50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags For Job Seekers

Twitter is like a window into the soul of America. It shows us faster and more accurately what is on our collective minds than any other medium currently in use. So it was only a matter of time, in a bad economy and a worse job market, that Twitter would be flooded with both job seekers and job offerers. The way they find each other is through certain key hashtags, the best of which we have laid out for you to help you in your quest for employment. Some of these will give you broad search results and take a while to sift through, but let’s face it — you have lots of free time.

Hashtags to Use on Twitter To Find an Employer

These are the tags to plug into Twitter’s search engine to connect you with companies with opening.

#hiring: Here it is, your No. 1 word to find a hiring company is … hiring.

#tweetmyjobs: It’s a pretty clunky phrase, but #tweetmyjobs has been tagged nearly a million times, so include it in your search.

#HR: The folks handling the headhunting for the company will be from human resources, so go straight to the source.

#jobopening: Now we’re talking. This tag is almost exclusively used by people offering people work. Easy.

#jobposting: “Jobposting” is another efficient tag to search, only it’s used a bit less than #jobopening.

#employment: Often listed along with #jobs at the end of a tweet, #employment is a major keyword used by businesses in the market for talent.

#opportunity: There will be some quotes and other tweets that don’t help you, but there will be plenty of hookups to employment opportunities.

#recruiting: Search this hashtag to find not only employers that are hiring, but inside info on the recruiting techniques they’ll be using.

#rtjobs: Many Twitter users are there helping you out by retweeting job openings they come across.

#jobangels: The JobAngels are a volunteer group working to help unemployed people find jobs, and they have a strong presence on Twitter.

#jobsearchadvice: Advice on searching for a job

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