{"id":2166,"date":"2025-07-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careernavig8r.com\/blog\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:37:08","slug":"how-social-media-affects-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careernavig8r.com\/blog\/how-social-media-affects-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding How Social Media Could Change Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being social media savvy is one of the most important career-skills you can develop in 2025. By understanding the positives of social media, how social media affects your career, and how to network using social media, you\u2019ll be in an incredible position to market yourself and your skills to employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Has a Perception Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For many young people\u2014and more than a few older people\u2014being a social media<\/a> star is a dream job all by itself. As such many people think of social media influencers the same way they think of celebrities. Indeed, quite a few social media influencers are celebrities and many more blur the line between celebrity and ordinary member of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem with this perception, is that it makes social media feel like a frivolous dream rather than a valuable time investment but that isn\u2019t always the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, we\u2019re certainly not saying that being popular on instagram is a path to becoming a supreme court judge, but by the same token, you do have a personal brand and social media is the way you put that brand out into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Social Media Get You A Job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, social media absolutely can get you a job. Actually, for many it represents their main method for finding new roles and climbing the career ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you\u2019ve just headed up a major project in your department, then posting about it on LinkedIn is a great way to show future hiring managers what you do on the day-to-day. When they\u2019re looking for a hardworking person who knows their job inside and out and takes pride in their work, your face may be one of the first things they remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, it lets you interact with and meet other people working in the same field and if there\u2019s one thing you should never underestimate, it\u2019s the value of networking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Social Side of Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of us have a basic desire to separate our work lives from our personal ones and this isn\u2019t a bad instinct on its own. After all, the last thing you want is to be bringing the office home with you every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, this attitude can go too far, particularly when it stops you from developing the meaningful professional connections that can have a powerful influence on your career prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a career sense, social media is, first and foremost, a networking<\/a> tool. Using it properly as such can help you meet some fascinating people and even learn more about the job you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people engage with their career online, they have the opportunity to share knowledge with others in their field, learning together and even developing friendships that can span the decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Social Media Affects Your Career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All of this is not to say that social media isn\u2019t without its downsides. Turning away from the positives of social media for a moment, we\u2019d also like to acknowledge the risks of embracing social media as a part of your career strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you say something online you never know who\u2019s going to read it. That\u2019s why you should never criticise the company you’re working for, or your coworkers for that matter. In fact, you should be careful when making negative comments in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the heat of the moment, it\u2019s easy to type out comments about how \u201cmost CEOs don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing\u201d and \u201cIT departments never understand the needs of marketing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These kinds of generalisations might sound childish but, when your immediate circle are all in the same bubble as you, it can be easy\u2014and even gratifying\u2014to make such statements. It doesn\u2019t matter that they\u2019re neither true nor productive, you\u2019re obviously joking, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is that once you put something online it exists forever. This can even be the case when you think you\u2019ve taken something down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that you can never be quite certain who\u2019s going to read what you post and when. Ten years from now, when the CEO of an IT company is considering putting you in charge of their marketing department, it would be a real issue if these posts appeared next to your name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this to say that while the positives of social media are undeniable and it can certainly help get you a job, you should always be careful when using it. Avoid negativity in general and, before posting, always ask yourself this: would I say this in a meeting with my boss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being social media savvy is one of the most important career-skills you can develop in 2025. 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