Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality
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Social Media Specialists
Social Media Specialists The primary responsibility of a social media specialist is maintaining social media accounts and attracting audiences, views, likes, and engagements. They help businesses get the positive attention that they need to compete in the world today.
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Career Quiz
In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.
There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.
Ready? Let’s start!
| Question | Yes | Maybe | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you comfortable creating content on social media platforms? | |||
| Are you willing to respond to comments on posts quickly? | |||
| Are you interested in helping an organization get their message out to as many people as possible on social media? | |||
| Do you have a friendly, outgoing personality? | |||
| Do you have intuitive skills that help you predict what will draw engagements on a post? | |||
| Do you have the ability to handle negative comments on your posts without becoming frustrated? | |||
| Do you have the creative skills needed to create engaging social media posts? | |||
| Are you interested in working in social media and being influential on these platforms? |
Your Results
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Now count how many points you have.
After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.
Suitable Personality Type
People with this personality likes to start and work on projects. They also like leading people and making many decisions. You can read more about these career personality types here.
Social media specialists need to be friendly and outgoing. They love communicating with others and they are intuitive. This intuition helps them understand what people are looking for. They need to enjoy engaging with other people all the time and they have to be thick-skinned enough to deal with negative people who might respond to posts. They should have good customer service skills because they are the voice of the brand on social media.
Pros and Cons
Pros
You get paid to spend time on your favorite social media platforms
If you love social media and connecting with others on its platforms, you will get paid to do it when you choose this career.
You might create a post that goes viral
If you have always enjoyed the challenge of creating that one viral post, you have an opportunity to do so every day.
You can work in an industry that matters to you
It is hard to find a business, school, charity, or organization that doesn’t use social media today. You can use your social media skills to work on a cause that matters to you or to help a business you support.
You will meet a lot of people
A social media specialist doesn’t just create content; they are getting a message out and inspiring others to engage. You get to talk to a lot of people every day and encourage them to keep coming back.
Cons
You might work long hours
Social media never shuts down and you might need to address posts at all hours of the day. If something goes haywire, you need to fix it right away.
You deal with some negativity
You will spend some of your time making people who are unhappy or offended feel better and they can be harsh with their words.
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