Real Time Job Search on Twitter by Ryon Harms, The Director of the McDermott & Bull Executive Network. He also writes about networking, careers and social media for executives from his blog at
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Yes, Twitter is crude and simple but it offers something few services can access to the world as it unfolds. It's called real time search, a powerful concept that’s redefining the web and opening new doors for job seekers willing to brave off the beaten path. For those that do, job searching in real time means instant access to employers, recruiters and executives the moment they mention a job or talk about a need you can fill. Here’s the real time web in a nutshell: Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal was recently traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers to play with Lebron James. Maybe you heard about it from a friend or on ESPN, but believe it or not Shaq first learned about his new job on Twitter. He didn’t hear it from his agent, he heard it from @allonso (an everyday fan from Phoenix). It was amusing to read Shaq's tweets that morning because he got caught off guard, but it goes to show how quickly information travels on Twitter and how easily you can access just about anybody. Here are five steps to get your real time job search started now:
Ready or not, real time job search powered by Twitter is here. With that said, Twitter should not be the central focus of your search. I recommend it as a supplement to your other activities with an emphasis on finding some precious nuggets of information to give your application an edge. Had any good or bad job search experiences on Twitter? |
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Ryon Harms is the Director of the McDermott & Bull Executive Network. He also writes about networking, careers and social media for executives from his blog at www.thesocialexec.com. |