Twitter Job Search Help From Career Experts - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Twitter Job Search Help From Career Experts How would you like to get free advice from job search experts . . . On topics ranging from personal branding, targeting and working with executive recruiters, to best job networking and interviewing strategies, and so much more . . . In short, sweet tweets? Career Directors International (CDI), a premier professional association for those of us in the careers industry, has tapped members to join in  the crowd-sourced Twitter  Supercharger campaign,  to Supercharge Your Job Search. Many of us who are active on Twitter have submitted best of content to be tweeted from May 23 through early November. All the tips will be compiled and published in a free ebook, which will be available in November. To follow the tweets, check the hashtag #cdisst (tweets are already showing up in the hashtag stream), or go to the Twitter account of Laura DiCarlo, CDIs Executive Director, @careerhero. Tweets will fall into one of the following 9 categories: 1. Job Search Focus Includes career assessments (formal and informal), personal branding, informational interviews (for career focus), job shadowing, mentor relationships, internship, or volunteering. Hashtags: #assessments, #infointerview, #mentoring, #personalbranding, #volunteer, #interning 2. Finding Jobs: Research of Targeted Organizations (Private, Non-profit, Government), Industries Individuals Includes informational interviews, direct to company websites, social search sites (e.g. , YouTube), online business directories, job boards, professional associations. Hashtags: #jobboards, #companyresearch, #industryresearch, #infointerview, #socialsearch 3. Finding Jobs: Networking The Who, Why, Where and How of networking including in-person, online, groups / clubs and associations, social networks, company research, interviewer/people research,  relationship building strategies, personal branding, and online identity management. Hashtags: #networking, #referrals, #jobleads, #personalbranding, #onlineid 4. Finding Jobs: Job Boards Website Job Centers Includes applying for jobs, identifying industry trends and opportunities, specific and niche job board suggestions, job board tools, mobile and social tools. Hashtags: #nichejobboards, #industrytrends, #mobilejobsearch, #socialjobsearch, #jobsearch 5. Finding Jobs: Career Fairs Includes identifying beneficial fairs to attend; using personal branding; applying appropriate presentation and wardrobe; leveraging unique, memorable, and successful ways to connect with employers; savvy follow up strategies. Hashtags: #jobfairs, #personalbranding, #jobsearch, #companyresearch, #networking 6. Finding Jobs: Direct Sourcing by Recruiters Employers Includes capitalizing on reputation management and dealing with digital dirt; personal branding; using social search sites (e.g. , YouTube, Twitter, etc.), professional association websites, and other websites/tools; and various other offline methods. Hashtags: #directsourcing, #recruiters, #reputationmgmt, #socialjobsearch, #digitaldirt 7. Finding Jobs: Temporary to Permanent Hiring Includes how to select and work with agencies, and strategies to position yourself to standout and make the transition to permanent hire. Hashtags: #temp2perm, #temphiring, #jobagencies, #employmentagencies 8. Finding Jobs: Print Advertising (Want Ads) Includes creating documentation to stand out from the many applicants, understanding blind ads, understanding voicemail response systems, and identifying valuable ad resources such as newspapers and professional trade magazines. Hashtags: #wantads, #jobads 9. Finding Jobs: Walk-Ins Includes creating a plan of action which includes goals and logistics; personal branding and elevator speech development; personal presentation and wardrobe; unique, memorable, and successful ways to connect with employers; and savvy follow up strategies. Hashtags: #jobsearch, #elevatorspeech, #personalbranding, #interviewattire, #ftfjobsearch. NOTE: Do not use #walkins as it is related to a completely different topic. Ill post some of my favorite tips here as they hit Twitter over the next several months. So stay tuned! Related posts: How Twitter Helped Me Build My Personal Brand Twitter Turbocharges Executive Job Search and Personal Brand Visibility The Biggest Mistake Twitter Newbies Make 00 0