"You could sit there all day and read posts on Twitter," said About.com employment analyst Alison Doyle, who's been tweeting job advice herself. "But you might miss some, or they might not be the right position for you."
It's just one tool of many, she said, but the old-fashioned rules still apply. "It gets back to - when you're job searching - your connections are going to be critically important."
Indeed, when the going got tough for Warren Sukernek, a prolific Twitterer from Seattle, the tweets got going. Just before Christmas, Sukernek sent out a solemn tweet to his 2,800 followers. "Friends, I have just been laid off. As a digital strategist, I would appreciate any leads or opportunities that you would be aware of." Sukernek was amazed to see his small army of followers reach into its own pool of connections.
