Maximizing the Potential of Your Twitter Page

The first thing to consider on making a Twitter account for the purpose of finding a job, you should present your page professionally and employer-friendly. The technique here is to include your field of expertise on your Twitter biography. Limiting this section to about 160 characters would be suitable enough for you to fully introduce yourself. In addition to the job-related contents, a professional avatar can be very appropriate to present yourself. A simple and nice looking photo is good enough for your avatar. Another important thing is to include tweets regarding your job search. Indicate your interests and knowledge on your chosen working field.

Utilizing the background of your Twitter home page would also add up to the interest factor of your page. The space provided is big enough for you to display some relative information and at the same time promote yourself. There are several templates available on the Internet to pimp up your background or design one of your own. Aside from the background, you may also want include a link to your already built online Curriculum Vitae or resume on your Twitter biography. Visual CV can be very useful in creating an online resume for reference purposes.

Your Twitter account is one of the most effective tools to promote your expertise and skills on your chosen field of work. The trick here is to establish your proficiency on your field using your Twitter page. Although it is possible for you impersonate yourself as a professional, your credibility is also at stake. It is better to display genuine facts about you, to avoid being blacklisted on the list of possible job hiring candidates. In case there are people that show interest on your presented information, better be prepared of some other related and additional details to support your experiences and knowledge on the desired job offer.

Making Yourself Available to Others

Your Twitter does not only provide opportunities for you to find a job, it also works reversely in which you would become available to prominent recruiters. There are some people on Twitter that look for users who are interested on their offered job. This is also one of the methods you may use to find a job effectively as soon as possible.

Choosing the most reliable job recruiters may be tricky yet if you follow some of these guidelines, you may see yourself as a potential candidate for the offered job. Make sure to check the Twitter biography of the recruiter before contacting them. Another thing to consider in selecting which recruiters are effective in hiring through Twitter is the number their followers and their following ratio. Recruiters that have been connected long enough to other Twitter users is credible enough for you to choose them. You may also want to check the contents of their featured website to find out related information on their profile and the job they are offering. It may also be useful for you to ask other Twitter users within your network on their views about the credibility of the recruiter.

There are several trustworthy recruiters that are accredited to post job offers for different industries and professions on Twitter. Here are some of the few recruiters you may want to choose from:

@electra – Christa Foley handles the recruiting firm at Zappos.com. She is currently a recruiter and also the recruiting manager at Zappos. Christa provides on her Twitter page some related information about the career opportunities at Zappos. She includes some tweets about her experiences regarding deals with potential clients as well as negative recruiting interactions. Her Twitter page also contains some of her outreach activities within local high schools and colleges. She emphasizes on her page the goal of seeking Twitter users which have the potential as Zappos candidates.

@Fishdogs – Craig Fisher is a professional in IT and is the co-founder of the A-List Solutions. He is currently an executive recruiter for the staffing firm. Craig provides tips for finding a job on his Twitter page. He offers tweets for career opportunities on the web industry, professional career advice and hiring guidelines.

@smheadhunter – Jim Durbin is a recruiter for social media and is actively participating on Twitter activities. Jim’s expertise is on assigning social media experts to different companies. He actively responds to the follower’s inquiries about recruitment situations and provides tweets related to topics which should interest Twitter users seeking for jobs.

@CincyRecruiter – Jennifer McClure is a coach and also an executive recruiter. Her tweets are often related to helpful tips for job seekers. You may find some tips in building up your CV or resume on some her tweets. Jennifer also delivers other tweets to her followers that are not under the recruitment criteria.

@biotechjobs – Laurie DesAutels mainly recruits professionals on the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. She handles recruitment for senior level positions. Her tweets also include other job opportunities and also some informative Twitter posts.

Useful Search Tools and Resources

In using Twitter, responding to several tweets of online recruiters is not the best way to find suitable job that fits your field of expertise. You may find several Twitter tools and programs that would help you search for jobs that are appropriate for your skills and knowledge.

One of these tools that would help you effectively search for jobs is @Microjobs. Brian Solis is the distinguished PR professional that started @Microjobs. Its main goal is to organize and bring together recruiters and job seekers through tweets. The @Microjobs is mainly designed for recruiters who wish to seek Twitter users that would fit their needs. A recruiter may start the recruiting process by submitting tweets with @Microjobs. The account would automatically send out tweets to other job seekers within the Twitter community.

The Tweetmyjobs is also another usable tool for job seekers as well as recruiters. You may want to visit its official website and follow the #Tweetmyjobs hash tag. It is offered as a free tool which provides simple but comprehensive methods for job seekers. The Tweetmyjobs application can be used to subscribe to several job channels within your job interest. You may also configure your mobile phone to automatically receive alerts every time new job openings are sent to your Twitter account. The recent version of the Tweetmyjobs tool enables you to filter your job searches and notification alerts within a specific location.

