The Social Media Career Track: Getting Hired as a Social Media Professional

Speaker : Mayra Ruiz-McPherson (NOT CONFIRMED)

Date : Saturday October 1, 2011 — 3pm

Room : Tuttleman 407 A/B

Track : General Interest

Level : Intermediate: Significant knowledge

Want to make a career transition into the social media track? Want to increase your chances of getting noticed as a social media professional worthy of being hired? And how about using social media tools for job searching and career-related communications? This session is geared to working professionals seeking to make a career transition into a social media role. The speaker will cover tips and advice for preparing resumes, responding to cover letters and reading between the lines of social media job descriptions to better prepare candidates as they seek to land a social media role within an organization.