Career Development: How to Find a Job Using Twitter, Part 1
It’s common knowledge that you can use the LinkedIn social media network to find a job, but did you know you can also find a job on Twitter?
Instead of searching Twitter for relevant keywords or phrases associated with the job you seek, try searching for job-related hashtags.
The most popular hashtags for job seekers is #jobs. Companies seeking candidates through Twitter will use this hashtag because millions of people around the globe are looking for this hashtag 24/7.
Other hashtags that are worth searching are #hiring and #hotjobs. If you are trying to find a job near a certain city, use a hashtag like #NewYorkJobs or if you are trying to find a job in a certain industry, use industry hashtags like #engineerjobs.
For other hashtag ideas, visit Career Rocketeer.
Open your Twitter account and get started. Next week we’ll talk about another great way to use Twitter to find a new job.