By way of Chris Brogan, I learned of Jeremiah Owyang’s post, which in turn was actually a response to James Durbin’s post (got all that? If that last sentence made sense to you, you might just be a great candidate for a social media position!) titled “List of Social Media Interview Questions” which is James’ list of questions that a job candidate should ask of an employer when interviewing for a “social media consultant” or “community manager” role.
As more companies look to hire people to work in this space, both James and Jeremiah do raise excellent questions that candidates should ask – and that employers should be ready to answer. Great stuff!
A key to me is that the role is allowed to, and indeed is expected to, evolve and expand into new tools and services, since new services are basically coming out daily in large numbers.
Good point Dan. The number of tools out there is already too big for one person to master. I’d add that a person who was an expert in social media, versus one who dabbles in it, should have command of several of the tools, and know how to use them to achieve results.
My biggest complaint with corporate social media is the lack of planning that goes into it. It is not enough to “do” social media. The project has to have a point (and realistic goals, and a budget, and management).
The first question to ask a client (or recruiter) is “What would you like to do?”