Comments on: Why This Whole “Get a Job Through Twitter” Thing is Complete Crap

By: HRM Today - Blog Archive » Want to Use Twitter to Job Hunt? Read This First.

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:01:51 +0000

[...] jobs. If you’ve been putting this off, or if you’re one of the people I was talking about in my post about people who join and then just sit there waiting for lightening to strike, you need to read it [...]

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:33:46 +0000

As I mentioned in one of my posts recently, job boards, corporate career sites, they're all the same: click the 'apply now button', spend countless (and useless) hours jumping through their application process hoops, all for naught. Forget about branding, perfect covers letters, career coaching, and the like. You've seen those folks on Larry King and other shows touting their expertise on how to find a job. While their advice IS helpful at some level, it doesn't lend much to the job search process if you can't get in front of a hiring manager! Lorraine’s last blog post..Who’s Hiring from the Best Companies - Vol X

By: Why This Whole “Get a Job Through Twitter” Thing Doesn’t Work « The Search Firm Insider

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:49:06 +0000

[...] According to Scott, connecting with people is the way to a job in the actual world. Similarly, connecting with people is the only way to get a job through utilizing the online [...]

By: Blog Watch #1 - Clue Wagon « A Job Hunter’s Blog

Blog Watch #1 - Clue Wagon « A Job Hunter’s Blog — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:39:02 +0000

[...] credit where credit is due, I caught onto this article from Clue Wagon, who wrote a post entitled Why This Whole “Get a Job Through Twitter” Thing is Complete Crap. The article makes a very valid point – that you get jobs through humans – but I recommend a full [...]

By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:11:25 +0000

Nice use of wordle.net for the top image. No comment on the rest of it. Jason Seiden’s last blog post..Am I allowed to do that?!

By: College Students » Blog Archive » Help Wanted? Human Social Networks

College Students » Blog Archive » Help Wanted? Human Social Networks — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:40:14 +0000

[...] Gone are the days of the articulate cover letter and flashy resume. Many candidates are utilizing social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to establish new connections. But is it enough? Not by a long shot says Kerry Sandberg Scott. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:24:44 +0000

Great post! People too often blur the line between the tool and the method. No matter what medium you are using, you still have to be able to communicate your thoughts, ideas, or interests, in a coherent manner.

By: Tracy Tran

Tracy Tran — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:14:14 +0000

Bingo. Twitter is only a medium and can be useful. I tell job seekers that if they have the time, open a Twitter account, join the conversation and look for recruiters (props to Jim Stroud of creating the list, BTW) in your area or an area you like to move to. Look at their conversations to see if they're a promoter or actually human and follow people that are carrying the conversation. Have a conversation and build on that, then if a recruiter has an opening, try to apply. That's just the beginning. The others we know about. It's great that you can create a repore, but now you have to carry that in an interview, which is a much different situation. You can be great in the interview, but there might be someone else that topped you that use the same methods. For me being a 20 something, Twitter has helped me become a little more open in public. I'm very shy around new people, and now with Twitter where I can find new people out of the blue, it makes the transition to actual conversation easy. Simply, the networking rules apply to Twitter where have a chat, and then follow up and keep that relationship, but it never guarantees a job. Tracy Tran’s last blog post..Protected: The Dopey 2

By: Ruth Louden

Ruth Louden — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:22:00 +0000

Your comments are brilliant. Thanks.

By: HR Minion

HR Minion — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:01:51 +0000

Awesome post!! Dead on. People need to stop thinking that things will happen to them, through no real effort on their part.

HR Minion’s last blog post..Too clever by half