Between that period, Twitter roughly tripled its employee base to more than 300 and disclosed plans to “have a small number of people on the ground in Europe in 2011,” a spokesperson said recently.
We’ve received inquiries from a number of you about how to land a job at the San Francisco-based startup and what it’s like to work there. We’ve compiled your most frequently asked questions here, including information about what kinds of jobs are available at TwitterTwitter
, what the company culture is like, as well as a few tips about getting hired.
If you have interviewed for a position or worked at Twitter, we’d love to hear about your experiences and advice in the comments below.
There are many different departments at Twitter, thus many different kinds of positions and skill sets are needed for each. Twitter is currently filling out its business development and sales, engineering, finance, HR, legal, mobile, operations, product management, support and user experience and design teams. Other (seemingly non-hiring) departments include executive (management) and communications.
Twitter is very vocal about the quality of its corporate culture — and so are its employees. If you’ve ever followed a new Twitter employee during his or her first day on the job, he or she likely finished that day by tweeting that it was the “best first day of work ever,” or something similar.
And if you’ve ever asked an employee what they like best about working at Twitter, they’ll likely tell you about how most employees stick around on Friday evenings to spend time with their colleagues, listening to the company’s leaders talk about ideas developed in the past week over drinks and snacks.
Others have observed that it’s a “creatively stimulating,” place to work, filled with lots of natural light, whiteboards and meeting spaces. Employees are “buzzing with ideas” and “constantly brainstorming.” Because Twitter is rapidly expanding, parts of the office are frequently under construction — one recent visitor noted that although the space is well-designed, Twitter already needs more of it. An added bonus: breakfast and lunch are free.
As Twitter Director of Communications Matt Graves explains, “There’s no one set of skills or experience we’re looking for — it really depends on the position. But we do look for certain traits: hard workers, smart thinkers and respectful team players. Having a great sense of humor is a (big) plus; I’ve never worked with so many funny people in my life.”
Don’t forget to include your @username on your resume. “Seems obvious, but people forget!” he says.
For more information, check out Working at Twitter, and follow @jointheflock on Twitter. Those interested in university recruiting and other campus-related topics can direct inquiries to @TwitterU.
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