Response Post #2

I identified greatly with Sabrina's most recent post "The Search is On." There are tons of outlets and search engines to help one find what they're looking for, but sometimes it seems as though searching can be futile without that one elusive stroke of luck. I, too, used the Internet as a job search tool after I graduated from undergrad in 2009. I joined and scoured the sites of Mediabistro, Ed2010, JournalismJobs, Monster, and countless other relevant sites in my search. I even searched Craigslist daily for job or internship openings. The other websites all seemed to leave me fruitless in my job hunt, but Craigslist (which in my mind, was the unlikeliest place to find a job) actually yielded me one the greatest and very fulfilling opportunities I have now. It didn't happen overnight though. I had been job hunting on Craiglist DAILY for months without any real leads until the day I ran across the posting for the job I have now. They (whoever they are) weren't joking when they said that good things come to those who wait.

Even with all of the fancy sophistication of search engines and the Internet with its analytics and search behavior systems, I am a witness that one may still need to dig to find what he or she is looking for, especially if he or she is a job seeker. Perseverance is a must!  I will say, however, that Twitter has positioned itself to be a very useful tool that adds ease to the job search. Since starting my graduate education in PR, I decided that I should follow the Twitter accounts of relevant PR firms and professionals. That way, I could always get a stream of information I needed to know about PR and keep my finger on the pulse on how the industry was working and changing. One day I randomly came across a tweet from a PR firm in NY that was looking for interns to work via telecommute. I sent my resume to the necessary email address, and the rest is history. I've recently been promoted to Assistant Vice President. Who would have thought that this would come about from reading a tweet? I didn't. But this experience demonstrated that with some "search" tools such as Twitter, the results can come to you before you even search for them!