Since less is sometimes more, some employers may opt to have you tweet in 140 characters or less your experience and/or reason why they should hire you.
For example, they may ask you to answer this question in 140 characters or less.
“Tell me about yourself.”
Fact is. Most people can’t answer this question in 500 characters words or less.
So today I encourage you to learn how to answer this question in 140 characters or less. In fact, as a great way to differentiate yourself from other job seekers, I would encourage you to learn to answer any job search or interview question in 140 characters or less.
Here’s why.
Check out this recent job posting from Craigslist.com. It’s no longer available but here it is in its original form:
Twitter genius (Greenwich Village)
Date: 2009-12-23, 10:18PM EST
Reply to: job-28xpu-1523261367@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Killer, well-funded start-up e-commerce company, filled w/ a lot of young people and seasoned pros seeks an expert in social media marketing.
I need someone who tweets in their sleep and updates their fb status before calling their mom on Mother’s Day.
I don’t care if you’re just out of college or have 10 years experience as long as you know social media marketing backwards and forwards.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS JOB, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW EXACTLY. NO DEVIATIONS:
(i) Email me two tweets. The first should be about your experience. The second should by why you’re perfect for this job. If you exceed twitter’s allotted character count, you’re done.
(ii) Email me your Twitter name in link form (e.g. http://www.twitter.com/YOURNAME) r>
(iii) Tell me how many followers you have and how many people you follow.
(iv) Tell me who’s the best person you follow and why (in tweet form).
(v) Tell me what’s the best way to get more followers (in tweet form).
(vi) Specific salary requirement.
IF YOU DO NOT SEND ALL OF THE ABOVE, EXACTLY AS I LAID IT OUT, I WILL NOT CONSIDER THE APPLICATION.
No consulting firms, please. Thanks
Now I ask you. If you had to follow these instructions for this job, could you do it within these parameters without being eliminated?
Give it a try. Create your 140 character resume at twtjobs.com.
And please leave a comment and your twtjobs.com link to your 140 character resume below.
Source: AnswerGuy.com
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Marvin Wilson is a freelance resume writer and job search coach for CareerSyntax.com. He is dedicated to helping job seekers & employers connect. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/MarvinWilson. You should Become a Fan at http://www.facebook.com/CoachM™
