It seems like every resume guru and career pro is singing the praises of Linkedin these days. I am guilty as well, having written several posts about how Linkedin can help during the job search. It seems like Twitter has taken a bit of a back seat. I don’t feel that bad as they have definitely had their time in the sun. When it comes to job hunting, most career strategy professionals will agree that a broad strategy that includes a variety of approaches works best. With that in mind, I think Linkedin and Twitter should be a major part of your job search plan. One of the greatest benefit of Twitter are the apps and other sites that have pooped up to enhance the Twitter experience.
TwtJobs – TwtJobs lets users create a “Twitter Resume” that they can then tweet out to employers or anyone else for that matter. As you probably guessed, this is designed to create a short version of your resume and aims to describe your experience and skills in 140 characters or less. There is also fields fro your headline and education.
Twitsume – Twitsume is another tool that allows users to create a resume for use on Twitter. This site is a little more traditional in the sense that you build a “regular” resume and then link it to your Twitter account. Your followers will have access to you resume and vice versa.
Twitres – Twitres is my favorite and I think the best Twitter resume tool. With this tool you can upload your existing resume and Twitres creates a page for your resume and provides you with a link. The page displays your twitter avatar and also has option to comment, share and/or download your resume.
Twitter Job Finder – Twitter Job Finder is a search engine that indexes and organizes job tweets over the past week. Very easy to use and a useful as well since many jobs are tweeted out before they hit the job boards.
Tweet My Jobs - I was saving the best for last. Tweet My Jobs is the largest Twitter related job board listing over 320,000 jobs from over 3,500 companies. This site is a lot like a traditional job board but and uses Twitter more as a messaging and broadcast tool.
I could probably list a dozen more tools but I think with these 5 you will be able to find the best Twitter resume tool and the best Twitter job search tool. If you have any to add to the list, please let me know in the comment section.
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This post was written by Dan Keller, Career Strategist and Pro Resume Writer . Dan has written 102 articles on this career advice blog .
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What do you guys suppose is the greatest Twitter tool? Tweet Attacks is supposed to be awesome, but I haven’t tested it.
What do you guys reckon is the best Twitter tool? Tweet Attacks is apparently awesome, but I haven’t tested it.
Great post! While social media is now paramount in the job search process, there are many people out there killing their career opportunities and reputations with their Facebook and Twitter posts. Be very careful! Try to maintain a classy, professional reputation where possible.