HF Chat

Connecting Professionals

Date: 02/01/2013

Analysis of the session 'HF Chat' created with Tweet Category

OVERVIEW

Session HF Chat
Introduction: Great and amazing chat today at #HFChat. Many users participated actively and shared tips and answers. We created one category per answer plus other ones like positive tweets, other and tips. Due big amount of tweets we didn't put the categories in annexes. Numbers 939 123 939 0 10 most active users
LarryEngel Followers: 1146 Tweets 81
46% Retweets

Last highlighted tweets

CarlynServices
@EmilieMeck thanks for the follow and the great #hfchat today. Very helpful

Tweets Users
Categorized tweets Non categorized tweets Categories

EmilieMeck Followers: 4937 Tweets 69

20% Other

MissyQuest
#HFchat cheers to all for the wonderful chat today, head still spinning...

IamOkema Followers: 533 Tweets 64

42% Retweets

Hey OppKnocks job seekers- If you didn't join in #HFchat today, go back through the feed for some great advice.

ThomasCareer Followers: 478 Tweets 55

52% Retweets

JackalopeJobs
Great advice in #HFchat today! Thanks everyone. #HFchat

269 Retweets 190 Conversations 132 Other 53 Tips 50 5 - Approach 46 Links 46 Positive 43 Social Con. - 2 40 Follow Up - 4 37 Online - 1 33 Applying - 3

28 % 20 % 14 % 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3%

62 42 50 20 19 31 29 21 24 23 17 RecruiterAT Followers: 1136 Tweets 35

31% Retweets

careerintell Followers: 3922 Tweets 35

34% Retweets
Nice job today @EmilieMeck and @LarryEngel! #hfchat

ChrisFleek
Thx for the #hfchat today everyone. Best of luck #jobseekers. Cheers.

animal Followers: 10740 Tweets 30

50% Conversations

RecruiterAT
A5: Don't let employer stump you with the question, "What do you know about our company?" Do your research and be prepared! #HFChat

LandoverTechJob Followers: 352 Tweets 29

24% Conversations

Careerleaf
A5: Don't be late. Always inquire what the "next steps" before leaving the interview. This will help with a follow up. #HFchat

MissyQuest Followers: 3403 Tweets 28

42% Conversations

Alex_Edmonds
A5: Know the industry, know the company you're applying with. Also understand your value and what u bring to table #HFChat

marksalke Followers: 1548 Tweets 27

51% Conversations

sparkhire
A5: Know the job you're interviewing for before going into the interview. Prepare q's to ask them. Research the company. #HFchat

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Most active users list

LarryEngel Tweets: 81 EmilieMeck Tweets: 69 IamOkema Tweets: 64 ThomasCareer Tweets: 55 OppKnocksCareer Tweets: 35 RecruiterAT Tweets: 35 animal Tweets: 30 LandoverTechJob Tweets: 29 MissyQuest Tweets: 28 marksalke Tweets: 27 ChrisFleek Tweets: 26 careerintell Tweets: 24 TacoBell_Shalin Tweets: 22 sparkhire Tweets: 22 Careerleaf Tweets: 19 JackalopeJobs Tweets: 19 DawnRasmussen Tweets: 18 Telemill Tweets: 17 tbashiru Tweets: 17 7Recruiter Tweets: 15 CarlynServices Tweets: 15 McGrawHillJobs Tweets: 15 kevinbhawkins Tweets: 14 CaressaCrawford Tweets: 13 Alex_Edmonds Tweets: 10 markvanbaale Tweets: 10 InsperityJobs Tweets: 9 CTMGjobs Tweets: 8 JohnRoseCPC Tweets: 8 rmcgahen Tweets: 8 HRBimbo Tweets: 7 ResumeDrEliz Tweets: 7 BFahReal Tweets: 6 Lin_Dolin Tweets: 6 T_Fig Tweets: 6 TomBolt Tweets: 6 BPI_Kholley Tweets: 5 KirbyCole Tweets: 5 PorscheNichols Tweets: 5 DoinGoodInAtL Tweets: 4 HRMargo Tweets: 4 SoniaVera7 Tweets: 4 AIC_CareerServ Tweets: 3 AshLaurenPerez Tweets: 3 GuyDavis02 Tweets: 3 Jerry_Albright Tweets: 3 TheJobbook Tweets: 3 cmacdonaldwx Tweets: 3 levyrecruits Tweets: 3 ratarver Tweets: 3 Career_Options Tweets: 2 ExBliss Tweets: 2 FactSetCareers Tweets: 2 Hire_Friday Tweets: 2 ItsMe_Chloe3 Tweets: 2 JeromeHolland1 Tweets: 2 McGrawHillCos Tweets: 2 MemphisJobSeekr Tweets: 2 MikeChuidian Tweets: 2 SocialMediaBK Tweets: 2 andienns Tweets: 2 cjcampo822 Tweets: 2 havrilla Tweets: 2 kavita1010 Tweets: 2 kcjobseekers Tweets: 2 ALEXBOTTOM Tweets: 1 AceEmployment Tweets: 1 AhmedMerchantx Tweets: 1 AlanFluhrer Tweets: 1 BLStrangfeld Tweets: 1 CareerCONNECTS Tweets: 1 Career_Geek Tweets: 1 CityStaffing Tweets: 1 CoopSeneca Tweets: 1 CyndyTrivella Tweets: 1 Danielle_dab Tweets: 1 EasyJobPosting Tweets: 1 FordCareers Tweets: 1 GovernmentJobs Tweets: 1 GrantVanPutten6 Tweets: 1 GreigWells Tweets: 1 HRCloudjobs Tweets: 1 HRGalFriday Tweets: 1 Henjealy Tweets: 1 ITSupportTaylor Tweets: 1 JPHazelwood Tweets: 1 JobSearchCoach Tweets: 1 Jobscience Tweets: 1 KbogesRECRUITS Tweets: 1 MBSwahn Tweets: 1 Maine_Beats Tweets: 1 Moebiusradio Tweets: 1

