One topic that particularly sparked my interest that came up tonight was using Twitter to recruit. From a recruiters point of view, recruiting through Twitter is a double-edged sword. Good news is you get TONS of candidates, but, are these the right candidates? If you’re recruiting for a job with a very specific skill set and your followers happen to have that skill set, you’re golden. But if you have a bunch of random followers, you’re going to get a whole bunch of candidates that you don’t necessarily want. From a job hunters point of view, Twitter can be a great tool. I know a lot of folks in this class are looking for a job, I definitely suggest following:

@JobSanFrancisco 

@ebc_jobs 

@caitjobs 

@BAJobs

They tweet about job openings every day. The only catch is that it’s very random. I can go on and on about Twitter and how the general public perceives it or how effective it can be from a business standpoint. At the end of the day Twitter is a tool and it’s up to users to utilize it to its maximum potential… or to talk about what they ate that morning.