors and bloggers of and coaches and experts in personal branding and marketing, career and job searching, networking, social media, resume writing and more - http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/05/150-expe...
I wish you all luck in your career search and development efforts!
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