What Not to Tweet on Twitter to Enhance Job Search Efforts

You’re using Twitter to get a job, and everything you tweet becomes public domain. Hiring managers are among the potentially thousands of people who may read your tweets.


Having some street smarts goes a long way.


Never share personal information that can be used against you or that can be used to impersonate you, such as the following:



  • Your birth date



  • Your phone number



  • Your address



  • Your mother’s maiden name



  • Details about your children



  • When you’re going on vacation or leaving your home



  • Potentially damaging images or information about yourself




You don’t have to be stuck-up, hidden away, or always on topic; however, keep in mind that a hiring manager may see your tweets, in which case getting too casual is a mistake. Be personal sometimes, but not all the time.


Loosely adhere to the following breakdown of tweet types:



  • Retweets and shared links: Rely on what others have to say 50 percent of the time. Any more than this, and people will think you have nothing original to say!



  • Industry/job-search topics: Use your tweets to build your personal brand 40 percent of the time.



  • Personal topics: Answer the questions “Who are you?” and “What motivates you?” 10 percent of the time.



  • Direct requests for job-search help or for a connection at a target company: Don’t ask questions of this nature more than once a week. You don’t want to appear desperate. You can ask for help, but don’t be that guy who shows up at a networking event expecting everyone to listen to him as he tries to sell his latest and greatest invention. Pay it forward and build some trust first.






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