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NEOGOVjobs Tweets: 1 NEOKreska Tweets: 1 OpedCarrie Tweets: 1 Radio77 Tweets: 1 RecruiterCait Tweets: 1 RobGarciaSJ Tweets: 1 SeanIngold Tweets: 1 SmartRecruiters Tweets: 1 TalentTalks Tweets: 1 TammyLPOB Tweets: 1 TheWrightWingv2 Tweets: 1 ThomasJeffries3 Tweets: 1 TweetCategoryDT Tweets: 1 VocusCareers Tweets: 1 WomenInPR1 Tweets: 1 YCCCCareerTrans Tweets: 1 adultintraining Tweets: 1 amyleighng Tweets: 1 careerfolk Tweets: 1 demilove Tweets: 1 ed_han Tweets: 1 engineerhunter Tweets: 1 jeangleason Tweets: 1 kpsourcerqueen Tweets: 1 new_resource Tweets: 1 passaggio Tweets: 1 reedracer Tweets: 1

talemetry Tweets: 1 thabookker Tweets: 1 tpilive Tweets: 1 tweetcategory Tweets: 1

Analysis of the session 'HF Chat' created with Tweet Category

Highlighted tweets
Dawn Rasmussen @DawnRasmussen
Using social media to make meaningful connections with recruiters, HR peeps, and hiring mgrs is your best bet. #hfchat
17:05 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Dawn Rasmussen @DawnRasmussen

The simple magic of a successful job search is knowing where your target audience is, then getting yourself in there. #hfchat
17:11 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Kirby Cole @KirbyCole

Look around, when u find a job or company you are interested in, use the power of the web to see who and what you can find out first #hfchat
17:12 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Joshua Jones @7Recruiter

YES! Treating your job search like a JOB is always recommended. Jobseekers, hold yourself to metrics! #hfchat
17:25 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Chris Fleek @ChrisFleek

If ATS is available you should apply that way + other networking you can muster. ATS often is for compliance purposes. #hfchat
17:26 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Annette Richmond @careerintell

If not already mentioned - like company FB pages - many put jobs there #hfchat
17:27 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Lin @Lin_Dolin
All jobs from all job boards are inundated quickly. You either have to get their first or lose out. #hfchat @MissyQuest
17:27 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Dawn Rasmussen @DawnRasmussen

Job closing dates are a lie! They are arbitrary dates - you need to light a fire and apply ASAP. Don't dilly-dally! #hfchat
17:31 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

Chris Fleek @ChrisFleek

Has to be professional & unobtrusive. RT @CarlynServices: Follow up, follow up, follow up. You can't wait for them to come to you #hfchat
17:41 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Tips

