The Beginners Guide To Finding A Job With Twitter

The Beginner's Guide To Finding A Job With Twitter 247 Twitter is the original micro-blogging service, created with the idea of posting updates via SMS or text messages. Here’s how can you use Twitter to find your next job. This quick guide will show you to get started with Twitter, build your network effectively and focus on your job search goals all while staying in a good mood. Yes, you can. 20 tips to Twitter job search success Like blogging, Twitter is a terrific way to reinforce your personal brand by showing your professional expertise and helping people. To find a job with Twitter, keep this in mind all the time. I used all the following tips to create my own Twitter profile, so visit http://twitter.com/jacobshare to get examples of everything recommended here below.eval 1. Discover Twitter. Spend some time surfing Twitter profiles to get a feel for how people are using Twitter. Bookmark a first group of people you’d like to follow. See what you like and don’t like and take notes for reference later. (That’s how I was able to put together this article so quickly) 2. Create a Twitter strategy. Your main goal is to find a job, but what are your secondary goals? Specific people to meet, industry news to follow, etc.? Plan to Twitter accordingly. Sketch out all your goals and ideas on how to reach them but don’t spend too much time on this initially, because there’s a good chance that your ideas will change once you start using the service heavily. And that’s ok, just rewrite your goals and strategy when it happens.eval 3. Sign up to Twitter. Create an account using your “home work” email address â€" the one you would use strictly for job searching as well â€" and choose a username that’s either your full name, first name and profession (think “Joe the Plumber”) or a pseudonym based on a formula of [Adjective][Country][Profession] e.g. SmartTechGuy. If you’re planning to twitter a lot about your private life, consider a second Twitter account. 4. Don’t follow your friends while signing up. After creating your account, Twitter will suggest that you immediately search through your email contacts to find friends that are already on Twitter. SKIP THIS because you’ll do it later. You want to create an impressive profile before telling anyone that you’re on Twitter. 5. Design your profile to impress. My Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide explains exactly how to do this: Download The Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide 6. Prepare to simulcast. Set up Facebook and LinkedIn to include your tweets as status updates and check out free services like Socialoomph.com to broadcast your tweets as status messages for your other social network profiles. This is a good way to get more return on your Twitter investment but make sure you’ll be able to reply when people also respond outside of Twitter. Not all tweets will make sense off-Twitter, so only simulcast when your tweet can stand on its own e.g. shared links, tips or answers to Twitter’s famous “What’s happening?” 7. Pick the best tools for your tweets. The standard Web interface is fine and it’s what most people use. Another tool worth trying is TweetDeck which lets you categorize the people you follow for easy organization. 8. Setup Auto-Follow. SocialOomph can also do this: when people follow you, you automatically follow them back. Prune your followers list from time to time to weed out spam-like followers who aren’t contributing to your conversations or because their tweets just don’t interest you. 9. Choose an url-shortening service to share links. Stay with a service like bit.ly that allows you to track how many people click on your link. Even if you’ve tweeted a link before, create a new “shorturl” every time you mention a link so that you can measure the number of clicks separately. 10. Keep handy updated versions of your resume. Have a short url to your optimized LinkedIn profile or blog-hosted resume that you can send in a tweet, so you don’t hesitate when someone asks you to send it over. 11. Start tweeting! Before you have any followers, twitter a handful of messages to set expectations and give people a taste of what they’ll see when they follow you. Then continue doing it, at least 15-30 minutes per day as you slowly grow your network. 12. Be someone worth following. Provide value by twittering tips, sharing news or resource links about your profession and answering as many questions as you can, quickly and well. Enjoy yourself too, while helping your followers as much as you can. 13. Follow people who are likely to follow you back. To gain some momentum in getting followers quickly, use Twitter’s Find People tool to invite your email friends and contacts to follow you now that your Twitter profile is ready to show off. 14. Browse Twitter directories to find industry professionals to follow. Twellow is currently where it’s at, and you should also browse the Twitter Lists of the industry influencers you admire most on Twitter. 