Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Twitter Tips: How to Use Twitter to Job Hunt

From Computerworld, February 25, 2009...

Though LinkedIn tops the list of professionally-oriented social networks for job seeking, you can also use Twitter to get the word out about your skills and talents to relevant people in your industry.

More about Twitter on CIO.com Twitter Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts Twitter: How to Get Started Guide for Business People Twitter's Potential for Business Users

But you must take some steps to be a good Twitter citizen before you tweet yourself into your next gig. We spoke with some career and social media experts on how to utilize Twitter for the purpose of job seeking, and the ways in which you can promote your own interests while helping others at the same time. (As you'll find, you can't do one without the other).

If you're new to Twitter, we recommend reading our beginners' guide to Twitter, as well as our Twitter etiquette guide, to learn more about what makes this community operate. Overall, it's important to remember that Twitter is about exchanging ideas and letting people know more about you based on the content of your tweets.

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