How to use Twitter to find a job

I know hearing about my travels is more fun than me going on about social media, but I wanted to share a blog post I wrote for my company on how to use Twitter to find a job.  Enjoy!

I will admit I finally signed up for a Twitter account a few months ago.  I know; I know I am behind in the times.  Since I’ve joined I’ve been asking myself, and others, what Twitter is all about.  Why tweet?  What should I tweet?  And what is all the commotion about using Twitter to find jobs?  The article, “How Social Media is Reshaping the Job Search,” listed what I think are some fascinating statistics.  According to them…

• 8,000,000 Americans say Twitter got them their current job
• 25% of job hunters in 2011 used Twitter to look for a job
• 65% of job hunters using Twitter are Male and 35% are Female

I figure if 8 million Americans can use Twitter to find a new job, why can’t you?  Signing up for Twitter is as easy as it comes.  Username + password and you are set to embark on the social phenomenon of Twitter.  You can tweet links to articles you like, song lyrics, quotes, what you ate that day, anything you want!  But the questions remains, “How do you use Twitter to find a job?”  Here’s how: 

1.  Maintain a professional image on Twitter by posting a professional profile picture and describe the type of employment you’re looking for in your bio.  You can also link your Twitter to your Facebook; Blog and LinkedIn pages (remember to keep them all professional). 

2.  Post information and relevant resources that potential readers (and employers) might find helpful or interesting.  You can establish yourself as knowledgeable in your field by posting the most recent news, articles and research and discussion topics.  Make sure to keep your tweets professional and relate them to your industry.  Your friends may be entertained by your tweet stating you got home at 2 am so you can’t keep your eyes open at work, but a potential employer won’t. 

3.  Now to become a more active job searcher, start following businesses, companies, and recruiting agencies so you can keep updated on all of their open positions.  For example, if you are interested in working for Company A, you can follow them and read the job postings they tweet.  They will also be able to see that you are following them which shows your interest in the company. You can also follow career coaches, career advice sites, etc.

A year behind but not forgotten- Dec. 2010 recap

Better late than never.  I was thinking about all of the ‘stuff’ I did in 2011 and how it was such a crazy year.  I’m already starting to forget details about the trips I took and things I did so here is me backtracking and documenting 2011.  It’s going to take awhile 😉

December 2010

I have to start with December 2010.  I don’t think I have ever been so excited to go home and see my family.  It had been 13 months since I was back in the states, not to mention seeing my family!  I think everyone else was pretty excited too, not necessarily to see me but all the presents I brought back from Korea 🙂 

One of the best parts about going back to Elgin- the sunsets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clever and Cute

Dream Come True?

I don’t usually feel the need to share my dreams with other people.  And by dreams I mean when I’m asleep.  To be honest, I rarely dream but have frequent nightmares, unfortunately.  However, last night I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up and remembered a fantastic dream.  If only it could come true! 

I dreamt that I was with my family and each one of us received an envelope.  Inside the envelope was the name of a place and/or vacation spot.  Whatever was on that paper was the place you were going for a free vacation.  I remember each person opening up their envelope and sharing where they were going.  One sister got a trip to Europe (can’t remember the country), one sister was going to Singapore and I was going on a cruise (which is great because I loved the cruise I went on when I was in high school- however this cruise began in Missouri so I was a little confused how that was going to turn out)!  Wish I could remember the other places.  Regardless, it was a nice, fun dream.  Maybe someday I’ll become so rich I can make the dream happen for my family. 

I can only dream 😉 

FYI:  I went to www.dreammoods.com to see how they would interpret my dream.  Here’s what it said…

Vacation
To dream that you are on vacation indicates that you need a break to recharge your energies and revitalize yourself. You need to break out of your daily routine and do something different. Alternatively, dreaming of a vacation represents your achievements. You are giving yourself a pat on the back and are deserving of a reward for your hard work.

Envelope
To see an envelope in your dream signifies anticipation or opportunity. If you are opening an envelope, then it represents a message that you or someone is trying to convey to you. Alternatively, the dream means that you are “pushing the envelope.” You are testing the limits or boundaries.

To see unopened envelopes indicate sorrow news and missed opportunities.

Surprise
To dream that you are pleasantly surprised indicates that you are opened in acknowledging and confronting your unconscious feelings.

 

 

 

Follow Your Dreams

As much fun as it’s been I’m done with my assignment.  956 words and 30 pages single spaced.  I think now I’ll start blogging about something else.  I’m going to start with sharing an old song.  I really love this song, hope you do too! 

1.54 seconds

It takes 1.54 seconds for someone to decide if the content in front of them is worth reading. 

Hey everyone, my name is Amanda.  I started this blog for a social media class I’m taking so a lot of my posts for now will be about the book, “The Social Media Bible,” by Lon Safko.  It really is a great book to read, all 733 pages of it.  Yeah, 733.  So if you’re interested in social media but don’t have the time, that apparently I do :), to read all 733 pages then check out my blog.