Twitter – Auditioning Tool

Although this story is not dance based, I feel it is highly relevant.

A family friend told me of her son, who recently returned from a trip to New York after graduating with an architecture degree.  But while in America he found out about a job opening in an architecture firm, and that they were hiring.  As he was in America he could not make the interview, so he Emailed the company with his details, expressing he would be very interested if they had any future openings.

The company got back to this young man through a Tweet on Twitter, asking him to come for an interview as soon as he was available in the UK.  Shortly after this, another major architecture company spotted the first company's interest in the young man and also sent him a tweet, asking him to come along for an interview.

After thinking that he was unable to make the original first interview, the young man had gained an interview with the company he intended to apply for, and got another interview with a company that had expressed great interest in him.

The young man had put Twitter on to his list of contacts for the firm he was applying for, and that is how the found him on Twitter.  The second company, had been following the first company on Twitter, and seen the Tweet to this young man and became interested in him.

Even as this story is not dance based, it proves that Twitter can be used as an auditioning tool for dancers.  Perhaps adding you Twitter address to your CV may increase your chances of being spotted by other dance companies or agents.


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