Twitter rsums are a new twist on job hunting. While most job seekers struggle to contain their

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Twitter résumés are a new twist on job hunting. While most job seekers struggle to contain their credentials on one page, others are tweeting their credentials in 140 characters or fewer! Here is an example from TheLadders.com:
RT #Susan Moline seeks a LEAD/SR QA ENG JOB http://bit.ly/1ThaW @TalentEvolution - http://bit.ly/QB5DC @TweetMyJobs.com #résumé#QA-Jobs-CA
Are you scratching your head? Let's translate: 

(a) RT stands for retweet, allowing your Twitter followers to repeat this message to their followers.

(b) The hashtag (#) always means subject; prefacing your name, it makes you easy to find.

(c) The uppercase abbreviations indicate the job title, here Lead Senior Quality Assurance Engineer.

(d) The first link is a "tiny URL," a short, memorable Web address or alias provided free by TinyURL.com and other URL-shrinking services. The first short link reveals the job seeker's Talent Evolution profile page; the second directs viewers to a job seeker profile created on TweetMyJobs.com.

(e) The hashtags indicate the search terms used as seen here: name, quality assurance jobs in California, and the broad term résumé. When doing research from within Twitter, use the @ symbol with a specific Twitter user name or the # symbol for a subject search.


Your Task. As a team or individually, search the Web for tweet résumé. Pick one of the sites offering to tweet your résumé for you—for example, TweetMyJobs.com or Tweet My Résumé. Describe to your peers the job-search process via Twitter presented on that website. Some services are free, whereas others come with charges. If you select a commercial service, critically evaluate its sales pitch and its claims. Is it worthwhile to spend money on this service? Do clients find jobs? How does the service try to demonstrate that? As a group or individually, share the results with the class.

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Essentials Of Business Communication

ISBN: 9781285858913

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