The days of stand alone 'old fashioned' recruitment styles are over. Not many would even consider sending a paper based CV in application to a job (unless it was specifically required).But nowadays, there are so many avenues to choose from, how do job seekers know which is the best way to turn?

I recently made my first placement entirely via social media channels. Well, Twitter.

Honestly? I hated Twitter when it first came out. It just bugged me, I mean, what is the point of posting status updates up to 140 characters that tell no one anything and achieves absolutely nothing? Then, with a combination of me discovering the PR and Social Media markets as a personal interest and Twitter taking off from a business perspective, I was turned. And hooked.

Follow the right people and the right people will follow you (on the whole!). Within an environment where barriers and formalities are taken away but still kept at a professional level, who wouldn't want to interact with someone who could potentially help them out? That's how I found my candidate.

I interacted, exchanged contact details, met, sent for interview within 2 days and had an offer on the table within 7 days. So to answer the original question? In the words of a tweet from said candidate shortly after her offer:

'…. Job hunting via Twitter, it's the way forward people!'

Says it all really.

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