Twitter Tips to find your dream job
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 18 July 2011, 16:00 IST   |    4 Comments
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Bangalore: Social media has become one of the most useful platforms for recruiters to hire the best talents in the job market. According to a new industry survey, nearly 90 percent of companies are planning to use social networks to find job candidates, a sharp increase from 83 percent a year ago. Similarly, many other studies have highlighted the importance of social media and of maintaining an active profile on sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The new trend also cautions the youngsters that what they say and do on those sites can impact their career. The study conducted by Jobvite, a company that helps companies find job candidates using social networks, reveals that two thirds of employers have successfully filled a job using social networking. The survey has revealed that twitter has largely helped the employers to find the potential talents. Here are some tips that will help you to find a job you should use to maintain your twitter account 1. Have a professional bio
Twitter is a great resource for job seekers, hence, its very important that you create a professional bio that can attract the recruiters. It's said that a good bio can get you up to eight times more followers. Consistency is the key in personal branding, therefore, you should maintain the same bio that you have share on other websites and social media. Yes, it's true that the space constraints do not allow you to follow the thumb rule on Twitter, so you have to be more concise when you construct your Twitter bio. Your bio should be based on your personal branding describing who you are and what's your unique offer is. You need to make the full use of the tiny space on Twitter by getting to the point straight away. Do remember to list your specialties and include the relevant keywords so that you will appear in search results.

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