Why New Graduates Should Set Their Twitter Accounts to “Public”

Mar

20

2013

Tweet Pin It I’ve found that many of my friends who are in college or recently graduated still have their Twitter accounts set to private. I find this incredibly strange as I’ve always seen Twitter as the best place for publicly broadcasting messages. If I wanted privacy, I’d turn to a more personal medium like Facebook or email, but nevertheless, there are plenty of private Twitter accounts out there. If you’re just finishing up college ...
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Top 15 Blogs for Social Media Professionals 2

Feb

27

2013

Tweet Pin It Social media jobs are on the rise, and with more openings available every day, there are more blogs and bloggers out there to help you learn more about the industry. If you’re looking for a job in social media, and you don’t have a ton of real world experience yet, you’ll definitely want to turn to the experts. Here are 15 great blogs for social media professionals both young and old to check ...
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What Can New Marketing Professionals do to Improve Their Personal Brand?

Feb

14

2013

Tweet Pin It If you just graduated (or you’re about to) then you know the job hunting days are ahead of you. While submitting your resume to hundreds of employers is one approach, an approach that focuses on building your personal brand will likely get you better results. Marketing professionals definitely need to build their personal brand because, after all, how can you expect to build a company’s brand if you can’t build your own? Here ...
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20 Great Twitter Accounts for Marketing Professionals to Follow

Feb

13

2013

Tweet Pin It Twitter is intimidating if you’re just starting to get active on the network. Sifting through the hundreds of millions of accounts – mostly spam it seems – in order to find a few dozen people actually worth following takes time and patience. Since I’ve spent a a few years on Twitter, and I’ve built good connections with a number of marketing people, I figured I would take this time to share 20 ...
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5 Things You Probably Shouldn’t Tweet About While Looking for a Job

Feb

6

2013

Tweet Pin It Finding a job is tough. Tough enough that you probably shouldn’t ruin a single chance by saying a little too much on Twitter. I’ve mentioned before that Twitter can be a great way to build your personal brand, and increase your chances of getting hired, but I should also mention the opposite – Twitter can wreck your persona brand if you’re not careful. Here are five tweets that these job hunters probably ...
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6 Ways to Use Twitter to Build Your Personal Brand

Jan

16

2013

Tweet Pin It A great social media presence has become very important in the world of job searching, and Twitter has become one of the best ways to build your personal brand. Ultimately, you want your personal brand online to reflect your expertise and knowledge of the job you have (or want to have). If you use Twitter effectively, you can greatly increase your visibility online, and become a thought leader in the marketing industry. ...
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