Twitter for Job Seekers Brooke Roegge Hashtag: #LTC11Jobs Brooke Roegge Hashtag: #LTC11Jobs

Introduction Presentation available at: Contact: – –Session hashtag: #LTC11Jobs

Introduction Goal of presentation: –Give you resources to take back to your library’s job seeking patrons Presentation assumes participants have basic working knowledge of Twitter. Need an introduction to Twitter? Try these books: 1.The Twitter Book by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah MilsteinThe Twitter Book 2.Twitter: Tips, tricks and tweets by Paul McFedriesTwitter: Tips, tricks and tweets

Introduction Why Twitter? –Thousands of jobs posted there daily –Employers post there because it’s: Free Public Provides immediate access to large community Centralized location Indexed by search engines (i.e. Google Realtime) –Job seekers don’t have to register or post a resume first

Introduction Focus on “passive” ways to find jobs on Twitter –Active vs. passive job seeker –Where can one go to learn more about being “active?” 6 Ways to Score a Job Through Twitter How to Use Twitter to Land a Job The Twitter Job Search Guide by Susan Whitcomb, Chandlee Bryan and Deb DibThe Twitter Job Search Guide

Introduction Topics covered: –How to do advanced hashtag searches for job-related tweets –Third-party websites that can help you find jobs posted on Twitter –Twitter-based smartphone apps for job seekers –Job-related Twitter accounts

Searching for Jobs with Hashtags

Searching for Jobs Popular hashtags for job-related tweets: –#job –#jobs –#career –#careers

Searching for Jobs

Search by field of interest: –#clerical –#construction –#healthcare –#insurance –#IT –#librarian –#marketing –#sales –See link for more:

Searching for Jobs Tip: Double up on hashtags to narrow down search results: –#job #healthcare –#jobs #clerical –#career #engineering –#careers #IT

Searching for Jobs Potential problem: –Tweets come in from every geographic location. What if job seeker doesn’t want to move?

Searching for Jobs Solution: –Use Twitter’s advanced search engine –Searches can be narrowed by zip code (and nearby range)

Third-Party Websites

TweetMyJobs JobTweet.me TwitJobSearch TwitterJobFinder TweetBeep Twellow

Third-Party Websites TweetMyJobs

Third-Party Websites JobTweet.me

Third-Party Websites TwitJobSearch

Third-Party Websites TwitterJobFinder

Third-Party Websites TweetBeep

Third-Party Websites Twellow

Smartphone Apps for Job Seekers

Smartphone apps Three iPhone apps that filter jobs on Twitter: –TwitterJobSearch –Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –Twittcareers

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Can search by job or location

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Example searches:

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Truncated job description in app

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Features available via truncated description: “QuickPitch” the job View the full job description

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –“View full job spec” goes to original post on the web

Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Filters by ??? –Results are imperfect

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –Search in English, German, French or Russian –Job seekers can search for jobs –Employers can search for candidates

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –What results look like for job search Ex: “librarian”

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –User can save listings

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –Can also entire list of search results

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –Saves your search history

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –What results look like for employer search Ex: “librarian”

Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch –Filters tweets by #job, #jobs, job, jobs

Smartphone apps TwittCareers

Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Upon launch, displays jobs most recently posted to Twitter

Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Can search in English, French and Spanish

Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Example search: “Librarian”

Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Can jobs to self (have to click link in tweet) –No other special features

Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Filters tweets by job, jobs, #job, #jobs, career, #careers, etc.

Job-related Twitter Accounts

Job-Related Accounts Some Twitter accounts worth knowing about: Announce yourself (or someone you know) that is looking for a job. A recruiter may help make a match. Site recently merged with another non-profit, may be changing soon?

Job-Related Accounts Some Twitter accounts worth knowing about: –National @LinkedIn_JobsLinkedIn_Jobs

Job-Related Accounts Accounts @mandoleadsmandoleads

Job-Related Accounts Accounts in the More at:

Job-Related Accounts Companies in – – Mayo – United Health – Regions – Guaranty Bank / Best BankGuarantyBank

Job-Related Accounts (IT – – Object – Regions – Health – Ceres Environmental – Top Talent Career Solutionshmbehrens

Slide master Tips for finding other accounts: –Search Twitter for: Companies Fields of interest (ie. Library jobs) Regions (ie. Minneapolis jobs, Minnesota jobs)

Questions? Presentation available at:

Credits and References Image from Third-Party Website intro slide (Twitter on laptop): – Image from Smartphone Apps for Job Seekers intro slide (dual iPhones with headphones): –