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Submitted by Tomeeka Farrington November 2010

Right now, you may be using twitter to tweet grandma’s apple pie recipe, find out who’s going home on Dancing with the Stars, learn Justin Bieber’s tour dates, or receive real time news and information. But, did you know that you can actually use twitter to job search? Seriously. As far-fetched as it may seem, a slow job market calls for an innovative approach (even if it means doing in 140 characters). So if you’re in the market for a new career, try these six innovative twitter job search tips:

1.Tweet that you are Job Searching. No one will know that you’re looking for a new job unless you tweet about it. Send a tweet to all of your friends letting them know that you are job searching. Do this often!

2.Include a Link to your Online Resume. Make it easy for your potential employer and include a link to your online resume or bio. Use a service such as VisualCV to help do this.

3.Every Tweet Counts. Employers will want to get a feel for what type of candidate you are by looking at your tweets. Make sure that you keep your tweets clean, intelligent and even take this opportunity to demonstrate some industry knowledge.

4.Use your Social Network to Network. They call it “social” networking for a reason, because you are in fact networking! Even if you only have three twitter followers, one of those three may have three-hundred followers. The connection you make with your potential employer will most likely result from someone re-tweeting your message.

5.Keep your Photo and Bio Professional. Put your 30-second sales pitch into your twitter bio. The trick to marketing yourself in 85 characters or less is to make it memorable, such as “They call me the Public Relations Princess.” or “Financial guru, in the market for an opportunity to number crunch.” Make sure to use a professional looking photo of yourself, because it will help humanize your profile.

6.Follow Companies & Recruiters. The best way to find out about career opportunities is straight from the source. There are a variety of Twitter accounts dedicated to providing job listings by industry, company, and more (i.e., @attjobs, @jobsinhiphop, @artdirectorjobs). Once you’ve decided which criteria best matches your job search, turn on text message alerts, so you can be among the first to receive messages from those sources.

7.Have another helpful twitter job search hint? Tell us about it.

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