15. Follow people who might have jobs to offer. Use Twitter Search to look for people who have twittered relevant job offers in the past and follow them until you can sense if it will happen again. Notice any keywords in common and then search on those too. Also, watch how people reacted to those offers. Search more keywords to find conversations among other industry pros and follow them too. 16. Follow industry-specific job feeds. Use my massive Twitter job feeds guide to follow your industry’s job openings, in your country, region or city. When you see a job opening to apply for, save it as a Favorite until you’ve applied for it. 17. Grow your network some more. Follow who your followers are following. Visit people’s profiles and see their starred favorites to get to know them. Also, don’t forget the list of people you drew up when you researched Twitter at the beginning of this guide. 18. Find your best time of day for Twitter conversations. Twitter is best when people discuss and help each other out live but not everyone connects at the same time, often spanning many time zones. Watch the people you follow and choose your Twitter time of day accordingly using a tool like Tweriod. 19. Tweet from time to time about your job search. Your Twitter friends need to know that you’re job hunting. An occasional reminder is critical to cut through the river of tweets. Ask if you have a job search question. Post updates on your job search tactics to see what people think. And ask for referrals after you’ve just helped someone with your expertise because that’s precisely the moment they are most impressed by you. 20. Follow me at http://twitter.com/jacobshare. I’ll follow you back, and I’m always happy to give you feedback and suggestions about your Twitter profile. Or if you prefer, contact me before signing up to Twitter and I’ll help you focus your ideas to achieve your goals from the start. Bonus tip 21. Avoid Twitter spammers. Some Twitter accounts are simply broadcasting ads or links to sites that can help you gain lots of followers while taking your Twitter username and password with questionable credibility. Another example- accounts where the number of “following” is much higher than the number of followers. Free Bonus Learn how to find use Twitter to find jobs quickly in the short-term and to attract jobs in the long-term. This free download contains sections on: How To Make Every Recruiter Jump To Hire You Which Key Tools Need to Be in Your Twitter Job Search Toolbox? An Easy Checklist to Follow Every Day Click the image below to get access to The Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide: JobMob Insiders can get this free bonus and other exclusive content in the JobMob Insider Bonuses area. Join now, it's free! 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Key Tips for Recruiting Visionary Leaders - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Key Tips for Recruiting Visionary Leaders - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Leaders get things done. They command the attention and respect of those under them and consistently upgrade subordinate performance via clear goal-setting, positive reinforcement and frequent feedback. Moreover, their subordinates genuinely like them. While they exhibit great strength and resolve, top managers also display compassion, patience and tolerance for mistakes. The Importance of Recruiting Leaders Needless to say, a firm lives and dies by its ability to recruit leaders. For any organization, staffing effective managers can dramatically increase productivity, heighten employee moral and grow a firm’s competitive advantage. Conversely, hiring inept leaders can diminish employee retention, lower client satisfaction rates and lead to a sharp decline in productivity. While recruiting superior managers can prove arduous, it is nothing short of crucial. To assist, our recruiters have laid out a platform which should assist your organization in hiring the most effective leader for any open position. 1. Properly assessing a leadership resume. There are certain factors which should be present in all resumes considered for a leadership job. Among others, these include: Employment stability Has the prospective job applicant stayed at each position they’ve held for a significant period of time?Management turnovers carry costly consequences for an organization. Regardless of achievements or knowledge, applicants who have frequently bounced from position to position will often bring their instability over to their next job. Pertinent management experience Has the individual successfully managed a team similar in employee number? Were they held responsible for meeting similar goals? Were the environments they worked in parallel to the one which you’re hiring for? Tangible awards and achievements Has the job seeker been formally awarded, recognized and promoted for their ability to upgrade those under them? Pertinent knowledge Does the individual possess the knowledge required for them to be able to commence the job with little to no ramp-up time? 2. Deciphering the personality traits that comprise effective leadership. Once the interviewing process begins, it’s