Don’t look now, but employment is sneaking up behind you! But if you turn to look too quickly you’ll scare it! Oops! There it went. Oh well, better luck next time. But hey, these are my tips to getting you employed and empowered – emplowered.

Tip #7: Social Network network!

By now you’ve heard about social media and how it’s “the next big thing”. Well it is! In fact, it is so the next big thing that it will completely replace all other forms of media in the next two months. If you really want to be ahead of the curve, get out there and

Get an internship or unpaid job as a social media expert

Every company seems to be scrambling for a social media “expert”. Because of the economy and because they don’t really believe in social media, they can’t/won’t pay you – but they’ll listen to everything you have to say.

Odds are you are a social media expert without even knowing it. Between lying down in the shower and applying for street jobs on Craigslist, you probably sit on Facebook as much as anything else all day. So why not turn that time into a possible chance at maybe a lucrative career in social media peddling.

Now, most companies seem to have “friend” requirements – i.e. they will only hire you if you have, say, 800 or more friends on Facebook. So just friend anyone, it doesn’t matter who. Social media is about quantity – getting that 200 word blog post seen by as many friends jerks people as possible. Number$ babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Get out of my office! *slam*

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