Money / Twitter Find a New Job, 140 Characters at a Time Site can be used for targeted, effective networking By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Apr 8, 2009 1:44 PM CDT Copied Rental site, RentWiki.com, Integrates With Twitter to Give Renters Access to What Locals Are Saying and Conversations Happening Around Neighborhoods. (PRNewsFoto/RentWiki.com) If you’re unemployed, the right attention on Twitter could land you your next position. Forbes offers pointers on using the micro-blogging site for networking: Make sure your account name contains something about your profession, so your feed shows up when people search associated topics. Search for industry leaders and other people and companies in your field you’d like to know—some firms even post job openings on their feeds. Sign up to follow their tweets. In your tweets, offer your opinions on news and seminars relevant to your career. If one of the important people you’ve been following says something notable on a professional topic, forward it or post an open comment. If you’re following a hiring manager at a firm you’re interested in, tailor your tweets to comment on issues he or she posts about. (More Twitter stories.) Report an error