Posts tagged with “twitter”

If you're a millennial than you have to start figuring out how you want to position yourself at work. Don't think for a minute that everyone that's older than you doesn't understand technology. Although the younger generations are typically more savvy and adept at utilizing social media, there is still a signifcant amount of "seasoned" professionals on the web.

There's five generations in the workforce, and although millennials will be the majority in the year 2020 (HBS), older workers still have senior positions. Instead of trying to be superior than them, which can get you fired or put you in a corner, try and be helpful by supporting their projects with your tech expertise. Think about how you can use your knowledge of social media or web 2.0 technology to your benefit and teach them, instead of trying to outsmart them. Remember, a built bridge is stronger than a burnt bridge.

<< Social Media Mistakes Part Five: Tweeting Too Early

Your colleagues are following you on Twitter, trust me. If you're looking for a career move right now or in the future and you want to promote it, wait till after you've moved from your company.

Supervisor references are always important because endorsements rule the world, so if you want to burn your previous employer by not being transparent offline, then you're in trouble. You can tell your friends and family, but once you announce it to the world, it's fair game and you'll be laid off immediately without the chance to ever return to that company. A lot of people don't realize that once you establish a reputation and a network at a company, it can be your safety net in the future if you desperately need a job.

<< Social Media Mistakes Part 4

Best Buy is making trendy online social networking waves in the job market with a posting that appeared recently on their website that listed two preferred job qualifications: a graduate degree and 250 or more followers on Twitter.

Say what?

Yes, now your guilty online tweeting habit can be something to brag about on a job application. Of course you'll want to know your audience before you go pasting your follower count on every resume, but companies that want someone with online social media experience are getting creative with how they choose to weed out those who simply understand the internet and those who have a real online presence.

Geez, I don't even have 150 followers yet -- I better get tweeting!

(BTW, follow us on Twitter!)

Emurse now has a fan page on Facebook!

Keep up with the Emurse.com team, join in discussions and meet other users.

Support the Emurse.com cause and add our page. All the cool kids are doing it. ;)

http://www.facebook.com/emurse

All the cool kids are using it, so we figured it was time to join the pack.

Add us / message us on Twitter at @jobsearch

(if anyone has any suggestions on possibly cool uses for our Twitter account, let us know! ;)