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congrats on your launch!

although i think "On Twitter, we tend to follow people we trust. And if your team follows an applicant, that's a sign they could be a great hire" is too idealistic :P a lot of people follow celebrities (can be in tech industry), bots, official twitter of some entities/websites, and even random people they find entertaining.

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Thanks very much - you're right, I certainly follow people who are unrelated to my industry, but it shouldn't affect the results Moki displays, as it's very unlikely that a celebrity will apply for a job on Moki, or recommend working for a specific company (and even if they do - that data is still probably useful to know).

and everyone uses their Twitter account differently, there are people I respect a lot and would agree 100% with the company I work for hiring them but I don't follow them because their Twitter usage doesn't appeal to me, the same in reverse: there are people I follow who would be an awful fit.