More Twitter finds for job seekers

It seems light years since we used a Rolodex or the classifieds, but these changing times are exciting because it's a chance to try something new. Twitter's just one of the many ways you can creatively expand your professional personality. Here are a few articles to inspire and get you started:

• From your handle to your bio, here are some key tips to establishing a powerful Twitter account
• Some words of wisdom from Elisha Hartwig at Mashable; she collects the best thoughts from the first live #NPRTwitterChat that focused on helping job seekers use social media to boost their careers. Think:
  
• Following your industry and industries you’re passionate about 
• Being a thought leader, not a follower
• Using Twitter as a jumping-off point to your blog or LinkedIn profile 
• Showcasing your personality; be you!

• Joshua Waldman’s Career Enlightenment blog also offers Twitter treats: doubling your connections in minutes, interviews with employers and job seekers using social media as their career tool, and the 50 hottest hashtags for job seekers

Remember, the early bird gets the worm! (Fun pun intended.) So start tweeting.

Best,
Leslie

leslie.warner@tufts.edu | 617-627-3299 | Visit Alumni Career Services

Tweet your inside champion

Twitter’s quickly becoming the first place employers post jobs. For many of these fast-breaking, niche opportunities, you need to be prepared with all the social media know-how: a complete LinkedIn profile, Facebook page, and blog, to name a few. Author and career expert Susan Whitcomb will coach you on your online presence and how to tweet at inside champions—so they have you firmly in mind before the formal job search even starts.

Twitter Your Way to a Job Right Now!
Wednesday, May 7, 8 pm EST
Listen live or from the archive

Leslie

leslie.warner@tufts.edu | 617-627-3299 | Visit Alumni Career Services