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Some jobs require Facebook, Twitter experience

Aparna Kalra - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:23 PM

My last post on Facebook and productivity made me unpopular in office despite my protest that I wrote being on Facebook increases contacts/ability to strike deals for some. But here's some amazing stuff: it seems there are jobs in advertising, marketing and communications which require candidates to be Facebook and Twitter-savvy.

A Canadian newspaper reports that job postings on a number of Canadian and U.S. websites now ask for Twitter and Facebook requirements from applicants. 

So, a senior account executive position at Softscribe Inc. requires "five years Tech PR Agency Record and Twitter."

Mosaic Sales Solutions describes the "key characteristics" of its ideal market training specialist as "an avid user of the Internet, blogs, Twitter and/or has a Facebook page or other social networking account."

Valtech Technologies seeks a scrum master/project manager whose critical responsibilities will include "social collaboration including work spaces like Wiki’s, blogs, Twitter, etc."

The reason I am so impressed is because I am a recent convert to Facebook and Twitter. My colleagues Sidin Vadukut (follow Sidin's blog here), and Melissa Bell (read her view on SRK's airport incident here) introduced me to the joys of Tweeting. A former colleague recently dismissed Twitter as "being for twits" ( a comment which I found funny) but I was already hooked to the microblogging service. 

Of course, coming across instances such as an IIT-Delhi student I interviewed who landed a summer internship after getting in touch with a senior on Facebook reaffirms my faith: Facebook, Twitter and work do mix.

 

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3 Comment

From Munish

August 26, 2009 4:51 PM
As enterprise's embrace the social network's, there will be need for people who understand the media (twitter/facebook/myspace etc). Enterprise need to monitor the social space to keep track of what is being written about them, their products/services and other. If an enterprise does not respond fast enough, there is a chance that one bad opinion or experience can become the talk of the world and may be first search result when somebody google's for the your enterprise which can be very embrassing. Companies like Starbucks already employ full time person whose sole job is to monitor twitter and be able to respond and handle any advers comment or situation.

From Munish

August 26, 2009 4:51 PM
As enterprise's embrace the social network's, there will be need for people who understand the media (twitter/facebook/myspace etc). Enterprise need to monitor the social space to keep track of what is being written about them, their products/services and other. If an enterprise does not respond fast enough, there is a chance that one bad opinion or experience can become the talk of the world and may be first search result when somebody google's for the your enterprise which can be very embrassing. Companies like Starbucks already employ full time person whose sole job is to monitor twitter and be able to respond and handle any adverse comment or situation.

From Ritu Chandna

August 28, 2009 3:39 PM
That is sooo true... I remember going to 20:20 media for an interview, where this person wanted to know how connected I am on Facebook... :)

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