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Phil Gomes Answers - What Employers Look for in New Folks

Phil Gomes believes that the language of the boardroom “does not work very well in Online communities.” In fact, he thinks of these Online communities as cocktail parties. Here’s what he’s looking for in an employee:

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Here’s some other things he (and other employers) want to see:

  • Having a basic understanding of social media concepts and technology
  • Intellectual curiosity
  • Up-managing skills
  • An examined, omnivorous media consumption life

Anagrams of Public Relations spell a lot of things - most notably, SOCIAL BLUEPRINT. (Much better than some others.)

Just be sure that your social blueprint is in line with your social media use. Combined, they can be POWERFUL tools!

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