Comments on: Twitter for Jobs Searching: Top 10 Tips

By: Heather Coleman

Heather Coleman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:10:48 +0000

Hi Phil,
I am thrilled to see this article! I am the Training Facilitator at the MI Works! Ferndale Career Center in Ferndale, MI. I invest a lot of time in incorporating social/professional media and networking into my courses, and recently launched a “Social Media and Career Success” workshop. This course has been very successful, and I am very excited to point my customers in your direction via LinkedIn for more information on how to directly connect to employers.

I look forward to reading more from you in the near future!

Thanks again,
Heather Coleman

By: Cormac Heron

Cormac Heron — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:34:05 +0000

Great points Phil. I some of your tips are relevant to LinkedIn, some are only applicable in Twitter. Interestingly there are some things you can do in LinkedIn that Twitter can’t do.

My colleague published a blog post a couple of days ago with regard using LinkedIn to find work:
http://brightbeehive.com/2009/06/19/using-linkedin-to-get-back-into-work-1/

By: Steve Sherlock

Steve Sherlock — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:27:06 +0000

Phil, good tips and as one looking for working and using Twitter, let me add one other – Twitter Job Search – http://www.twitterjobsearch.com/

this site will bring back the jobs posted on Twitter for particular positions and locations requested. Sometimes will find multiple instances of the same position but then it was also tweeted multiple times too!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:18:26 +0000

Hi Phil .. I’m not looking for a job – but your ideas to hone in on a specific subject/theme presumably can be applied for all aspects in Twitter? So would be useful to everyone, not just job seekers in this instance – though you’ve put specifics up for jobs.

Great – I love having your resource .. just glad I came across you -
thanks for the info -
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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By: Doug Caldwell

Doug Caldwell — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:52:12 +0000

TKS for the ideas, I sent them out to my job networking groups via LinkedIn and other means. And took your last suggestion to remind them I am still looking for my best next opportunity.

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:51:04 +0000

You’re very welcome Meg. There are so many tools out there, so I’m hoping this post can help folks see through the fog and actually DO SOMETHING that can help them.

C-level execs can use Twitter too, no doubt about it. It’s not that hard, just dive in and try, and find some folks who seem to be doing it well and borrow some of their tips.

Let me know if you have any specific tips to share for C level execs. I’d love to post your list here if you want to create a top 10 list

By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:47:01 +0000

Thanks for the sound, actionable advice, Phil.

With your tips, job seekers can build a strategic plan for wisely using Twitter to accelerate job search.

Like Julie, I’m a recent convert to Twitter and have found it very helpful for expanding my network into the right niches. I now encourage my C-level executive clients to get on board.

-Meg

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:41:06 +0000

Corinne – Glad you enjoyed it. I do hope it helps many.

Julie – I thought it was you. Glad I guessed right. I wasn’t always a fan of Twitter either. It’s amazing how time and experience changes opinions. Enjoy

By: Julie Hoffmann

Julie Hoffmann — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:33:35 +0000

Thanks Phil- yes it was me. These are all great tips, and to have them in one place is invaluable. A month ago I dismissed Twitter as self-indulgent nonsense. Now I’m amazed at how willing people are to help others, even complete strangers. Thanks again!
Julie

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