1. Twitter for Job Seekers Brooke Roegge Twitter: @broegge Hashtag: #LTC11Jobs brooke.roegge@state.mn.us Brooke Roegge Twitter: @broegge Hashtag: #LTC11Jobs brooke.roegge@state.mn.us

2. Introduction Presentation available at: http://goo.gl/M9fpghttp://goo.gl/M9fpg Contact: –Twitter: @broeggebroegge –Email: brooke.roegge@state.mn.us –Session hashtag: #LTC11Jobs

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Searching for Jobs with Hashtags

8. Searching for Jobs Popular hashtags for job-related tweets: –#job –#jobs –#career –#careers http://twitter.com

9. Searching for Jobs

10. Search by field of interest: –#clerical –#construction –#healthcare –#insurance –#IT –#librarian –#marketing –#sales –See link for more: http://goo.gl/SBHqVhttp://goo.gl/SBHqV

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

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

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

19. Third-Party Websites

20. TweetMyJobs JobTweet.me TwitJobSearch TwitterJobFinder TweetBeep Twellow

21. Third-Party Websites TweetMyJobs

33. Third-Party Websites JobTweet.me

35. Third-Party Websites TwitJobSearch

38. Third-Party Websites TwitterJobFinder

40. Third-Party Websites TweetBeep

41. Third-Party Websites Twellow

45. Smartphone Apps for Job Seekers

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

47. Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch

48. Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Can search by job or location

49. Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Example searches:

50. Smartphone apps TwitterJobSearch –Truncated job description in app

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

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

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

54. Smartphone apps Jobtweet.de’s Jobsearch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

62. Smartphone apps TwittCareers

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

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

65. Smartphone apps TwittCareers –Example search: “Librarian”

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

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

68. Job-related Twitter Accounts

69. Job-Related Accounts Some Twitter accounts worth knowing about: –@jobangelsjobangels 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?

70. Job-Related Accounts Some Twitter accounts worth knowing about: –National job banks: @indeedindeed @jobshoutsjobshouts @LinkedIn_JobsLinkedIn_Jobs

71. Job-Related Accounts Accounts for Minnesota: @mnjobsmnjobs @MinnesotaJobsUSMinnesotaJobsUS @itworkmnitworkmn @ZuluJobsMNZuluJobsMN @minnesotajobsminnesotajobs @job_minnesotajob_minnesota @jffa_mnjffa_mn @minnesotamedjobminnesotamedjob @minnesotajobminnesotajob @myminnesotajobsmyminnesotajobs @mandoleadsmandoleads

72. Job-Related Accounts Accounts in the Twin Cities: @CustServJobMPLSCustServJobMPLS @DesignJobsMPLSDesignJobsMPLS @HRJobsMPLSHRJobsMPLS @ITJobMPLSITJobMPLS @OfficeJobsMPLSOfficeJobsMPLS @PharmaJobsMPLSPharmaJobsMPLS @PhysiciansMPLSPhysiciansMPLS @TeacherJobsMPLSTeacherJobsMPLS @TherapyJobsMPLSTherapyJobsMPLS @WriterJobsMPLSWriterJobsMPLS @GetWorkTweetsGetWorkTweets @jobminneapolisjobminneapolis @thejobmasterthejobmaster @tmj_msp_salestmj_msp_sales @tmj_msp_itqatmj_msp_itqa @tmj_msp_healthtmj_msp_health @tmj_msp_engtmj_msp_eng @tmj_msp_legaltmj_msp_legal @tmj_msp_financetmj_msp_finance @tmj_msp_itjavatmj_msp_itjava @tmj_msp_nursingtmj_msp_nursing @tmj_msp_bankingtmj_msp_banking @tmj_msp_accttmj_msp_acct @tmj_msp_advtmj_msp_adv More at: http://goo.gl/b5hxQhttp://goo.gl/b5hxQ

73. Job-Related Accounts Companies in Minnesota: @Ecolab_Jobs – EcolabEcolab_Jobs @mayoclinicjobs – Mayo Clinicmayoclinicjobs @UHGHRjobs – United Health GroupUHGHRjobs @RegionsHospital – Regions HospitalRegionsHospital @GuarantyBank – Guaranty Bank / Best BankGuarantyBank

74. Job-Related Accounts Minnesota-based recruiters @CAASalesSeachCAASalesSeach @TCRecruiterTCRecruiter @TC_RecruiterTC_Recruiter @mnheadhunter (IT jobs only)mnheadhunter @sjvconsultsjvconsult @leahajilon318 – Ajilonleahajilon318 @ehrenseim – Object Partnersehrenseim @RegionsJenks – Regions HospitalRegionsJenks @melissa_aune – Health Partnersmelissa_aune @hjohnson27 – Ceres Environmental Serviceshjohnson27 @hmbehrens – Top Talent Career Solutionshmbehrens

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

76. Questions? Presentation available at: http://goo.gl/M9fpghttp://goo.gl/M9fpg

77. Credits and References Image from Third-Party Website intro slide (Twitter on laptop): –http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/cut-the-bulltwit/http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/cut-the-bulltwit/ Image from Smartphone Apps for Job Seekers intro slide (dual iPhones with headphones): –http://twitnine.com/tag/twitter-apps/http://twitnine.com/tag/twitter-apps/