finding opportunities in a web 2.0 world
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Welcome!
Finding Opportunities
in a Web 2.0 World
Kristina Sanchez
Assistant Director, Employer Relations, Pomona College
Agenda
•Review Twitter
•Discuss reasons why to use Twitter
•Show tools and tips
•Next steps
Advantages
Why Twitter?Utilized heavily in U.S. and across the world
FREE!
Offers new ways to find opportunities and network
Recruiters use Twitter because they think college students use this site
“It’s one of the fastest growing phenomena on the internet”-New York Times
Who is using it? What are they posting?
TwitterWhy are employers using it?
Cheaper alternative to big online job boards
Small organizations that don’t have a careers section of their web and can’t afford a job board will advertise here.
Target social-media-savvy job hunters and convey an innovative image
Employers think college students are using Twitter
TwitterWhy should you care?
Offers the chance to interact one-on-one with recruiters
Stay up-to-the minute with new job notifications
You know for sure that the organization is actively recruiting for this position
Offers students the chance to research what is happening and what is being said about an organization
Accenture @Accenture_JobsACULIS, Inc. @aculisADP @ADPCareersAllstate Insurance @AllstateCareersAssurant Solutions @AssurantCareersAT&T @ATTjobsBurger King @BKCareerscomScore @comScoreJobsDavita, Inc. @DaVitaJobsDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu @JoinDeloitteUSEcolab @Ecolab_JobsEMC @EMCCareersEMC @EMCCollegeErnst & Young @Ernst_and_YoungFollett Software Co. @FSCCareersForrester Research, Inc. @forresterjobsFullhouse Interactive @fullhousecareerHershey Company @HersheyCompanyHewitt @HewittCareersHyatt Hotels & Resorts @HyattcareersHyatt San Antonio @HyattSanAntonioIntel @JobsatIntel J.B. Hunt @WeHaveFreightKaplan Test Prep Services @KTPA_CareersKeller Williams Realty @KWCareers
Kissito Post-Acute Care @kissitocareersKPMG @KPMGKPMG @KPMGUSCareersWipro, LTD @WiproCareersKroger @KrogerWorksLexisNexis @LN_RecruitingMattel @MattelRecruiterMattel @mattelmbaMcCormick & Schmick @Careers_At_MSSRMicrosoft @JobsBlogMTV Networks @MTVnetworksjobsMTV Games @MTVGamesJobsRaytheon @Raytheon_JobsRazorfish @RazorfishJobsSodexo @SodexoCareersSpotsylvania Medical Center @CareersAtSRMCThomson Reuters @TRCareersTwitter (of course!) @jobsUnited Parcel Service @UPSjobsUPMC @UPMCCareersUS Dept. of State @DOScareersVerizon @VerizonCareersWarner Brothers @WBCareersWipro, LTD @WiproCareers
Sample of Employers using Twitter to Recruit:
Complete List: http://www.socialbrandindex.com/
Twitter Handles/AvatarsStudentJobs
SummerJob
GreenBizJobs
GreenCollarJob
SoCalLawCareers
HireBioMedical
IdealistJobsCA
Doscareers
journalism_jobs
GetGraDesigJobs
Artsjobs
Publishingjobs
WorkInSports
jobs_NY_film
GetMarReseaJobs
SocialMediaJob
How do you find these handles/avatars?
Using Twitter’s SearchStudentJobs
SummerJob
GreenBizJobs
GreenCollarJob
SoCalLawCareers
HireBioMedical
IdealistJobsCA
Doscareers
journalism_jobs
GetGraDesigJobs
Artsjobs
Publishingjobs
WorkInSports
jobs_NY_film
GetMarReseaJobs
SocialMediaJob
How do you find these handles/avatars?
TweetMyJobs.comStudentJobs
SummerJob
GreenBizJobs
GreenCollarJob
SoCalLawCareers
HireBioMedical
IdealistJobsCA
Doscareers
journalism_jobs
GetGraDesigJobs
Artsjobs
Publishingjobs
WorkInSports
jobs_NY_film
GetMarReseaJobs
SocialMediaJob
How do you find these handles/avatars?
TwitterJobSearch
Twitter Handles/AvatarsArticles:http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#26oUpZ/jobmob.co.il/blog/twitter-lists-job-search//
How to Get Started
Go through the links/articles on from this presentation
Keep searching for new handles. Set up your own Twitter account and then follow those handles.
Search the web on a regular basis for new lists of handles
Make sure your interactions with handles on Twitter are professional. Most likely a recruiter is responding!
Questions?
Contact Information
Kristina Sanchez:
kristina.sanchez@pomona.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/kristinamariesanchez
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