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Tweeting For Work: Using Twitter in Your Job Search HIRE ME. Dick Smith Library Tarleton State University

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Tweeting For Work:Using Twitter in Your

Job Search HIRE ME.

Dick Smith LibraryTarleton State University

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What is Twitter?

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PROS CONSConnect with others Privacy concernsLots of info, fast Can be time-consumingFun Results not immediate

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BEFORE YOU GET AN ACCOUNT…

Public or private updates?

Use a professional picture and background

Use your real name

Follow people who give out valuable info

Make connections

Tweet your friends using a different account

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www.twitter.com

SIGNING UP

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YOUR HOMEPAGE

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Add a link to your resume or Linked In

profile

ACCOUNT INFO

Don’t search for friends (e-mail contacts)---keep it professional

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Use high-quality, professional-looking picture

PICTURE or avatar

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BACKGROUND

username

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Bit.ly =

URL or link shortener.Example:

http://www.tarleton.edu/~library/newbooks92009.html#B=

http://bit.ly/3X6kUQ

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TWITTER GLOSSARYDirect Message (DM): private replyRe-tweet (RT): repeat a tweet@ reply = replying to a tweet

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Getting followers…

Photo credit: flickr.com

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TWELLOW

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• Tweet regularly.• Don’t spend more than a few minutes a

day.• Interact with others.• Remain upbeat & positive.

TWITIQUETTE:

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"hate my job!! i want to tell my bosses how dumb they are and how meaningless this job is, then

quit, and be happy!“

"Workin... This job sucks worse then the economy!“

"smoking weed at work is so [EDITED] great :)"

Actual Tweets (or, What Not To Do…)

Courtesy of CareerBuilder.com

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Twitter Searchhttp://search.twitter.com

TWITTER SEARCH

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hash tags

Example:#bankofamerica

# = hash or pound sign tag = keyword, ex “Dell”

OPTIONALPeople add these to the end of their

tweets so they can be searchable later on.

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ADVANCED TWITTER SEARCH

DFW

100

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ADVANCED SEARCH RESULTS

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New feature: Twitter Lists

For example: Make a Twitter list of the companies you want to work forOR

Of the best job accounts on Twitter

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Twitter job search engines:TwitterJobSearch.com: http://www.twitterjobsearch.comTweet My Jobs: http://www.tweetmyjobs.comJobDeck desktop app(TweetDeck + Twitter Job Search):http://www.tweetdeck.com/jobdeck/

Get RSS alerts for jobs (may need Firefox instead of Explorer)

Also read: 50 ways to use Twitter for your job search:http://applicant.com/twitter-job-search/

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Questions?

Yvonne Mulhern(254) 968-9934

[email protected]

Twitter accounts to follow:@TarletonLib

@TarletonState

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References

CareerBuilder.com. “Social Media Pitfalls.” http://bit.ly/1IJyDR

Evans, Sarah. “How To Find A Job On Twitter.” http://mashable.com/2009/03/13/twitter-jobs/

Morris, Tee. “All A Twitter.” http://bit.ly/KOft/

Thompson, Lance. “Video Dos and Don’ts for Twitter.” http://www.lancethompsonwordpress.com