Jobhop Jobhop's blog : Get A Digital Job In 4 Strategic Steps
The world is digital, and you need to keep up.
Many companies are focusing on filling digital media job vacancies.
Whether that’s in social media marketing, content creation or working in web design or development. If you’ve decided it’s time to make the move into a digital career try putting these four strategic steps into practice.
Follow these 4 steps to get a digital job.
Boost Your Online Reputation And Presence
You’re not going to get a job in social media marketing if you can’t market your own social profiles. Social media marketing isn’t the only digital job that will pass you by, all the other digital jobs will pass you by too if you’re not current and present. It’s so important to have a good online presence and a good online reputation.
Find Something You Love
Not all digital jobs are going to be right for you. You may love web design, or being a community manager but you may loath the idea of creating advertising campaigns. It’s time to do your research into the different digital jobs available, find the ones that interest you. Once you’ve found the areas that excite you, develop your skills and get as much experience as possible, this may mean doing some voluntary work at first. Ask yourself are you excited and passionate about what it is you want to do? If you are you will naturally put more effort in which will come across in any applications you make.
Keep Up To Date
The world of digital media is changing on a daily basis and you have to keep up. New applications are developed, algorithms are changed and new techniques are found. It’s up to you to do the continual research to stay on top of it all. An employer will always want someone who can keep their business up to date on all the new techniques and tactics.
Have Some Employer Attraction
What industry is it that you want to work in? Become a thought leader, put your views and opinions out there across the social networks. The idea is that the ideal employer within the industry that you want to get into will see your posts, hopefully like your ideas & reach out to connect. Once a connection is made you can build on forming a relationship. Many employers and recruiters read the posts of many bloggers and sometimes those bloggers become employees, so get blogging, write about the solution your potential employer is looking for. We call this attracting your employer.
It is possible to get a digital job. The strategic steps above will help find your passion, find your job or get the right job to find you.
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Alex James Jobhop.co.uk
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