How to use social media to get a job
This article is about how Charlie Loyd, a satellite image enthusiast,
perfected a new way to make maps with cloudless imagery and tweeted his work to five mapping companies. Within
minutes he had a reply tweet, followed by an interview and eventually a job offer.
Key points:
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45% of employers now use social
media to screen job
candidates. Likewise, jobseekers are increasingly using online profiles to find
jobs, with 34% using Twitter to make first contact
with employers.
From this article it is
clear to see that the developments from the digital age has allowed easy access
and easier ways to try and apply for a job. This may have increased the amount
to communication there is from employers to applicants.
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