The Best Twitter Feeds for Career Advice

Here are some of our favorite Twitter accounts to follow for hiring trends and tips on how to get ahead in your career.

Author:: Seth Fiegerman
Publish date:: Feb 15, 2012 6:00 AM EST

LinkedIn may be considered the primary social network for career news, but Twitter can be just as good if not better –the trick is knowing whom to follow. The vast majority of businesses and staffing agencies now have Twitter accounts, which frequently advertise job postings as soon as they go up. So if you’re looking to work at Google, for example, following @Googlejobs will keep you in the loop about potential openings. There are also plenty of websites that aggregate jobs by industry that now have Twitter accounts, whether it’s @Mediajobsdaily for journalism jobs or @USAJOBS for government positions. Even if you’re not looking to switch jobs, you can still use Twitter to find information about hiring trends, career tools and tips on how to get ahead in your industry. We rounded up nine of our favorite Twitter accounts to follow for job postings and general career advice. If there are any accounts you think we missed, let us know in the comments section! Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Lindsey Pollak brings a little bit of LinkedIn to Twitter. Pollak is the global spokeswoman for LinkedIn and a career expert in her own right who specializes in offering tips for younger workers. Her book, Getting From College to Career, is a must-read for any recent grads, and so is her Twitter feed. Pollak posts career advice daily and every few weeks she holds an online seminar to answer questions. Follow @LindseyPollak Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Heather Huhman is a one-woman news feed for job-hunting trends and career advice. Huhman is an experienced hiring manager and author of several books that focus on tips for internships, entry-level jobs and other issues facing Generation Y. On her Twitter account, she curates career stories from around the Web ranging from networking tips to ways to use new media in your job search. Follow @Heatherhuhman Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Alexandra Levit's career advice has been quoted by countless news sources, including this one. She has worked as a career columnist for The Wall Street Journal, wrote several books including New Job, New You and served as a member of the Business Roundtable’s Springboard Project, which advised President Barack Obama on workplace issues. Her tweets span across every stage of the job process from hiring news and interview tips to work/life balance. Follow @Alevit Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Alison Green has managed a midsize business and brings her experience as a boss to the popular Ask A Manager blog, answering any question readers might have about their own workplace issues. And when we say any question, we mean it. Just this week alone, she’s fielded questions about how to deal with everything from payroll delays to co-workers who are a little bit too flatulent in the office. She tweets about these stories along with news and tips from other websites. Follow @Askamanager Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Laurie Ruettimann is a social media guru and founder of several human resources start-ups. Her tweets offer insider tips on when and how to approach HR, as well as tips on using social networks when searching for jobs, along with some tidbits about pop culture and pets just for good measure. Follow @LRuettimann Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Miriam Salpeter is a must-follow for job hunters. She is author of Social Networking for Career Success and founder of the career coaching firm Keppie Careers. Salpeter tweets extensively about tips to improve your resume, build a network and pick your references. She also regularly posts announcements from companies that are hiring. Follow @Keepie_Careers Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Craig Fisher spent more than a decade in the IT staffing industry and now works as a speaker offering tips on how job seekers and recruiters can better promote themselves and build their personal brands. His Twitter account is full of actionable tips on how to make the most of social media, show off your personality in the interview process and use online tools to search for jobs. Our only complaint about Fisher is that the background for his Twitter page is a screengrab of his Google+ account. It looks like two worlds colliding. Follow @Fishdogs Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Careerbuilder has established itself as one of the go-to websites for job postings, but its Twitter account serves as a great guide to improve your job search. The Careerbuilder account highlights companies hiring in particular industries and offers tips on a range of job hunting issues, such as writing a cover letter and recovering after being rejected from a job. Follow @Careerbuilder Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Glassdoor is another favorite job website of ours. It uses employee surveys to provide an inside look at tens of thousands of businesses and happens to have an excellent blog devoted to career issues, which is what its Twitter account tends to draw from. The account offers daily tips on everything from the perfect length for a resume to the difference between interviewing for a job at a small company versus a big business. Glassdoor also sprinkles in some lighthearted posts, including a recent one about whether the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. Follow @Glassdoordotcom Photo Credit: Twitter.com

Seth Fiegerman is a staff reporter for MainStreet. You can follow him on Twitter @sfiegerman. And if you haven't already, now is a great time to follow MainStreet itself on Twitter. You'll get all of our most important stories, right as they publish. Follow us @mainstr! Photo Credit: clevercupcakes

How to Find Your Next Job on Twitter

LinkedIn may be considered the primary social network for career news, but Twitter can be just as good if not better –the trick is knowing whom to follow. The vast majority of businesses and staffing agencies now have Twitter accounts, which frequently advertise job postings as soon as they go up. So if you’re looking to work at Google, for example, following @Googlejobs will keep you in the loop about potential openings. There are also plenty of websites that aggregate jobs by industry that now have Twitter accounts, whether it’s @Mediajobsdaily for journalism jobs or @USAJOBS for government positions. Even if you’re not looking to switch jobs, you can still use Twitter to find information about hiring trends, career tools and tips on how to get ahead in your industry. We rounded up nine of our favorite Twitter accounts to follow for job postings and general career advice. If there are any accounts you think we missed, let us know in the comments section! Photo Credit: Twitter.com