For those who don't know what a Twitter Chat is, it's a conversation revolving around a hashtag typically between a company and its followers. With the hashtag, you can follow the conversation and participate with both the company and others during the time the "chat" is happening.
Here's three reasons why you need to start participating in Twitter Chats as a young professional:
1. It Gets Your Name Out There
Your Twitter should represent your personality through your tweets, favorites, pictures, bio, picture, and FOLLOWERS!!! Follow those big companies you love that hold Twitter Chats then participate! You will slowly but surely get your name out there in the professional world and potential gain some followers along the way (hello fellow colleagues or employers)! Someone could also retweet something you say and allow for MORE people to see your name and professional insight.
2. You Can Learn A LOT
Most companies hold chats that answers some great questions or allow their followers to voice their feedback on certain things. For example, I follow the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) on Twitter and have followed many of their chats. I have already learned so much regarding the PR world or PRSSA just through reading these tweets from others and PRSSA.
3. Your Profile Will Look More Professional
I love to showcase my personality on Twitter through things like pictures from my life, Bible verses, funny jokes, you get the picture. But I also include retweets, favorites, and mentions all to people or companies within my profession to showcase my professional side on my personal account. It becomes difficult to take care of multiple accounts at a time, so don't be afraid to merge both your personal and professional world together a bit online. If you're worried about someone being irritated about you posting a link to a great PR article you found, you're probably following or being followed by the wrong type of people anyways.
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