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Twitter is a social networking tool based on status updates. It has evolved to include linksharing, trending using common words called #hashtags, and is the fastest growing social network. Twitter can enable a user to talk to high level executives and other corporate administration, which would be previously unreachable to civilians. Twitter can also allow users to read or ‘hijack’ other conversations that they can provide feedback to. This allows someone who is previously unknown to quickly become involved and trusted in the conversation.
Taking the plunge: When starting ‘the conversation’, you may ask yourself what you should be talking about? We suggest to talk about anything that interests you; hobbies, careers, interests, any of the above that pertain to someone else.
How to integrate Twitter into a resume: Treat it as a contact tool. By providing your Twitter username as contact info, the hiring agent now has the ability to see your Twitter history, conversations, follower and following list, and number of posts. We do not suggest keeping your twitter profile private because this takes away from the transparency of your personal career branding.
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Guide to setting up a Twitter profile
After creating a name, you must must must add a link to your profile, a bio, a proper name, and a visual avatar. Without these items, your Twitter profile will be viewed as either a brand new account or a spam account, and will not be trusted in the conversation. When describing yourself, list simple items that you are involved with for work, pleasure, and especially within the realms of web 2.0. For your picture, follow the specific instructions from Twitter, or post a personal logo. Don’t worry about the background image and color scheme yet, just stick to something that is easily readable.
Now that your simple profile is ready, it is time to start the conversation. You may think that these steps are out of order, but for now you will need to establish yourself on Twitter before people will be interested. Now is your chance to talk about what you are doing, what you have done, what you will be doing, and even post web links connecting you to these events. Post links using www.TinyURL.com, so you can save on the character usage with the 140 maximum limit.
When looking for fellow Twitterers, there are a couple of tactics. To begin, import your Email contact list to find close personal friends. Also, look through your friends recent feed and discover who they are conversing with. Odds are that you will know someone who they are talking to, and you can now follow their conversation by clicking through to their profile.
Great twitter tools include
Twitter Grader: which will grade your profile, allow viewing of the top grades in your area, and share trended keywords.
Search.twitter.com: is a real time search engine that is the only one of its kind. Other engines scour the internet to find
existing content and index it for search, but search.twitter contains up to the minute information about specific topics.
Tweetgrid: is a tool that allows for multiple instances of the search.twitter tool to be used simultaneously, which is useful when searching for a broad topic, such as ‘available jobs in Boston’. With Tweetgrid, you can search ‘Boston jobs’, ‘Boston high tech jobs’, and ‘Boston headhunter’ all at the same time.
Tweeters
Tools
TinyURL-A link shortner, to allow for better usage of the 140 character limit.
Eventbrite-An e-vite list that allows for social media integration. This is used as a standard for ‘tweetup’ events.
Tweetdeck-A great desktop interface available on any operating system. It has columns for specified searches or items, like @ replies and direct messages.
Twitterfon-A great iPhone Twitter application.
Twitterberry-A great Blackberry Twitter application.
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