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The Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day

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Twitter has exploded in growth and it has become a fertile field for recruiters and employers to source potential candidates for positions. Social media is providing job seekers with platforms for visibility in their job search unlike we've ever known. The book, "The Twitter Job Search Guide" provides comprehensive strategies and is written for people with all levels of experience on Twitter (one chapter will tell you to skip it if you are not new to Twitter). This book is so well-written with tips from some of the leading authorities on online identity, personal branding, and career coaching. It is a MUST have book for anyone wanting to unleash the power of Twitter as part of their job search strategy!

Whether you're entirely new to Twitter or have been exploring it for awhile, this is the book to get if you're job-hunting (or looking to establish and/or expand your business).

Even if you've been fearful of jumping in, you'll soon "get" what Twitter is all about and be able to cut through the clutter to find what you want and make Twitter work for you. If you're an experienced user, you can skip the basics and go straight to the chapters that will help you develop a stand-out presence on Twitter and make the most of opportunities to connect with recruiters and employers.

There's lots of practical advice here, with specific examples of that advice being put into practice. Chapters by leaders in the field, including career coaches and personal branding experts, are like getting a personal consultation. You'll rethink your job search or marketing campaign after reading this book.

Well, this book tells you why twitter is more than the superficial fluff site I thought it to be. I really wasn't going to use it, esp since the # and all the 160 character stuff, and the fact I can't control who is "following me" like I can on Facebook and Linked In.

The book is well written easy to follow and got me up to speed. I recently taught a job search class at my church and people were amazed to learn that there are a LOT of jobs posted on Twitter - as well as ways to get attention in this crowded job market.

The rules have changed and this book does a very good job a spelling them out. It is concise, not expensive, up to date, and well worth the money!

In my quest to educate myself on the social media revolution afoot, came across this book in a local bookstore and as many people do, glanced through the book, and realizing what a treasure trove it is, decided to invest in it, because I wanted this book for myself! Serendipity is a funny thing - a while ago, had attended a webinar conducted by Chandlee Bryan, one of the co-authors and was pleasantly surprised to see that name on this book.

In many situations, people are tempted to pick up a book such as this one in a bookstore, glance through it, see some interesting ideas, concepts, jot them down, and then move on the next book that looks and feels content rich. Not this book. Do not let the appearance of this book fool you. It has the same heft as any of the other books that it sits with on the shelves.

It is much more than how to use Twitter for a job search. It is more like a Twitter best practices book - one not only for people looking for a job but rather for anyone who wants to understand the basics of how to get started on Twitter, where to look for people to follow, how to decide who to follow, why and how to create content to have people follow you, and analyze trends - not just of your followers, but also popular Twitter gurus.

In this day of the 4S which has Twitter embedded in its core architecture, for anyone not convinced, or is hesitant on using Twitter because they do not have the time to find out where to begin, or have a desire to understand the power of Twitter as an information distribution channel and as a means to rapidly share news effortlessly, but do not know where to begin, this book is an absolute must. It will eliminate that fear, remove all misconceptions, and in no time you will be on way to being an active participant in the dawn of the 140-byte information age.

I am the Noob who came to twitter kicking and screaming. My world was crazy enough without me following others or being followed. Just plain creepy. Then three people I know to be other-wise sane, practical, and rational wrote this book. In the world of Job Search and Resume Writing the names Susan Britton Whitcomb, Chandlee Bryan, and Deb Dib are synonymous with quality, vision and results. Yet my skepticism remained. This was after all the time waster called twitter. I was wrong and Twitter for Job Search is my guide. This book is a step by step map to using Twitter as the tool you need it be. While written for job seekers, the simple and direct format makes the information accessible and relevant to anyone. I would suggest that you do not rush the process. Follow the book and allow it to take 15 minutes of your day rather than hours on end. Soon you will no longer be the Noob!

I've been "Tweeting" for quite some time. I consider myself a power-user, but this book showed me some things I didn't know. Very well-written with lots of tips & tricks not only from the three authors, but from many other personal-branding experts and career coaches as well. It's a soup-to-nuts explanation of Twittering for your career and it shows you why being on LinkedIn is not enough.

Whether you're a Twitter novice or an experienced user like me .... get this book. Build your network, search for a job ... advance your career!

This book represents the step-by-step guide for someone unfamiliar with Twitter to get set up and start tweeting relevant information and following applicable users. Some very good pointers and guidelines, but geared toward the new user.

I heard about this book in 2010 from a podcast (Secrets of the Job Hunt?) I was listening to while commuting to southern California. I finally got around to ordering the book. I received it on May 2, 2011.
I must admit that I found Twitter baffling. I didn't really understand the concept. But after reading this book and playing around with Twitter I finally understood how Twitter works. So I thank the authors for that.
I'm highly educated (Ph.D.) and in my 50s. So I expect each job hunt to take longer and longer. How do I reduce that amount of time? One answer is to set up passive job search systems to make myself easy to find. It occurred to me while reading this book that the larger the number of communication channels, the shorter the job search will be. Ideally I could move seamlessly from one job to the next as necessary. Twitter is one such communication channel.
Will Twitter find me a job? I doubt it. Will the combination of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, a blog, a web page and anything else I can think of to let people know I exist do it? Yes, I hope so.

"The Twitter Job Search Guide" is a rich guide for all flavors of Twitter users. It is crafted for the new face of virtual business networking and will show how the "Twitter Job Search" usage is fast becoming an essential career management tool. Also, while its usage has exponential components, the guide is aimed at job search but flows wellThe Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day beyond...Look Forward to Going Forward...Michael.