Wasting time twittering can help you get a management level position. Really. I wonder if it matters what you Twitter about? Actually, for certain professions, I think you should certainly be up on all media - Twitter included (ughhh). Just can't help to wonder what's next... your followers being used for personal reference? Looking for an edge in the job market - get to Twittering:
A recent job posting on Best Buy Co Inc.’s Web site for a Senior Manager – Emerging Media Marketing position based out of the company’s corporate headquarters in Richfield, Minn. listed two preferred job qualifications: a graduate degree and 250+ followers on Twitter.
Basic qualifications for the position include a Bachelor’s degree, “two plus years of mobile or social media marketing experience” at the director or strategist level, “four plus years people or resource leadership experience” and “one plus years of active blogging experience."
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