Comments on: Want to Use Twitter to Job Hunt? Read This First. http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/ I like dead people. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kerry Sandberg Scott http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 Kerry Sandberg Scott Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:49:13 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-2005 Darren---I agree. Darren—I agree.

]]> By: Darren http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Darren Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:12:41 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-2004 I can see not sending a resume in something odd like Comic Sans or one of those German fonts. But if an employer is going to flip over whether a resume is written in Arial or Helvetica or the wrong version of Times, then I probably don't want to work for them anyway. I can see not sending a resume in something odd like Comic Sans or one of those German fonts. But if an employer is going to flip over whether a resume is written in Arial or Helvetica or the wrong version of Times, then I probably don’t want to work for them anyway.

]]> By: Kerry Sandberg Scott http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Kerry Sandberg Scott Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:01 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-2002 I don't think people necessarily prefer Word...it's just that that's what their IT departments have given them. A lot of people are sending resumes as PDFs these days. That at least solves the translation problem in terms of fonts. I don’t think people necessarily prefer Word…it’s just that that’s what their IT departments have given them.

A lot of people are sending resumes as PDFs these days. That at least solves the translation problem in terms of fonts.

]]> By: lori http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 lori Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:53 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-2001 I actually dislike Arial! I think it's an ugly Helvetica knock-off. But, I know it's not a normal person's opinion. I usually use a prettier sans serif, unless I HAVE to send a resume in Word form (shudder) instead of a PDF. Then I use the dreaded Arial. Why DO people prefer Word? It seems like it never translates very well, with all the different versions of Word, operating systems and fonts (Times vs. Times New Roman) out there. I actually dislike Arial! I think it’s an ugly Helvetica knock-off. But, I know it’s not a normal person’s opinion. I usually use a prettier sans serif, unless I HAVE to send a resume in Word form (shudder) instead of a PDF. Then I use the dreaded Arial. Why DO people prefer Word? It seems like it never translates very well, with all the different versions of Word, operating systems and fonts (Times vs. Times New Roman) out there.

]]> By: The best part of waking up is more blog traffic « Jessica Lewis: Copy Tailor http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 The best part of waking up is more blog traffic « Jessica Lewis: Copy Tailor Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:16 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-1999 [...] great start to the day: Sitting down at that computer and seeing that Clue Wagon thinks your Twitter-for-beginners series is worth blogging [...] [...] great start to the day: Sitting down at that computer and seeing that Clue Wagon thinks your Twitter-for-beginners series is worth blogging [...]

]]> By: Sabrina http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Sabrina Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:51:11 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-1998 Regarding fonts... I was in a newspaper design seminar in college and they said that for reading, a serif font is best because the eyes can follow it better and it makes for less eye strain. Sounds OK to me! I had been using Garamond on my resume because I liked how it looked. And then I went into an interview where they had printed my resume from an online copy and clearly didn't have Garamond because it grew to two pages. I went home, changed the font to Times New Roman and sure enough, it stretched. Well I could NOT have that. It might not be original but at least it displays the way I intended it to when others read it. Regarding fonts… I was in a newspaper design seminar in college and they said that for reading, a serif font is best because the eyes can follow it better and it makes for less eye strain. Sounds OK to me! I had been using Garamond on my resume because I liked how it looked. And then I went into an interview where they had printed my resume from an online copy and clearly didn’t have Garamond because it grew to two pages. I went home, changed the font to Times New Roman and sure enough, it stretched. Well I could NOT have that. It might not be original but at least it displays the way I intended it to when others read it.

]]> By: Jessica Lewis http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/09/want-to-use-twitter-to-job-hunt-read-this-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 Jessica Lewis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:28:55 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=2079#comment-1997 Wow, thanks for dedicating half a post to me, Kerry! The most publicity my blog had before this was a tweet from Brazen Careerist. I am flattered that you think my series is not stupid. My first failed experience with Twitter was just as you described: I joined and sat there waiting for lightning to strike. That's what a lot of Twitter-for-job-hunt stories lead you to believe will happen. But those stories show the result, not the process that led to the result. If you're like me and don't already have an active Twitter life, you're never going to get that result until you put in the time to build a Twitter life. It's a process that I'm definitely still learning. .-= Jessica Lewis´s last blog ..<a href="http://jessified.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/high-standard/" rel="nofollow">High standard</a> =-. Wow, thanks for dedicating half a post to me, Kerry! The most publicity my blog had before this was a tweet from Brazen Careerist. I am flattered that you think my series is not stupid.

My first failed experience with Twitter was just as you described: I joined and sat there waiting for lightning to strike. That’s what a lot of Twitter-for-job-hunt stories lead you to believe will happen. But those stories show the result, not the process that led to the result. If you’re like me and don’t already have an active Twitter life, you’re never going to get that result until you put in the time to build a Twitter life. It’s a process that I’m definitely still learning.
.-= Jessica Lewis´s last blog ..High standard =-.

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