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5 reasons why recruiters should use Twitter?

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Twitter, one of the most popular social networking sites, has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Here are 5 reasons why recruiters should use Twitter:
  1. Twitter has 500 million users. In a recruiter’s perspective, you have a large, diverse candidate pool that you can reach by a simple tweet.  
  2. Using hashtags, you can search for information on any topic of your interest; get to know about job openings by companies and candidates looking for jobs. 
  3. You can check who is mentioning you and who is retweeting your updates. This can help you to initiate a conversation.
  4. A majority of the users use Twitter on their mobile phones too. So, you can instantly reach your candidates on Twitter.
  5. Your followers opt-in to receive your tweets. So tweet relevant updates that are useful, informative and engaging.
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