What is that weird waffle-looking thing at the beginning of that word and how does it help me? Well, that my friend, is called a hashtag (#) and it basically makes life easier for Twitter recruitment by helping you filter through categories of interests.

For instance, the following “tweet” includes “#recruiters” written within the tweet. If you were to click on this hashtag, you will immediately be sent to a list of tweets that use this same hashtag.

Now, Let me introduce you to Hashtag chats, which are scheduled weekly and are usually led by industry leaders, companies, and/or knowledgeable members. Their chats' reach can depend on the number of people that choose to participate in the conversation, but these conversations are typically pretty well populated.

The chats are typically guided by a moderator, but it basically runs like this...

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