What It Takes To Land A Job In Social Media

By Whitney Parker

Social media management is a trending career path for 2012, and entry-level strategists are in high demand. In nearly every industry nationwide and even globally, businesses are turning to young, tech-savvy professionals to help them navigate social networks - seeking more sales, better engagement and business leads for their products for less cost than traditional print and TV advertising. A quick search on Indeed returns nearly 30,000 openings in the United States alone, and Simply Hired lists more than 40,000 positions in social media.