More on Using Twitter to Find a Job
By Kevin Donlin | January 4th, 2009
You should know about Twitter by now. I’ve written about it here, here, and here.
It’s the “micro-blogging” site where you can tell people what you’re up to … in 140 characters or less.
It’s not for every job seeker. To make it work, you must first put in the time and share enough high-quality “tweets” to attract a core group of followers. And you should be open to fielding inquiries from employers with names right out of 1998, like Mzinga, Frppl, or Trphyzd.
That said, if you’re clear about your goals, open-minded about job opportunities, and disciplined in using your time on it, Twitter could lead you to a new job, as this article from The Wall Street Journal relates. (Hat tip to Paul D. the MN Headhunter for finding it!)
Excerpt:
Looking for a new job, Alexa Scordato didn’t email or call her contacts about possible openings. Instead, she messaged them via the social-networking Web site Twitter.com.
Her brief message: “Hey there! Looking for a Social Media job up in Boston. Are you guys doing any entry level hires?”
Within a week, she had an interview. Within two weeks, she had a job.
The site, which lets users publish supershort updates of what they’re doing, is a virtual meeting ground where a range of communities — from moms to media professionals — come to converse informally.
It’s been criticized as a site for sharing mundane details about everyday activities. But people like 22-year-old Ms. Scordato, who used Twitter to privately message some people she’d met at a conference, show the site can be more than that.
“I would guess that if I had just sent them a long email with my résumé, I might not have gotten a response as fast as I did,” says Ms. Scordato, who was hired by Mzinga, a Boston-area company that helps businesses use social technology.
While we’re on the subject, why not follow me on Twitter? I track down job-search tips like this all the time and tweet them to my followers.
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