Social media is an online phenomenon that can be very difficult to avoid in your day-to-day life. Many people use it simply on a personal basis, often to post holiday photos, photos of their pets, or to tell the world what they’ve had for dinner that day.

It does, however, have much more potential than this, and can be a very useful tool for furthering your career. LinkedIn especially is a social networking site that you should be making the most of, as it is a social network aimed at professionals.

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