Comments on: Twitter’s Impact on My Job Search: Connection, Validation, Perspective

By: An Open Letter to Student Affairs Graduate Students « The Student Affairs Collaborative

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:31:47 +0000

[...] it. Not only is it the best free professional development tool out there, but if used properly, it can help land you a job! Read my “Teaching Twitter to Colleagues” post for a step-by-step guide on getting [...]

By: Newbie 101: Advice for new jobs | Higher Ed Career Coach

Newbie 101: Advice for new jobs | Higher Ed Career Coach — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:07:31 +0000

[...] and prepare for interviews. Social Media played an interesting piece in my job search as well. ( http://edcabellon.com/tech/twitters-impact-on-my-job-search/) I followed several potential supervisors, universities, and department accounts during my job [...]

By: Take 5 and Listen in the Morning: My Rx for Using Social Media to Advance Your Job Search | Higher Ed Career Coach

Thu, 27 May 2010 19:58:51 +0000

[...] I am doing a BlogTalkRadio show on using social media in your job search tomorrow (Friday) at 11 a.m. My guest host will be Mallory Bower, Assistant Director of Career Services at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Mallory writes periodically for my other site, HigherEdLifeCoach.Com, and will have some articles on this site soon, as well. Our guests will include some of Mallory’s colleagues at UNCP, including Mike Severy, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, and newly hired Assistant Director Becca Fick. Twitter was integral to posting the job, getting candidates and to Fick’s eventual hiring. Mike and Becca wrote great posts on their perspectives on using Twitter in the job search. Mike’s post, on the Student Affairs Collaborative Blog, can be found here, and Becca’s guest post at On the Go with Ed Cabellon can be found here. [...]

By: J Broom

J Broom — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:01:48 +0000

I'm so proud of Becca and all her accomplishments! She has always been an inspiration to others around her and has exceeded the level of excellance in everything she's ever gone after. I'm sure UNCP is only a steppingstone for GREAT things to come in Becca's Career and I'm proud to say I know her. Sunshine is on your face sweety!

By: Twitter leads to job search success « Student Affairs Dual Duel

Twitter leads to job search success « Student Affairs Dual Duel — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:32:08 +0000

[...] Becca, the successful candidate, her post on On the Go with Ed Cabellon, she found three ways that twitter helped with her job [...]