Social media is not only for wasting time and having fun, it has a lot more to offer you as far as your career is concerned.
Here are 3 ways to get the best out of social media and grow your career;
1. Networking
You will find big business people and people with advanced careers on social media. Therefore, through social media, you can build big social network including business partners and associates. You know how great social networks can be to your career.
2. Use social media to showcase your expertise
Social media platforms are some of the best places to showcase your areas of expertise. Social media has made it easy for employers to find reliable workers. Job seekers have as well landed jobs via social media vacancy announcements.
When you showcase what you're capable of doing on these platforms, chances are that you'll find someone in need of your skills.
3. You can find companies to work for
Social media platforms especially LinkedIn is a perfect place to find relevant companies to work for. You can do research on this platform to find companies you might like to be hired by.
Facebook and Twitter could produce better results as well. You can visit the profiles and walls of such companies to check what the executives and employees are posting.
It's no doubt, social media does magic