Social Media Skills are in Demand

Social media skills have become increasingly important to seasoned executives as well as fresh-out-of-college job hunters. Social media plays an important role in marketing and public relations. Both large and small companies realize that if they are not taking advantage of social media, they are missing out on a large population.

Community Colleges are Prepared to Teach Social Media

Community colleges realize it is important to offer classes in social media. These classes offer students an opportunity to develop the strong social media skills in demand today.

Social media skills should not be ignored. Strong Social media skills can help to strengthen chances of getting a good job in today’s job market.

Large companies like Dell have trained over 6,000 of their employees in the use of social media. But most small businesses are looking to hire employees who already have these skills.

Understanding how to effectively use social networking is now considered a basic skill. Mastery of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, blogs, and Google+ are pretty much mandatory for businesses.

Many People Want to Learn Social Media

Many people want to learn social media skills, but they feel overwhelmed. They may think it is too late  to jump on board.  Community colleges are in the best position to prepare students for today’s workplace.

Community college keep classes small so they are able to give individualized instruction to students. Classes in social media are affordable and offered at times that will work with the schedule of working people. Some classes in social media are offered online through the community college.

Further Reading

11 Smart Tips for Brilliant Writing (Dean Rieck)

If Twitter Is a Work Necessity (Jennifer Preston)

The Rise of Social Media Education (Devon Glenn)

7 Ways To Improve Your Social Media Skills And Influence (Haydn Shaughnessy)

Mid-Level Managers Take Up Social Media Skills

The 10 In-Demand Social Media Jobs (Brandon Leibowitz)

Demand for Recruiters to Have Social Media Skills Increases 117%