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The other day I read a blog post someone tweeted telling the story of a c-level executive who landed a plum job through networking on Twitter. He tweeted that he had just been laid off and noted what kind of job he was looking for. A good number of his 3,000 plus followers immediately jumped in, spreading the word throughout their own networks. Because of their efforts, he landed a great gig within weeks. If you’re waffling about diving into Twitter, this story should make you think again and explore what it can do for you. Develop a strategic plan to focus and limit the time you spend on Twitter. Before you know it, an hour or two can pass noodling around on Twitter without purpose. That may represent precious time that should be devoted to other job search efforts – LinkedIn, face-to-face networking, etc. As I was searching for Twitter how-to help, I came across Michele Martin’s (@michelemmartin) list of 50 resources to “turbo-charge your networking” with Twitter on The Bamboo Project Blog. I was flattered to see she included one of my blog posts, Leveraging Twitter to Market Your Personal Brand. Here’s some of Michele’s list. Check out her post for the rest: Getting Started on Twitter Chris Brogan’s Newbies Guide to Twitter TwiTip’s Surviving the Twitter Learning Curve Twitter Skills & Culture Fast Company’s 10 Twitter Etiquette Rules Canton Dog’s Top 7 Twitter Commands Everyone Should Know Web Worker Daily’s Find the Right People to Follow on Twitter Search Engine Journal’s Ultimate Guide to Twitter Hashtags Pimp Your Profile Thinking Serious’ Pimp My Twitter Page Another Blogger’s Twitter Avatars as Personal Branding Twitter for Job Search Twitter’s Job Search Twibe Socialmedia.biz’ Job Resources on Twitter Mashable’s HOW TO: Find a Job on Twitter MBA Jobs’ 50 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers David Meerman Scott’s How David Murray found a new job via Twitter Twitter Brand Building Personal Branding Blog’s 30-Minute Brand Building for Twitter TwiTip’s 7 Ways to Be Worth Following on Twitter Twitter Mistakes PC Mag’s Top 13 Twitter Don’ts Resume Bear’s 30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter My related blog posts: Twitter Evaluation: The One Month Itch Twitter Packs a Powerful Google Juice and Personal Branding Punch Twitter Gets the Job Print This Post

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