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Joshua Jones @7Recruiter

A2: Start with LinkedIn. Always start with LinkedIn to check for connections you may have. #hfchat
17:13 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Social Con. - 2

Alex Edmonds @Alex_Edmonds

A2: Look up companies on sites such as Linkedin, and see employees that work for them or members of company groups #HFChat
17:14 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Social Con. - 2

Spark Hire @sparkhire

A2: Use LinkedIn to research connections but don't forget people you already know too. #HFchat
17:14 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Social Con. - 2

Jobbook @TheJobbook
Excited to join #HFChat today, hello everyone!
16:59 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Shalini Chugh Poore @TacoBell_Shalin

Hello #HireFriday chatters! great discussion on networking today! #hfchat
17:21 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Chris Fleek @ChrisFleek

Thx for the #hfchat today everyone. Best of luck #jobseekers. Cheers.
18:05 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Annette Richmond @careerintell

Nice job today @EmilieMeck and @LarryEngel! #hfchat
18:06 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Jackalope Jobs @JackalopeJobs

Great advice in #HFchat today! Thanks everyone. #HFchat
18:06 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Opportunity Knocks @OppKnocksCareer

Hey OppKnocks job seekers- If you didn't join in #HFchat today, go back through the feed for some great advice.
18:06 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Missy Quest @MissyQuest

#HFchat cheers to all for the wonderful chat today, head still spinning...
18:24 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

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Lynne/ @CarlynServices
@EmilieMeck thanks for the follow and the great #hfchat today. Very helpful
18:52 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Positive

Careerleaf @Careerleaf
A1: Job boards are a great place to start - but don't forget NICHE job boards too. Integrate SM strategies into your job search #HFchat
17:05 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Online - 1

Emilie Mecklenborg @EmilieMeck

A1 Have a #jobsearch strategy mapped out, create a weekly checklist, make a list of top 10 companies to target . #hfchat
17:05 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Online - 1

John Rose @JohnRoseCPC

A1: Explore existing network, develop and expand ur network in the area you seek #job #HFChat
17:07 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Online - 1

Joshua Jones @7Recruiter

A4: Hopefully candidate has an inside contact. Its hard to follow up with an ATS. Which is why I suggest avoiding them. #hfchat
17:37 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Follow Up - 4

Emilie Mecklenborg @EmilieMeck

A4 Use #SoMe to leverage yourself and keep you top-of-mind to HMs and recruiters. Create a blog, add to discussions. #hfchat
17:37 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Follow Up - 4

Insperity Jobs @InsperityJobs

A4: Inquire when face-to-face interviews will occur. Show how skills align to opening and why youre drawn to that specific company. #hfchat
17:39 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Follow Up - 4

Spark Hire @sparkhire

A4: There's such a thing as too much with the follow up. Don't beat HR over the head with your emails/phone calls. #HFchat
17:41 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Follow Up - 4

Joshua Jones @7Recruiter

A3: Avoid dumping your resume into an ATS. Always hunt down a direct contact and create the human to human contact. #hfchat
17:26 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Applying - 3

Emilie Mecklenborg @EmilieMeck

A3 Apply online through ATS and connect with LI contact letting them know you applied and are interested. #hfchat
17:26 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Applying - 3

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Careerleaf @Careerleaf
A3: Don't turn in an application twice. Once online and once with HR is too much. #HFchat
17:27 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: Applying - 3

Spark Hire @sparkhire

A5: Know the job you're interviewing for before going into the interview. Prepare q's to ask them. Research the company. #HFchat
17:52 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: 5 - Approach

Alex Edmonds @Alex_Edmonds

A5: Know the industry, know the company you're applying with. Also understand your value and what u bring to table #HFChat
17:52 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: 5 - Approach

Careerleaf @Careerleaf
A5: Don't be late. Always inquire what the "next steps" before leaving the interview. This will help with a follow up. #HFchat
17:53 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: 5 - Approach

Amanda McFarland @RecruiterAT

A5: Don't let employer stump you with the question, "What do you know about our company?" Do your research and be prepared! #HFChat
17:54 - 01 Feb 13

Cat.: 5 - Approach

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Conclusions
High participation.

Large number of tweets.

Users answered the questions and added very net resting tips.

Many positive tweets.

Analysis of the session 'HF Chat' created with Tweet Category