The Twitter job search guide : find a job and advance your career in just 15 minutes a day / Susan Britton Whitcomb, Chandlee Bryan, Deb Dib.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitcomb, Susan Britton, 1957- joint author.

Contributor:

Bryan, Chandlee, 1970- joint author.

Dib, Deb, 1952- joint author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twitter.

Job hunting--Computer network resources.

Job hunting.

Career development--Computer network resources.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : JIST Works, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking guide from three leading career experts will show you how Twitter can energize your job search and advance your career in just 15 minutes a day. Join millions of users who in few characters than a standard text message have exponentially increased the size of their personal and professional networks by changing ideas, demonstrating subject matter expertise, enhancing their reputation, and developing a fan club.

Contents:

The Twitter Job Search Guide; Table of Contents; Foreword; About This Book; Section 1: How and Why Twitter Can Help You in Your Job Search; Chapter 1: Twitter Is What You Want It to Be; Chapter 2: Ten Truths About Twitter to Benefit Your Job Search; Chapter 3: For the Skeptics; Chapter 4: How Twitter Differs From Other Social Media; Chapter 5: Twitter Secrets From Successful Job Seekers; Section 2: Get Branded to Get Landed; Chapter 6: Employers Are Googling You: A Crash Course on Managing Your Online Identity; Chapter 7: Your Branded and Twitter

Chapter 8: Ten Steps to Mining, Defining, and Refining Your BrandChapter 9: Your Branded Value Proposition (BVP); Chapter 10: Sound Bites with Teeth: Writing Your 160ME Twitter Bio; Section 3: Twitter Basics; Chapter 11: What's in a Name: Choosing Twitter Account Settings to Boost Your Online Presence; Chapter 12: Branding Your Twitter Account with a Customized Background; Chapter 13: The Art of Following and Being Followed; Chapter 14: How to Speak in Tweets: The Language and Style of Twitter; Chapter 15: The Art and Science of the Retweet

Chapter 16: Tweeters Beware: Staying Out of Legal Hot WaterSection 4: Job Search, Twitter Style; Chapter 17: Job Search Advice from the Trenches; Chapter 18: Recruiters Reveal Job Search Secrets; Chapter 19: Turbocharge Your Resume with Tweets; Chapter 20: Cover Letters Are Just 10 Tweets; Chapter 21: Using Twitter to Help Ace the Interview; Section 5: The New Networking; Chapter 22: Jump Into Twitter to Jump-Start Your Network; Chapter 23: Leveraging Twitter Throughout Your Job Search and Networking; Chapter 24: Twitter Networking: A Safe Space for Introverts; a Party for Extroverts

Chapter 25: Niche Market Networking on TwitterChapter 26: Discretionary Authenticity: How to Share, How Much, and with Whom; Section 6: Conducting Your Twitter Job Search in 15 Minutes a Day; Chapter 27: Maximize Twitter in Just 15 Minutes a Day; Chapter 28: Using Twitter for Job Leads, Feeds, and Advice Needs; Chapter 29: Twitter Lists: Streamlining Tweets and Optimizing Your Experience; Chapter 30: Research on Twitter: Finding People, Positions, Places to Work, and Other Puzzle Pieces; Chapter 31: Twitter APIs: There's an App for That!

Chapter 32: Parting Tweets of Wisdom from Savvy Job SeekersSection 7: Appendixes; Appendix A: 140 Tweet Tips from Career Experts; Appendix B: Chapter Contributors Bios; Appendix C: The Distinguished (Baker's) Dozen: Stories from Successful Twitter Job Seekers; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-24598-1

9786613245984

1-4571-1443-7

1-59357-793-1

OCLC:

755415752