Job Hunting Tips for a Career Advisor

Twitter has quickly become one of the leading social networking sites. Within a span of 4 years (Twitter was created in 2006), it has developed into a 200 million/month user site. Although only permitted to use 140 characters in each “tweet”, users have developed ways to communicate within the twitter interface. According to Pear Analytics’ 2009 study, two of top 4 reason for twitter use are peripheral awareness and pass along value, or in other words, gathering information for personal use. Job seekers and employers alike have caught onto this and begun to use Twitter for their advantage.

So, you have just received more than one job offer? Good for you!

Next comes the difficult decision of deciding which one to accept. Often times, it is tempting to accept a job and forget about the other offers you have just received. It is important to keep in mind that the company took the time to interview and screen you and someone felt you were a good fit for the position.

It’s never a good idea to ignore a job offer and leave the employer in the dark.

It is considered bad etiquette and you never know if will into these managers again. No matter what the reason the sooner you let the company know that you are turning down the offer, the sooner they can react and move forward with their hiring process.