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'Twitterview' may land your next job

Companies Tweet question & ditch formal interview

Updated: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, 7:46 AM CST
Published : Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013, 7:46 AM CST

(CNN) - Forget the new suit or printing out your resume, your next job interview could be on Twitter.

Some tech, media and marketing companies are using so-called "Twitterviews" to find potential employees.

Instead of a formal interview, companies Tweet out a question, and you Tweet back an answer -- in 140 characters or less.

USA Today spoke with one employer who said companies can learn a lot about your personality just from your tweets.

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'Twitterview' may land your next job

Companies Tweet question & ditch formal interview

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