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5 Reminders For Social Media Job Candidates

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Social media and community jobs are a hot commodity right now, and in demand by both employers and job seekers. And there’s no question that social media has changed the way individuals not only look for jobs, but how employers vet potential candidates and consider their qualifications. If you’re in Read more »

Are You Sure You Want That Social Media Job?

You want that social media or community job because you think working online would be awesome, right? Working on Twitter all day. Getting paid to blog. Being a brand advocate, creating cool promotions, engaging with your customers all over the web. Getting a few moments in the weird limelight that Read more »

Earning Your Stripes for a Social Media Job

More and more social media-related jobs are coming on the scene, from social media directors to content marketers to community managers to everything in between. And there are bunches of folks with an interest in these jobs, but unsure how to best position themselves to get one. The quick, hard Read more »

Hiring For Social Media: What I’d Look For

In my previous posts on, I pointed out some good and some bad on the social media job front. A few asked what I thought social media jobs should look like, so I’ll do my best. But I’m not going to write this like a typical job description, because I Read more »

Hiring For Social Media: Good Moves

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Yesterday, we looked at some examples of social media job descriptions that were missing the mark in one way or another. But in and among the reams of mediocre, there were a few glimmers of promise. Let’s cover some of those, and start looking to the future for how we Read more »

Hiring for Social Media: The Ugly Side

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Wow. A friend (thanks, Ron) sent me today his collection of social media job descriptions that are popping up across the web as more and more companies jump on board the hype train. Needless to say, many of them are underwhelming. Alarming at worst, eliciting a sigh at best. And Read more »