Jobseekers are turning to social networking sites to help them find work as unemployment continues to rise.The job market is highly competitive, with official figures showing 7.1% are now jobless. Twitjobs launched on Twitter in March and quickly gained more than 4,500 followers.The microblogging site allows job hunters to spot and respond to vacancies instanty.Beth, a London jobseeker, has been using Twitter to search for vacancies for a few months."I've now had an interview because of applying through TwitJobs and have a second interview coming up," she said.In the US, Weber Shandwick advertised for a web developer through a tweet from its digital strategy manager Greg Swan.Doug Hamlin, 23, replied with his details and got the job.Job ads can also offer a way to monetise Twitter, which has millions of users.Twitjob creator Jason Barrett told Sky News Online they charge £49 per role, which is then tweeted several times a day.There are separate feeds for sectors including media, sales, fashion and graduates.A growing number of users are searching for employment on the web, sending job-related words and topics up the Twitter "most-trending" lists.
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