Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’

8 Twitter Power SEO Tips for Job Seekers

July 2nd, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

Recruiters and potential employers search Google for job candidates, even in this economy, and Google loves Twitter.  So, by leveraging search engine optimization (SEO) techniques in Twitter, you can make it easier for them to find you, not only in Twitter but also in Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.

As a job seeker, you want to be found if someone searches on the job title you want, your profession or industry, and also your name.  Your Twitter account will be helpful for you even after you’ve found that next job.  Recruiters and employers are always searching for good people, so this account can become a major long-term asset to your career:

  • People Googling your keywords (your job title, profession, industry, etc.) will find you because your Twitter account will appear in the search results, if you have used those keywords as described in the rest of this article.
  • People Googling your name will find your Twitter account in the search results if you have used your name as part of your Twitter identity.

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The 101 Best Twitter Job Search/Career Experts Plus 6

June 30th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

I’ve had several complaints that my #FollowFriday Tweets of great career and job search Twitter accounts are overwhelming. So, this is my #FF list, consolidated and broken up by category. I’ve tried very hard not to leave off anyone who is making a great contribution, and agonized about leaving off several to keep the number to 101 of the most useful.

Many good career Tweeps are not included in this version of the list because they are not currently active or not on-topic right now (vacation time, whatever).

And, there are many other popular Twitter accounts which provide a mix of content with “personality” and they are not included here. But, they could still be useful to you – it just depends what you want.

Note: Updated on October 18, 2009. Some Tweeters left, and new Tweeters arrived. Find all these Tweeps and more on Job-Hunt’s Job Search Experts Twitter List.

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Criteria for Top 50 Twitter Accounts

June 21st, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

This month, Job-Hunt compiled and published 2 very popular blog posts: The Top 50 Employers Recruiting on Twitter and The Top 50 College and University Career Centers Using Twitter.   A few people have asked what criteria were used to determine which Twitter accounts were included in the Top 50.  As with the thousands of other links on Job-Hunt, care was used in making the selections. (more…)

Hired Through Twitter

November 21st, 2008 by Susan P. Joyce

We knew it was probably happening, but now we have the proof.  David Meerman Scott has documented people, like David Murray, using Twitter to connect with their next jobs.  In this case, David was looking for a job in the social network world, so Twitter was an obvious venue to use.  It demonstrated his skill as well as connecting him with his market.

In case you don’t know about it, Twitter is the “micro-blogging” network where you don’t have LinkedIn “connections.”  You have “followers” and you “follow” others.  In other words, people subscribe to your “Tweets” and you subscribe to Tweets by others.

Obviously, doing appropriate and interesting Tweets is a skill, but it can be learned, by hundreds of thousands of people obviously.