Grad students need social media

By Jennifer Polk. Graduate students conduct cutting edge research, invent new technologies, write books, and start companies – and so much else, besides. Still, many of them shy away from using social media to promote themselves and their research. I work with graduate students in the area of professional development. When I ask them why they don’t use social media to promote their research, I often get responses along the lines of “I don’t have enough to say” or “I’m not an expert.” This is untrue and absurd. Grad students produce innovative research, giving them the experience and credibility to speak about what they do. Social media is a tool students can use to share knowledge and establish themselves in their fields.
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