How To Propel Your Career With Social Media

Many people in today’s society love social media. It is easier than ever to connect with friends and family, or even make new connections! You may be asking yourself how this can help you in your career. The answer is simple: it could propel your career skyward! In this article, we will discuss how social media can help you advance your career.

Make Your Personal Presence Professional

This is one of the most important things that you can do! You want to become a professional not just at work, but on social media. Think before you post! Don’t just upload the first photo that comes to mind. Make sure it is professional, appropriate, and represents your true self. You should use social media as an extension of yourself in terms of work-related items only – not everything! Never write anything on Facebook or Twitter that could be considered unprofessional. If something happens at work, don’t talk about it on any form of social media until you have talked with HR or management about how to handle things appropriately.

Tailor Your Online Persona

This is something that you need to do whether you are working in the Career Services office or even if you’re a plumber. It’s important for your career, and yourself as an individual. When it comes down to it, this means having multiple social media accounts! You do not want all of your online presence connected to one job title because when potential employers look at them they will see everything about who YOU are – which may be too much information (or not enough!)

Make sure that every account has content related just to that particular area in order to show what kind of person YOU really are. Have an Instagram account dedicated solely towards pictures from vacations with friends & family, another focused on food porn, etc? Be creative!! The more accounts you have, the more chances of making a great impression!

Work The System

There are sites out there specifically designed for Career Professionals to network with other Career Professionals. These can be used as tools to help expand your career connections and also get noticed by individuals who may not otherwise find you on their own (LinkedIn is one example.) Make sure that when looking at these types of sites, they don’t all sound like spam email – so make sure some effort has been put into them!

Avoid using stock photos or phrases in order to avoid coming across unprofessionally. You should also use hashtags while sharing content online because this will allow others within your industry to see what you post quickly without having to search through everything else.

Use The Massive Network

There are more Career Professionals online than ever before. What a great time to be alive! This means that there is an endless amount of job opportunities, advice, and resources out there for you to take advantage of if you know where they are located on the web. Don’t just go about using social media in ways that would benefit your personal life – make sure that it’s professional AND beneficial towards building your career as well.

When posting things online try not to forget about Career Services either because we can help with some parts of this process too! Career Services has a blog filled with articles designed specifically for students so check us out regularly or even subscribe via email so you don’t miss any helpful content.