TITLE

Twitter Yourself a New Job

AUTHOR(S)

Williams, Kesha Boyce

PUB. DATE

March 2010

SOURCE

Ebony;Mar2010, Vol. 65 Issue 5, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article provides career advice on finding a job by using the Twitter web site. Career coach Cheryl Palmer is cited regarding job networking opportunities that can be realized by tweeting with executives when ideas are discussed. The article adds that the web sites LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are all used by companies to find new employees.

ACCESSION #

47999022

Tags: JOB hunting -- Computer network resources;  TWITTER Inc.;  PALMER, Cheryl;  FACEBOOK Inc.;  LINKEDIN Corp.

 

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