In my summer job I have become inmeshed in this new world of social media. Facebook, of course, is something all college students are familiar with. But now I Twitter, I’m LinkedIn, I read blogs (and write this one), I’ve created a Facebook page for the company, I watch what’s new on Digg and Reddit, and I’ve generally allowed the new media buzz to take over my summer.
Then I was gchatting to one of my friends and mentioned something about Digg. The response was “What’s that?” While my colleagues at work seem to think college students are at the pinnacle of the social media world, I realized we’ve fallen a bit behind. Facebook is no longer the darling of the blogging world. They’ve moved on to Twitter, micro blogging, and Google Chrome.
My advice to my fellow college seniors looking for jobs is to not get left behind. Create a LinkedIn profile and start connecting with work colleagues. Sign up for Digg and Redditt. Start tweeting. Read blogs. It certainly can’t hurt your prospects.
