TWAWESOMETools for Adding Value to Your Twitter Strategy

Barbara Safani

Twitter can help job seekers “hear” multiple messages about

job search and job leads, but it can sometimes be quite difficult

to process so much information and figure out what to pay at-

tention to and what to block out. Unfortunately, many abandon

Twitter quickly if they can’t get the hang of it and end up not

taking advantage of what could be an excellent tool for com-

plementing their job search. Below are some tools to help you

better manage your Twitter account and remove some of the

frustration that can come with using it.

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Twitter search: www.search.twitter.com It’s like Google for Twitter. Put in any search

term and see what’s being discussed on Twitter.

Tweetscan: www.tweetscan.com Works like Google alerts and searches tweets based

on keywords.

Trendistic: www.trendistic.com allows you to view popular trends discussed on Twitteror show most recent tweets on a particular topic.

Twubble: www.crazybob.org/twubble/ lets you search who your friends are following and

pick out others you may want to follow.

Twemes: www.twemes.com Follows tweets that have embedded tags that start with a #

character. This is particularly useful for keeping up with real-time activities associated with

a live event such as a conference.

Twitterholic: www.twitterholic.com lists the top

100 Twitterers based on number of followers.

monitter: www.monitter.com follow tweets with

a set of keywords and watch what people are say-

ing.

These tools can help you locate and connect with

companies, recruiters, and people in your industry

who are discussing industry trends and job leads.

They can also help you come up with content for your own tweets and find more people to

follow and build community with.

“Twawesome” Tools for adding Value To Your TwiTTer sTraTegY

“Twawesome” Tools for adding Value To Your TwiTTer sTraTegY

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TwitterJobsearch: www.twitterjobsearch.com Find tweets about jobs posted on Twitter.

Twitter Job finder: www.twitterjobfinder.com

republishes tweets about job openings and tags

them by job category and location.

TwitterJobCast: www.twitterjobcast.com

Searches tweets by geography and helps you see

who is hiring in your area.

TweetmyJobs!: www.tweetmyjobs.com re-

ceive instant notification of a new job that is specific to the geographic location and job type

you are looking for.

TweetBeep: www.tweetbeep.com Set up alerts to find out about jobs that are tweeted.

These tools help streamline the process of sourcing job leads and report real time information

on openings.

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Tweetdeck: www.tweetdeck.com Personal browser for staying on top of your tweets and

peeps and connecting you with your contacts across Facebook and Twitter. allows you to

track tweets and create groups that can be displayed across multiple columns.

Tweetake: www.tweetake.com allows you to backup your Twitter followers, favorites, di-

rect messages, friends, and tweets.

my Tweeple: www.mytweeple.com lets you alpha-

betize and manage all your followers. You can easily

locate and follow others and block followers.

Twittersnooze: www.twittersnooze.com lets you

temporarily block tweets on your “verbose” Twitterfriends.

social oomph: www.socialoomph.com lets you

schedule tweets for future release, automatically follow new users, and send automated thank

you notes to your new followers.

“Twawesome” Tools for adding Value To Your TwiTTer sTraTegY

Twitsay: www.twitsay.com lets you leave a voice message that is converted into a tweet.

Twitter can get very crowded and very noisy very quickly. These tools are great for creating

efficiencies and ensuring that you are using Twitter to optimize its value rather than rob you of

critical job search time.

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Twitzu: www.twitzu.com lets you publicize events or contests and blast the message out to

your followers.

TweetmyBlog: www.tweetmyblog.com Twitter plug in for Wordpress that automatically

posts to Twitter when you update your blog.

TwitterCard: www.twittercard.com a Twitter widget that acts as your Twitter business

card on your website.

TwitThis: www.twitthis.com makes it easy for people to send Twitter messages about your

blog post or website by converting the Url to a shorter Url using Tiny Url.

These tools help you build your professional brand, 140 characters at a time.

Twitter tools come and go, so be on the lookout for ones that have recurring problems, as

well as the new tools that seem to be popping up daily. With a little bit of research and practice,

you will be able to determine the blend of Twitter tools that are right for your job search and

professional goals.

about the author: Barbara safani

Barbara safani, owner of Career Solvers,

(www.careersolvers.com) has 15 years of experience in career

management, recruiting, and executive coaching.

Barbara partners with both Fortune 100 companies and individuals

to deliver targeted programs focusing on resume development,

job search strategies, networking, interviewing, salary negotiation

skills, and online identity management.

She is a six-time winner in the TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) awards competition

sponsored by Career Directors International and author of Happy About My Resume:

50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future

(http://happyabout.info/myresume.php).

Contact info:

You can contact Barbara on

Twitter at Twitter.com/barbarasafani

read her blog at

www.careersolvers.com/blog/

and

email her at info@careersolvers.com

Barbara Safani 2009C