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| 4 Questions About Twitter Job Seeking Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:15 PM PST
A few weeks ago I interviewed a designer named Hal Thomas who got a job using Twitter. To see the replay, you can visit it here. I had MANY questions about the use of Twitter in the job search we simply didn't have time to answer. So I'm going to answer them here. If you're just getting started on Twitter, what's the best way to find people that will target the people you're looking for to build your relationships? There are essentially two ways to find people; either through their profile or through their tweets. You can search for different key-terms that may appear on someone's profile by using a tool called Twellow. For example, you may be looking for a marketing director for Hasboro. So you can search for "Hasboro" and find anyone who uses it in their profile. Then you can filter by job title, director, executive, etc. This is a great strategy for adding key contacts to your Twitter list. Sometimes, people tweet about topics that might not appear on their profile. For example, someone might work at Hasboro, but not declare this fact in their bio. However, it is likely they'll tweet about their job every once in a while. In this case, you would use a tool called Twitter Search. I've given a brief video tutorial on how to use this tool on Youtube. You can watch it here. Are you turned off by people who Tweet every 10 minutes about mundane stuff, like what they had for breakfast? Twitter can get mundane, but if that breakfast you had was AMAZING, why not share the experience. The whole point of Twitter is to get personal and form relationships. Be learning about what you experience in your life, your values are revealed and people feel like they get to know you. One of the comments Sloan Kelly made, she was the one who hired Hal via Twitter, was she felt she already knew him before he even walked in the door. Enjoying this article? You could get the best career advice daily by subscribing to us via e-mail. So, what are your suggestions for what you should post on Twitter? When you are first getting started, it's easiest to retweet what other people have to say. Once you get a sense of what others are saying, it will become easy to find material of your own. I suggest you start off with these: 1. A quote you heard or read from someone famous recently. If you want a perspective employer to see you on Twitter, do you tag their site in your tweets? Many companies monitor their brand using Twitter. They want to know what people are saying about their products or services. Even authors are monitoring Twitter for reviews which they can quote from. Often times, when you mention a company by name, you'll get a response. I recently purchased by multi-vitamin on an online herb store. I tweeted about my shopping experience and what a great price I got. That store wrote me back personally to thank me for my business. Job seekers can take advantage of this "back-door" approach. Just remember you don't really know who is on the other side of that tweet. If you would like to learn more about bringing social media into your job search, please join Neal Schaffer, author of "Windmill Networking", and myself for a free webinar on Feb 16, 2010. You can learn more about this opportunity here. Did you enjoy this article? Read more articles by this expert here.
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| Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST
'JT & Dale Talk Jobs' is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I have a co-worker who is always a total sweetheart when other people are present. However, when we are alone, she yells at me and calls me incompetent. I mentioned this to another co-worker, and he told me I was nuts, that everyone loves her. We do the same job, and I'm guessing she is threatened by me. I'm not sure I can hack much more of this evilness. — Francesca Dale: Hmmmm…no one else has seen this behavior, and your explanation for your co-worker's obnoxiousness is that she is "threatened" by you. This worries me. I fear it could be the same defense mechanism that lets some people believe they are "too smart" or "too honest." These insidious rationalizations keep people from discovering the real problem. J.T.: Well, I'm not sure we need to generalize about rationalizing, but I do agree that the first job is to make certain that there is bullying going on. If, Francesca, you truly are the only person who feels this way about the co-worker, it could be that you are super-sensitive and taking some comments the wrong way. I have, on rare occasions, seen this happen. I would hate for you to call her out on bullying, only to find out that it really isn't. Dale: The best test comes when you separate the work from the personality. Get specific information on a couple of issues your co-worker has gotten heated about, then write them up as "case studies" and give them to people whose opinion you'd respect. See if you're being casual with your own expectations. It's possible that your co-worker simply is getting passionate in defense of high team standards. J.T.: "Passionate"? I remember that after tennis pro Serena Williams went into her famous expletive-filled tirade, threatening to shove a tennis ball down the throat of a line judge, her explanation was that she was "passionate." That didn't make it acceptable. Dale: OK, point taken. But I'm trying to separate work-related obnoxiousness from a personal attack. J.T.: Either way, we allow people to treat us the way they do. So, Francesca, the next time the co-worker says something inappropriate, point it out and ask her not to do it again. If she ignores your request, buy a tape recorder. The next time you two are alone, hit Record. Tell her you are tired of the way she treats you and that you're going to record the conversations. This will get her to stop. If it doesn't, then you'll have something to play for your boss. Dale: Game, set, match.  Jeanine "J.T." Tanner O'Donnell is a professional development specialist and the founder of the consulting firm, jtodonnell.com, and of the blog, CAREEREALISM. Please visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questions via e-mail, or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019. © 2010 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Technorati Tags: career advice, career expert, career question, CAREEREALISM, co-worker, evil Related posts:
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