Top Tips to Enhance Professional Efficiency using Social Media

Research comes from AT&T who surveyed 2,500 people across five countries which included Engineers, Architects, Designers, Doctors etc in Europe and reports that 65% of respondents claimed that using social networks had made them or their colleagues more efficient, 46% said it had sparked creativity.

So, as it goes according to the survey reports, if we aren't using social media in this advancing digital era to keep up with professional relationships and organizations, there is a risk of being left behind and nobody wants to feel like an outcast for sure.

Social media in the contemporary age has become an integral part of people's daily life and therefore it is essential that an individual is actively involved in these effective platforms in order to enhance their efficiency at work. The social media tools leverage creation of a collaborative environment by initiating new conversations, and contributions.

Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Twitter etc are the appropriate channels that create awareness about the world around you and the developments that are going on which help you to remain updated with the ongoing trends.

Software and IT engineers have aided in creating a great platform for an individual which assists in connecting with various professionals to help recognize their skills and apply for variety of jobs.

For example, being an engineer you can join the various LinkedIn groups whose sole purpose is to enhance the professional abilities of an individual. This will help you to be in touch with the professional engineers who are working on big and variety of projects. 

They can guide you with their experiences and further stimulate your growth and boost your performances.

Most of us identify professional development with formal degree and training programs. However, the bigger part of the professional success story is dependent on your Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). Social media also has the ability to amplify your reach through expansion of PLNs, which can be aptly utilized for enhancing one's professional growth.

Hence, in a global economy it wouldn't be wise to limit yourselves to purely local connections. Your professional success will depend on how well you are able to utilize different technological aids, social media and mobile being the top amongst them, to increase your PLN.

If you are an engineering scholar or a management one PLNs can help you to identify areas of your interest and can provide you with the premier knowledge required to enhance your I.Q and skill base.

Thus, to enhance proficiency an individual should use each social network to its maximum potential.

Here are some key tips on how to utilize the power of social media to boost your professional profile:

1. Follow industry leaders and innovative thinkers on Twitter, and be selective.

2. Build connections on LinkedIn with peers in your industry or who fall along your career path.

3. Read articles and stories, lots of them. Take mental notes and apply learning.

4. Join relevant groups and have conversations with real people which can help in problem solving and also help to think outside the box through another vantage point.

5. Write for publications. Whenever you come across a great publication on Facebook or Google, write for them and connect with your peers in the industry.

We must always be thankful to the software and IT top engineers as all the credit goes to them who made social media a reality and have provided a mass connecting system which is having invigorating effects on the individuals.

At last, though Social media is a very powerful tool, it also has its cons and can be used recklessly in ways of which we are all aware of. However, if you own your brand and structure your approach, it can also be extremely helpful to optimize career development and enhance future opportunities.