When I was in journalism school my instructors suggested that we be a bit more careful about what we put up on social networking sites because our future employers would likely find it. Just as social networking sites such as LinkedIn, facebook and even twitter are used to check out future employees, they are being increasingly used by job searchers.
Enter the Twesume; that's right you can now tweet your resume. Mashable.com has a detailed article on it. Basically get a twitter account, and tweet your professional achievements, and what your career goal is; it can even include whether or not you want to relocate. According to the article, it's recruiting using social networking or social recruiting is considered the next trend in job searching in 2012.
Now, I'm a fairly active user of social networking sites- I use mainly facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn. But I think this is going a little too far. Tweeting a resume?? Granted it does force job searchers to focus in a little more on their field, say directly what they want without wasting any words. But how do you sum yourself up in 140 characters? I don't think it's possible.
Take me for example; I mainly tweet about politics- but I have other interests, and I don't like being so serious all the time. I tend to be a little less guarded on Facebook, using it mostly for socializing. On LinkedIn, I'm professional focusing in on my career related experience in Journalism. And again I feel I've done enough that I can't exactly sum up those experiences in merely 140 characters.
What is facebook but a snapshot in time? What is Twitter but a lingering thought to be shared with the world? People are more than facebook, more than twitter. Arguably you can present yourself any way you want to online, and you can never get the full picture of someone.
Don't get me wrong, technology, and social networking are both great. Just keep in mind job searchers are more than their online profiles, and definitely more than 140 characters.
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