imperative that the hiring manager closely analyze the individual to determine if they possess the following: Integrity Leaders tell the truth, they keep their word and expect the same from those around them. Moreover, they take responsibility for past actions, admit mistakes and go to great lengths to fix those mishaps. Will The most effective leaders possess a keen commitment to forward progress. Regardless of obstacles or resistance, they maintain determination, grit, motivation, perseverance and resilience. This “can-do” attitude resonates amongst his or her employees. Maturity Effective managers can withstand heat, handle stress and setbacks and respect the emotions of others. They are confident, but not arrogant. Execute Leaders have the ability to get the job done. Regardless of hurdles, superior managers consistently produce the results necessary for the organization to achieve its desired goals. Additional character traits to actively seek out include resiliency, intelligence, positive energy, confidence and optimism. 3. Ask the right questions The most efficient way to decipher how intelligent, experienced and capable a leader may be is to ask thought-provoking questions geared towards determining the management aptitude of the individual. How do you define leadership? What would you do if x problem arose? How would you explain your management approach? Given the information I have during the interview, what do you believe to be the best course of action to achieve heightened results from the individuals whom you’ll be managing? In the End Nothing matters more than getting the right people in the right places. That begins with recruiting efficient leadership. Hiring good people is hard. Hiring great people is brutally hard. However, it’s brutally necessary.

10 Questions to Ask the Person Conducting YOUR Job Interview

10 Questions to Ask the Person Conducting YOUR Job Interview As part of my presentation to the students who attended Endicott College’s Mingle Dress for Success Night held at the school’s Beverly, Mass., campus recently, I discussed with the attendees an element of the interview process that is often overlooked by those who are competing for a new position. The missing component? Interview the interviewer! I explained to the students that when your interviewer asks if you have any questions for them, you should have several prepared and ready to go. Too often, we hear from interviewers that when it came time for the applicant to ask them questions, none were asked. Clearly, this is a missed opportunity for the candidate to articulate their strong interest in the position by asking several detailed questions. Here are 10 good questions you can ask your interviewer when you are competing for a job and they want to determine the level of earnestness you have in landing the position at their company: What are the strategic plans for growth at the company over the next three years? What opportunities for internal advancement exist for me, assuming that I do a quality job in the role that you first hire me to do? Does your company offer tuition reimbursement or assistance; should I desire to obtain an advanced degree? What would a typical day look like for me; if you were to offer me a job and I were to accept it? What is the company’s commitment to community service, particularly in those communities where you conduct your business? Who are your main competitors, and how do you go about beating them, day in and day out, in the markets where you directly compete against each other? Looking at your past five or 10 key hires at the director or vice president level, how many people were promoted from within the organization into these roles, versus hired from the outside? Assuming that I hold up my end of the bargain and perform at a respectable level, what is the likelihood that I can enjoy a fruitful career with your organization, and why? Does your company have a mission statement or core values statement? If so, what are they? How would you describe the culture of your organization? As part of this event, Endicott College had asked several local business leaders from very diverse backgrounds to “host” a table of students that evening. Many of these CEOs approached me at the conclusion of the event and shared their experiences related to interviewing and selecting and hiring employees at their companies. Many said they had experienced the situation where the people who were being interviewed asked no questions during the exercise. Are you looking for ways to differentiate yourself in a challenging job market? Clearly, posing several well-articulated questions when you get your chance is one key component to making this happen. Be prepared to “interview the interviewer” when you get that chance! Do you agree with this advice? Let us know your thoughts. Related: 9 Killer Questions Candidates Ought to Ask the Interviewer Tom Hart has been a top executive in the financial, technology and human services industries for over 30 years. Prior to joining Eliassen Group in September, he served as the executive vice president for Veritude.