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THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
CRIME
CRIME
5 kids, wife found dead;
husband leaves country
NAPLES, Fla. — The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade.
Mesac Damas, 33, who has family in Haiti, left Miami International Airport on Friday, said Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten. Sheriff's officials said they wanted to talk to Damas, who is a person of interest. They were not calling him a suspect.
The victims found Saturday were Guerline Damas, 32, and her children: Michzach, 9, Marven, 6; Maven, 5; Megan, 3; and
11-month-old Morgan. Batten would not say how they died.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said requiring people to get health insurance and fining them if they don't would not amount to a back-handed tax increase.
"absolutely reject that notion," the president said. Blanketing most of the Sunday TV news shows, Obama defended his proposed health care overhaul, including a key point of the various health care bills on Capitol Hill: mandating that people get health insurance to share the cost burden fairly among all.
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BY ABIGAIL BOLIN abolin@kansan.com
Bashing Kanye West for his actions at the VMAs and stalking beloved celebrities are no longer the only uses for Twitter. Twitter is now redefining the job search. As the social network site surpasses
32 million users, more businesses are tapping into the fertile market of job seekers, according to research featured in the Wall Street Journal.
"Be careful, you're marketing yourself professionally, not socially."
"Social media gives us such an
advantage," Carly Lapin, Chicago senior, said. "We have the ability to reach out to our friends and family and then that reaches their friends and family. We have a huge market to promote our real selves that we've never had before."
TWITTER AS A TOOL
With 32 million users and a limit of 140 characters or less, standing out on Twitter can be tough. Diane Darling, founder and CEO of Effective Networking in Boston, recommends making tweets different and clever while communicating the desire and ability to get work done.
However, Darling points out simply tweeting a company is not enough to land a job.
"It's what you put in it." Darling said. "Companies are looking for people who are willing to work
Companies are looking to find people who want the job and will work hard to get it, Darling said. Furthermore, the concise style
hard to get the job. Use Twitter but follow up with an e-mail and a phone call. By reaching out, your potential new boss will see you're genuine about getting the job."
of tweets enables employers to tap into a specific market quickly.
NEGATIVES OF TWITTER
Even though Twitter offers a new platform to market oneself, Darling
points out that social media can also cripple the chances of being hired.
"When I search you," Darling explains, "I can see anything
explain, "I can you've tweeted. It does not go away and it's not a mess you want to have to clean up."
Keeping a who's ome web presence is important when entering the job market, Bo Luo, assistant professor
of electrical engineering and computer science, said. Employers can search potential employees' names on Google, which will bring up previous tweets. Luo advises students to keep tweets clean and positive.
Brian McDow, assistant director of strategic communications in the University Career Center, agrees, stressing that the place students play and connect with friends should be kept separate from the place used to reflect career aspirations.
"Be careful, you're marketing yourself professionally, not socially," McDow said.
"Use Twitter but follow up with an e-mail or a phone call."
LINKING INTO A JOB
"LinkedIn is not just a tool for professionals," McDow said. "It's promoting itself to students for use
Although Twitter can be a good tool for a job seeker, it's better for finding a lead than finding a job, according to McDow. He recommended the Web site LinkedIn, a networking tool that allows members to create work-centered profiles, as a service for students entering the job market.
DIANE DARLING
CEO and founder
Effective Networking
W h e r h e r tweeting will take over the job market of the future is an unknown, but Luo
in their job search. By using someone you know, you can get that introduction that would normally be unavailable to you."
doesn't doubt Twitter's potential.
"Twitter has become a social phenomenon," said Luo. "It influences many aspects of the Web community."
- Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
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