There is more to learn on Twitter than what people are having for lunch, especially if you take the time to follow people who share your interests, education, and/or experiences.

Tips for Job Searching on Twitter
• Follow people in your industry who are writing about jobs or employed at companies where you have interest.
• Find target companies, and follow people who work there.
• Have good conversation, and tweet often enough that people know you and your career-related abilities.
• Tweet about your industry, job title, knowledge base.
• Provide advice to others in your field. Become and expert, and share your knowledge.
• Build your reputation through good conversation and a broad network.
• Follow recruiters and others who are writing about job opportunities in your city and industry.
• Use your online resume in your tweets.

Create your Online Resume to post on Twitter
Create an online resume and profile that is easily tweetable such as iResume. You will have your own personal url that is your unique iResume, making you stand out from other job seekers. Share your url, and/or include it in your bio.

Twitter Job Search Tools
Utilize search tools including TwitterJobSearch and Twellow, search through Twitter Search, follow @microjobs, or visit TweetMyJobs site.

There are additional job resources pertaining to specific fields and cities such as @alldevjobs – Developer jobs, @juicyjobs – Green jobs, @socialmediajob – Jobs in social media, @chicagowebjobs – Web-related jobs in Chicago, and @JobsBoston - Jobs in the greater Boston area. Or you can use more generic resources including @indeed - One search. All jobs, @jobshouts – General job postings, and @simplyhired - Job search site.

Happy job searching!

-Allison