How to Tweet Your Way to a Job

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Twitter Advantages

● Twitter is the only social media network that can be used: Via the web

● As an app on your smart phone● On a cell phone with texting capability

How to Create a Twitter Account

●Go to www.twitter.com

●Full name●Email●Password

●Username●Photograph●Bio●Header●Background

Twitter Basics

Twitter is Marketing in 140 characters are less. It's like a text message the whole world can read.

Bio section:

Allows you to explain in 160 characters or less “Who you are”

Using Twitter for Job Search

Most jobseekers know about using Linked to to network with potential employers and gain information regarding companies they desire to work for. Little do they know that Twitter is a great social media tool for job searching.

Twitter History

Twitter is a social network created by St. Louis native Jack Dorsey.

Hip hop artist Nelly claims to have put St. Louis on the map but Jack Dorsey made St. Louis global through Twitter.

Ways to use Twitter

Personal Expression Brand awareness

Employment RecruitingSales tool

EXPRESSION

SalesTool

JOB SEARCH & TWITTER

HR experts share advice on topics such as Resume writing Interviewing Job search

techniques

Companies provide information about job openings.

Some companies create accounts just to share information.

HASHTAGSKEY WORDS YOU CAN USE

Jobsearch Hiring Interviewtips Career Advice Resume

More than half of recruiters (54%) now use Twitter as part of their talent search.

From

Time

Magazine

KEYWORDS=HASHTAGS

Hashtags can help increase your targeted followers and increase your reach (number of views).

You can use hashtags to add value to your tweets.

Hashtags make your tweets more searchable within twitter.

Only use 1-3 hashtags per post

CHATSFOR CAREER ADVICE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

#Linkedinchat

Tuesdays at 8pm

#Jobhuntchat

Monday at 9pm

#hfchat

Friday at 11am

#careerchat

Tuesday at 12pm

#careersuccess

Monday at 7pm

Who to Follow on Twitter

SparkJTRadio

SLATE

Tweet Jobs

Indeed

Scottrade

SimplyHired

Career Builder

@SparkJTRadio

@SLATE_MCC

@TweetMyJobs

@Indeed

@WorkATScottrade

@SimplyHired

@CareerBuilder

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