Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Job Search Tips: Create Your Own Website and Market Yourself

January 23rd, 2012

By Mila Johnson

In today’s job market, things are steadily improving, but you still have to be creative if you want to get hired. You may not be able to depend on a traditional resume as a way to set yourself apart from the other candidates applying for a job. You are applying for a very attractive job where many applicants will be interested, one way to promote yourself is by creating a website.

One of the major advantages of setting up a website to promote yourself is that you get to be in complete control of the content and how it is displayed. With a job » Read more: Job Search Tips: Create Your Own Website and Market Yourself

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Social Media: How to Interact (i.e. what to say) with Recruiters Part 4 of 4

October 21st, 2011

By Cleo Kirkland

Cleo continues his series on using Twitter to find a job.  To read the other articles in the series click here:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

You’ve learned how to find them.  You’ve learned how to attract them.  And you’ve learned how to optimize your profile, so that they’ll want to contact you.  All that’s left is to learn how to how to “speak” to them.  Although Twitter is a rather informal social media platform, being too informal could turn a recruiter off; on the other hand, being too polite may make them think that you just don’t get it.  The following are a few tips to follow when interacting with recruiters.

Tip # 1 “@Mention” them before Direct Messaging them

» Read more: Social Media: How to Interact (i.e. what to say) with Recruiters Part 4 of 4

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