There are other Twitter accounts that are mainly designed for conducting job searches. These Twitter accounts are dedicated to deliver job opportunities to job seekers. The job listings offered by these job search accounts may be sorted by field, region, company and others. It is highly recommended to turn on your mobile alerts once you have chosen the appropriate job that you want to apply for. This is to ensure that you would immediately receive notices once the recruiter accepts your application. Here are just some of the most common Twitter accounts dedicated to providing job seekers the recruitment information they need.

Twitter Accounts Sorted by Company

There are several accounts dedicated to providing information based on the company. This may include @attjobs which provides information on jobs at AT&T, @mtvnetworksjobs for career opportunities at MTV and @TRCareers which contains job offerings from Thomson Reuters.

Twitter Accounts Sorted by Field

Here is a list of some Twitter accounts that provide relative information according the field of work involved. The selection includes recruitment details on a wide range of job opportunities from simple jobs to executive positions within the corporate level. Here are some examples of Job Search accounts available on Twitter based on the field of expertise:

- Jobs in the Field of Medicine
Physical Therapy jobs - @reflectx
Medical jobs - @medical_jobs
Healthcare jobs — @travelmaxallied
Jobs for traveling nurses - @travelnursejob
Veterinary Technician jobs -@GetVetTechnJobs

- IT and Web-related Jobs

Designjobs @DelimitDesign
web-design jobs @designsocial
IT and dev Jobs @geeksocial
Developer jobs - @alldevjobs
SEO job listings - @seojobs
Copywriter jobs - @cwjobs
Media professional jobs - @media_pros
Web designing and graphics jobs - @web_design_jobs
Mediabistro.com media job listings - @mediabistrojobs
Hot freelance jobs - @hotfreelance

- Marketing and Social Media Jobs
Art director jobs - @ArtDirectorJobs
Retail marketing jobs - @narmsjobs
Jobs in communications, public relations and marketing - @PRSAjobcenter
Jobs involving social media - @socialmediajob
e-Commerce jobs - @eComjobs

- Other Jobs
Jobs in Hip-Hop - @jobsinhiphop
US Music jobs - @usmusicjobs
Library jobs - @libgig_jobs
Jobs in journalism - @journalism_jobs
Publishing jobs - @publishingjobs
Redding jobs - @reddingjobs
Jobs travel - @jobstravel
Niche jobs - @NicheJobs
Green gigs - @greengigs

Twitter Accounts Sorted by Job Type

The Twitter accounts may also be arranged based on the category of the job being offered. This is very much usable in filtering job searches based on the general skills of the job seeker. Some restrictions may also be implemented using this sorting approach. Here are some examples of Twitter accounts on job searches based on job type:
Entry level jobs and internships for college students - @findinternships
Freelance jobs - @freelance_jobs
Internships and entry level jobs - @heatherhuhman
Freelance and temporary jobs - @Project4Hire
Jewish job opportunities - @jewish_jobs

Twitter Accounts Sorted by Region

You may also want to filter your job searches based on the region you are residing or just living nearby. There are several Twitter accounts which deliver relative information on job listings within a certain location. Here are some of the Twitter accounts based on the region it is available:

- Jobs Based in the US
Jobs within the vicinity of greater Boston - @JobsBoston
Jobs in Hawaii - @jobshawaii
Technology related jobs in New York - @NewYorkTechJobs
Jobs in Portland, Oregon - @PDXJobs
Web-related job opportunities in Chicago - @chicagowebjobs
San Diego technology-related jobs - @sdjobs
Technology jobs within the greater area of Chicago - @ChicagoTechJobs
Silicon Valley Digital Media and Mobile Web jobs - @sfmobilejobs

- Jobs Available on Other Countries
Job offerings from mybristoljobs.co.uk - @MyBristolJobs
Popular jobs in London - @TopJobsInLondon
IT jobs in London - @ITJobsLondon
UK-based web 2.0 development jobs - @web20jobs
IT jobs available on Sydney, Australia - @ITJobsSydney
Public relations, marketing, technology and social media jobs in Montreal - @mtltweetjobs

Twitter Accounts for General Jobs

If you are not able to find the suitable job for you on the fore mentioned job categories, you may also want to check out Twitter accounts based general jobs. Here are some of the Twitter accounts you can choose from to widen your job searches:

Dedicated to providing jobs to unemployed people - @JobAngels
Search for all types of jobs - @indeed
General job postings - @jobshouts
Job search site - @simplyhired
Jobs backed up by VC companies - @StartUpHire
Job board services - @twithire

There are several job resources in Twitter that you may find by using the search function. Typing keywords related to your job searches on the Twitter search function would provide you several job listings within your area of expertise and job interests. It is highly recommended to use keywords which are closely related to the job that you wish to apply for. Some general examples of keywords you may use include “job openings”, “healthcare career” and “looking for a job”. There are additional job search websites under Twitter that you may use to seek out job opportunities on your chosen career field such as just tweet it, Twellow and TwitterTroll. With a little enthusiasm and willingness to work diligently, your next job could be located on one of these Twitter pages.

