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How To: Use Twitter to Read the Minds of Human Resources Pros

How To: Use Twitter to Read the Minds of Human Resources Pros


Twitter is an aggregator of information. Much like Perez Hilton aggregates celebrity gossip and ESPN aggregates sports information from across the globe, Twitter is filled with small communities of individuals who spend time every day sharing information about common interests.

As a young professional, you should be aware that human resource professionals love using Twitter to share HR tips, tricks and advice. In the post that follows, I will show you five ways to locate these professionals and make use of their expertise in your job search.

Using hashtags (#) to find HR professionals


According to Twitter Support, a hashtag is a way to group tweets into a focused interest.

Hashtags are easy to discover. Try using search.twitter.com and type in a general human resources hashtag, like "#human resources" for example.

Instantly, a flood of human resources-related information fills your computer screen, as seen below.

Beginning with a general hashtag concept, like "#humanresources", exposes you to additional variations of the same focus. For example, "#hr" and "#workplace" also appear as variations of "#humanresources."

Use general hashtags to expose yourself to trending topics, and then narrow in with the variations of that general hashtag.

Identify Quality HR Resources and Create a List to Follow Them

One of the results from the first page of "human resources" search term shows a new hashtag, "HRevolution". As we mentioned before, this is the "ah-hah!" moment where you begin to realize other hashtags exist within a particular focus (for example, human resources).

The key now is to create a figurative fish bowl of HR resources by focusing on these individuals and following their discussions on regular basis. These are the people who would potentially consider you for a position, so you want to keep close tabs on the industry they work in as well as specific facets within each HR professionals geographic region or line of work.

By far, the best way to keep tabs on a group of people (say, a group of human resources pros) is to create a list. This is probably one of the easiest parts of your job search.

All you have to do is click to your "lists" section of your profile and create a list, as we see in the screenshot on the left. Grouping these professionals into one, easy-to-access space makes keeping tabs on their work a piece of cake.

The key is to NOT give up on this list. You spent all this time finding these human resources employees, so take time each and every day during your job search to scan the list and familiarize yourself with the hiring process that human resources pros go through on a daily basis.

Utilize Hyper-Specific Twitter Resources

As Twitter has evolved, it has turned into a hyper-specific resource. Looking for a job in the music industry? Check out @USMusicJobs.

Maybe you want to focus on a particular region of the country? In that case, try using abbreviations for the region you want to work in. For example, HR professionals in the Portland, Oregon, area list jobs on @PDXJobs on an hourly basis.

There is also a great Mashable article that details numerous hashtags by region, field and job type. Use this as a best practices to structure your job search by industry and location.

The Almighty Power of WhatTheHashtag.com

A spinoff of the short version of the phrase what the hell, WTHashtag is one of the best Twitter resources I have found.

WTHashtag allows users to type in hash tags and then view information regarding that specific tag. Let's take the hashtag "#HR" for example:

As we can see, WTHashtag shows current stats regarding that specific hashtag and details who the top Twitter accounts were that used it.

Look at the graphic above, if you were searching for job in the San Francisco ("SFO_HRJobs") or Alabama ("MyAlabamaJob") areas, wouldn't you have a pretty good idea of who to add to your HR list and keep a close eye on for jobs that appeal to your interests?

Twitter Job Search Engines

Designers have created off-shoots of this powerful platform in the form of Twitter search engines. One of the more popular ones, twitjobsearch.comallows you to search by position and location.

More importantly, human resources pros hang out on platforms these and post jobs they are looking to fill. To prove my point, I typed in a specific position ("nurse practitioner") and location ("Phoenix") into Twit Job Search. See the result below.

Look at the results! 46 jobs popped up, and Twit Job Search even has a Google map embedded into their platform to help pinpoint the exact location of the jobs posted.


These jobs come from other professionals using Twitter as a recruiting tool. Not only is this a great place to find jobs, but you can find additional users who are not only working in your desired field, but posting jobs in it!

Take advantage of resources like Twit Job Search and find the career you truly want.

In Closing

There you have it: five great ways to use Twitter in your job search. Now go out there and take some risk in pursuit of the career of your dreams!
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