MN Headhunter In Star Tribune Career Article On Twitter

I only have one line of a quote in this article How To Get Found By Recruiters

"I recently got three referrals to candidates within two minutes of posting on Twitter about a job I was trying to fill," says Paul DeBettignies, Managing Partner of Nerd Search, a Minneapolis-based recruiting firm.

That’s what happens when you do not get back to a writer for a deadline. Note to self: Respond promptly.

Normally I do but this one slipped past me.

Kevin Donlin who wrote the article is also on Twitter with kevindonlin and has a blog The Simple Job Search. He attended our May 2008 Minnesota Recruiters event.

Another quote comes from Tavis Hudson of The Resource Group who is also on Twitter as Tavisd:

Meanwhile, think carefully about what to include in your Twitter Bio. Include job titles and other terms that make your name pop up for the right searches. "Be very task-oriented about the specific job you're after, which will determine what you post and how you respond to others," advises Tavis Hudson, a recruiter at Technical Resources, in Chanhassen, Minn.

"I've met more than 20 candidates in person after first developing a relationship with them on Twitter, and one of them is interviewing right now for a software-related position," says Hudson.

Clearly Tavis responded to Kevin in a timely manner.

Comments

[Kevin Donlin]

Heh. Serves you right for not returning my calls. What were you doing, playing around on Twitter or something? - kevin donlin

[Tavis Hudson]

Paul is just too busy coming up with creative ways to find new candidates and talk about it to take time to return calls….Or maybe I don't have enough work to do so I was available to return Kevin's call. :)