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Twitter Overview:

Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service utilizing instant messaging, SMS or a web interface. Twitter is open ended and people and companies use it in a variety of ways, including to job search.

Users post updates on Twitter that are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them.
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Using Twitter to Job Search:

Companies and job boards post job openings on Twitter, and job seekers network through Twitter to help facilitate their job search.

TwitterJobSearch.com
TwitterJobSearch.com is a job search engine that searches Twitter for jobs that match the keywords that you enter.

JobShouts
JobShouts.com is a free resource for both employers and job seekers. Employers can post their jobs for free; those jobs are then automatically “tweeted” to users on Twitter.

JobAngels
JobAngels started with the objective of asking those who could to help one person find a job.

Users also can search all of Twitter:
Twitter Search

How Employers Use Twitter:

Employers are using Twitter, too. Zappos, for example, has a link to Twitter on their home page, so you can see what Zappo employers are doing now and the company is using Twitter to recruit. Rainier PR has recruited and hired using Twitter. ATT posts open positions on Twitter. Many other companies have a corporate presence on Twitter. Search by the company name to find them.
Twitter Name Search
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