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How I Used Twitter to Get Meetings with 3 CEOs and a VP of Recruiting in 2 Weeks

Submitted by Jbuss

Aug 25, 2008

Summary

Networking was never one of my strongest skills. I am sometimes shy when it comes to meeting new people, and as a 23 year old who is just two years out of college, I don’t have much of an address book or LinkedIn network (but I have a ton of Facebook friends). The first stage of building my company, One Day, One Job, didn’t require much networking, for I was trying to get college aged job and internship hunters to visit my site. Read the full article

Comments (3)

Cemarlotte,

Aug 25, 2008

Probably the best guidelines for twittering I've read.

Daniel J Pritchett,

Aug 25, 2008

It sounds like networking is in fact one of Mr. Franzen's strongest skills, even if he's too modest to admit it.

It's neat to see how social media empowers those of us who don't have the best track record of networking via traditional means.