My natural question to you is what is a dream job?
In my book, “How to find your dream job, even in a recession” I outline a dream job as being similar to a square; I call it the Euclidean Career Square – Dream Job Formula
1. At the top of the square is the People side. Often, you spend more time working then you spend with family. Consequently, it is important that you not only like but love the people with whom you work.
2. The bottom side represents Money; You MUST make enough money to sustain yourself, or you will eventually leave, even if you love the people.
3. The right side represents Growth; one of the six basic human needs. If there is no opportunity for healthy growth, the roots of a plant will become tangled and kill the plant.
4. The left side represents Work/Life Balance; If you love the people, money and have growth but no balance, you WILL experience discomfort in some part of your life, i.e. health, relationship, happiness, etc.
Here are 5 strategies on how I recommend using Twitter to find your Dream Job!
Connect direct to recruiters and hiring managers. Twitter is a social networking site so you can search out recruiters and ‘follow’ them. One of the best tools on twitter to help you achieve this is Tweetmyjobs.com.
• Have access to over 5700+ targeted job channels
• Receive INSTANT notification of new jobs on your mobile device
• Learn of new posting from 6000+ companies
• Post (and tweet) your resume and custom profile to thousands of recruiters and hiring managers
• Forward jobs to friends
• Receive daily job updates
Step One:
Create a FREE account on Tweetmyjobs.com.
• Go to www.Tweetmyjobs.com and follow the 5 steps on the user interface; this will help you begin utilizing the power of twitter.
• Create a professional profile; HR Professionals are paying closer attention to job seekers social media appearances – this can work for you or against you; be smart about how you want to be perceived.
Step Two:
Create a targeted search.
• Create a list of 50 target companies by using;
o Twitter search (search.twitter.com) facility to search for opportunities all over twitter – type in the key words (for example ‘cardinal health’) and you will be able to see who what opening positions cardinal has.
o Twitter search (search.twitter.com) to search specific job opportunities, i.e. Marketing Vacancy
The great thing about Twitter is that you can you can subscribe to receive updates so you can get updates of people talking about opportunities; this can help you create new relationships with people in your industry.
Here are some additional tools for job searches on twitter:
TwitterJobSearch.com
TwitterJobSearch.com is a job search engine that searches Twitter for jobs that match the keywords that you enter.
JobShouts
JobShouts.com is a free resource for both employers and job seekers. Employers can post their jobs for free; those jobs are then automatically “tweeted” to users on Twitter.
JobAngels
JobAngels started with the objective of asking those who could to help one person find a job.
Many other companies have a corporate presence on Twitter. Search by the company name to find them.
Twitter Name Search
Twellow Twitter Search
Step Three:
Use my Linkedin Strategy at this point!!!
I recommend that you to listen to my previous two highly acclaimed episodes “How to Use LinkedIn like a Headhunter I & II. Go to www.Blogtalkradio.com/thecareercatalyst.com. This is a crucial piece of my Twitter Dream Job strategy!
Most importantly, use these strategies in tandem – do one with the other in both directions. i.e. Find companies on Twitter and search Linkedin, visa, versa. This will help you to find profiles of people inside of companies that you can develop rapport and deeper relationships with.
Step Four:
Go to www.TheFriendZoneTV.com
• Go to the menu bar and click on Twitter Tab
• Follow me on Twitter (Career Zone)
Step Five:
Nurture your network by sharing knowledge and resources
Again, don’t be a taker, be a giver! Twitter provides an amazing opportunity to show that you have expert knowledge and skills make sure there is a balance between what you Tweet and providing tips or resources sharing your professional knowledge. Use this opportunity to participate in strategic Twitter conversations and rapport! You only have 140 characters to achieve this with; be very concise. Consider using a Tiny URL to direct individuals to longer posts – www.TinyUrl.com.
Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
www.TheFriendZone.Tv
“If you’re not a Friend, you’re just another job seeker”
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