How strong is your social media resume? In a long New York Times feature about job hunting in the 21st Century, professionals urged job seekers to master social networks.
Check it out: “For midcareer executives, particularly in the media and related industries, knowing how to use Twitter, update your timeline on Facebook, pin on Pinterest, check in on Foursquare and upload images on Instagram are among the digital skills that some employers expect people to have to land a job or to flourish in a current role.”
The article used Mediabistro’s Social Media Marketing Boot Camp as a quick way to master these skills. This GalleyCat editor has taught in these online courses and our free Writer Resources section always contains plenty of social network advice.
Here’s another surprising statistic from the article: “Fueling interest in learning has been a sharp increase in the number of employers looking for people with social media skills. Since 2010, the number of jobs listed on Mediabistro’s job board in the categories of mobile, social media, Web development and social-app gaming increased 140 percent.”