How to manage tens of thousands of Twitter followers and still be involved? The answer in short is selective filtering. I will tell you how to do exactly that in this article. New and even some long time Twitter users usually don’t know how to manage their Twitter accounts.  I will tell you in this article Some of my friends who also use Twitter usually ask for tips on how to follow several people and at the same time be followed by others. I usually do not have a definite answer to their questions since I think that I still find some instances that are overwhelmingly difficult when it comes to managing my Twitter tasks.

Nevertheless, there are several tools that would help you maximize the uses of Twitter as well as properly manage your tasks. This helpful managing tool is TweetDeck. It is a compilation of several utilities that are designed to help users when it comes to performing several tasks. Some of these tasks are essential in connecting to large number of other Twitter users. A sample instructional video by Jesse Newhart displays some of the helpful features of TweetDeck. The video shows how to stay active on Twitter with over 15,000 connected users. The video contains information about the proper configuration of the API settings. It also discusses the use of Filtering in order to find people that display topics within your interests.

Honestly, I have not been using the Filtering very often. Seeing how Jesse uses the filtering feature, I now realize that it is rather quite useful in managing my Twitter connections. The following is the video posted by Jesse. I also included three additional techniques that I implement in using TweetDeck.

Aside from the techniques mentioned by Jesse on the video, here are some alternative ways of using TweetDeck features that would help you a lot in following numerous people on Twitter effectively:

Grouping Important People

Specifically tracking people on Twitter is very much difficult when the number of users being followed reaches thousands. You may want to track several people which are very important to you such as your wife or your boss. You may also wish to follow several outstanding bloggers that produce worthwhile reads and great tweets. Whoever it is that you want to follow on twitter, everyone has someone to follow excitingly and don’t want to miss any blog or material posted by this person.

In order to sort these individuals for easy access to their blog posts and tweets, the Groups feature of TweetDeck can be used. Creating groups in Twitter is very simple. Just add the Twitter users you want to follow thoroughly on a separate Window provided by TweetDeck. This customizable pane displays only those people that you have interest with.

Utilizing the Search Feature

Most Twitter users give emphasis to several topics within their preference when it comes to following other people’s tweets. As for myself, I am focusing on posts that are relative to my interests such as Twitter news, Social Media and blogging concepts. I am much fascinated in following people that handle the same interests and share topics within the scope of these issues. A user can add a search window or pane using TweetDeck. The window tracks and searches for blog posts containing the specified keywords. Make sure to select keywords that are specifically unique since there are some keywords that are frequently used by thousands of people. Carefully choosing the keywords to be used on the search would lead you to people with the same interest as yourself.

You may also want to create a personalized search keyword for your Twitter account. Aside from the uniqueness and customizability of the account profile, it also enables quick accessibility features for those people who are following your tweets. This is very useful when it comes to searching users without attaching the @problogger at the end of the name. Some new Twitter users forget to add the @problogger at the name of their searches thus they sometimes fail to see what they needed. Thus you may take advantage of the Search feature in order to allow yourself be easily seen by others and at the same time sort those user which are special to you.

Filtering Unnecessary Words

Although the Filter feature is more commonly used to find posts that contain relative keywords, it may also be used to filter out words. This usable feature of TweetDeck can be applicable on managing the replies pane. If a pane gets a lot of retweets or RTs, it may sometimes flood the reply window since every RT that contains your name is repeatedly displayed. Although getting retweeted is a good thing for your Twitter account, there are several instances in which you miss important replies. Filtering out some of the RT’s can help you organize your reply windows and at the same time view more useful replies instead of the repetitive occurrence of RT’s.

Aside from the Filter window, you may also find another usable feature on TweetDeck. The “+” character found next to the Filter Window also does the same filtering function. When you input a certain keyword on the Filter, you may only view tweets that contain the specified word. Moreover, clicking the “+” would enable the filter and the “–” would also appear. The “-” can be used to remove the filtering words added previously. For example, adding the RT @problogger keyword to the Filter window would take effect by hiding other replies and leaving only those which are within your interests.