How I Got My Job

More and more people are interested in knowing how someone has been able to use Twitter and other social media to find work, so this week, and in the coming weeks, I’ll be re-sharing some interviews where people have shared how they’ve used it.

I first shared David Murray‘s story here in January 2009. It’s still worthy of a listen, especially for new listeners who might have never heard it. I recently began reading The New Rules of Marketing and PR (affiliate link), and David’s story is in the section on “The New Rules of Job Search”.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 24:20, 22.3 MB), Dustin Shey shares how he got a job as a Community Moderator for a startup.  He found the lead through Twitter.

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• More job-hunting and career development information at http://getthatjobonline.com

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About Dustin

Dustin Mitchell is a Community Moderator for Bizmore.com. Aside from being a start-up junkie, Dustin also frequents music venues, art galleries, and pubs that serve hard to find micro brews and imported beers. The best way to get on his good side is to talk to him about obscure bands that no one has ever heard of, and take a stroll with him through San Francisco aimlessly in search of adventure. He is also a musician, and you can check out some tunes at www.myspace.com/dustinshey or follow his tweets at www.twitter.com/indiequick

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 27:22, 25.0 MB), Roxanne Weber shares how she got a job as an Online Community Moderator. She shares the importance of having an online presence and having a “pre-existing connection”; i.e., being already connected to someone who can put you in the position to lead you to your next job.

• Find other job-hunting success stories at http://howigotmyjob.com
• More job-hunting and career development information at http://getthatjobonline.com

If you have a job-hunting success story you’d like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we’ll get in touch to set up an interview.

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About Roxanne

Roxanne is a social media and freelance web consultant on contract; soon to be moving for a career position in San Francisco. With more than 12 years of business analysis and web development experience, Ms. Weber provides professional, on-task project management skills for web development, media campaign, and social media campaign efforts. View her blog at http://online-business-woman.com or follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/onlinewoman.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (25.1MB)

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 27:21, 25.0 MB),shares how he got a job as an Assistant Webmaster, specifically making use of social media technologies. He also shares what it’s like to search for a job hundreds of miles away from the company’s main office.

• Find other job-hunting success stories at http://howigotmyjob.com
• More job-hunting and career development information at http://getthatjobonline.com

If you have a job-hunting success story you’d like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we’ll get in touch to set up an interview.

Please share this episode with someone else who is looking for a job, and tell others about the show.

Thanks!

About David

David is the Assistant Webmaster for The Bivings Group, an internet communications firm located in Washington DC. Online Community Moderator and Social Media Outreach are his two main responsibilities.  A social media enthusiast by nature, he truly enjoys learning from others and sharing what he has learned.  He blogs at http://www.themurr.com, and you can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DaveMurr

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