Join Us for Twitter Tuesday: OLC Career Chats

This summer we’re launching a new initiative: Twitter chats. With the help of Career Services (@SFU_Career) and David Lindskoog (@lindenforest) we’ll be hosting biweekly Tuesday Twitter chats.

How You Can Join In

• Follow @SFU_Career, @SFU_OLC and @lindenforest
• Check out the schedule below, and prepare some thoughts or questions for the topic of the week.
• Get online at 2:00 every other Tuesday, starting on July 2^nd
• Follow along with #OLCchat
• Introduce yourself!
• When we start tweeting out questions, share your answers, insights, and comments. Have a follow-up? Feel free to ask us anything related to that weeks topic.
• Stayed tuned until the end of the chat (they’ll last about an hour) to submit question suggestions for the next week.
• After each chat we’ll Storify the best content, so don’t worry if you miss something.
• Can’t join in at 2:00? Tweet us any related questions you have, and we’ll make sure to answer them for you.

Summer Schedule

July 2: Job Search Tips and Tricks

• View the Storify for a summary of the chat.

July 16: Resume & Cover Letter Advice

• View the Storify for a summary of the chat.

July 30: Interviews: Preparation and Performance (Hosted by Co-op Student Advisor Jill Eddy: @JillEddy)

• Storify summary of the chat will be available soon.

Aug 13: What Can I Do With My Degree?

  Sneak Peek at the next chat:

• Q1: What motivated you to choose your major?
• Q2: How important is it to you to have your career planned out?
• Q3: If you could do anything you wanted in your career, what would it be?
• Q4: What are your favourite career exploration resources?
• Q5: What did you dream of being when you were little?

Beyond the Article

• Learn more about the benefits of participating in Twitter chats.
• Busy chats can be difficult to keep up with. Try using a tool like HootSuite, or Tweetchat to follow the hashtag.
• Read more about Twitter chat etiquette.