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10 hashtags to follow for free 60-second #jobtips

(Source: Getty, TikTok)
(Source: Getty, TikTok)

Don’t have the spare cash to get yourself a career coach?

Millions of people are turning to social media for career advice from social media experts, who are experiencing never-seen-before demand.

According to new research by PostBeyond, there is enormous appetite for business and careers content on TikTok, with #work the most popular hashtag of ‘career TikTok’ with nearly 30 billion posts.

(Source: PostBeyond)
(Source: PostBeyond)

The second-most popular hashtag in this realm is #worklife, with 4.7 billion posts, followed by #jobtips at 2.2 billion posts. #Careersadvice is popular too, with 1.4 billion posts.

According to PostBeyond interim CEO Daniel Ku, the pandemic was a massive disruption to the jobs market that has seen people take their careers into their own hands.

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“Many people had more time on their hands which opened up ample opportunity to learn, develop and progress towards something new,” Ku said.

“These changes opened up a community of career advice content through TikTok. The platform saw increased popularity as a result of the pandemic as a whole but there was also a huge demand for more niche, business and career content.”

In the month of May, ‘career TikTok’ saw a huge spike in posts, PostBeyond research reveals.

Top 10 career hashtags on TikTok

  1. #work (29.9 billion)

  2. #worklife (4.7 billion)

  3. #jobtips (2.2 billion)

  4. #careersadvice (1.4 billion)

  5. #businesstiktok (508.6 million)

  6. #jobinterview (447.7 million)

  7. #interviewtips (327.8 million)

  8. #jobsearch (300.5 million)

  9. #resume (287.7 million)

  10. #careertips (151.5 million)

Most-followed career experts on TikTok

David Paykine (@davidpaykin) has amassed 1.6 million TikTok followers through his resume tips and stories on life after college, PostBeyond research revealed.

Following closely behind with 1.5 million followers each are Erin McGoff (@erinmcgoff), who posts general career advice as well as content specific to the film industry, and money expert Tori Dunlap (@herfirst100k), who shares tips on investing and personal finance, budgeting, business growth, and more.

Melbourne-based leadership strategist Shadé Zahrai (@shadezahrai) went from zero to 255,000 followers within weeks when her first TikTok video went viral.

Zahrai, who now has more than 900,000 followers, creates content focusing on career growth and tips on ‘self-mastery’, such as communication, learning, and focusing.

“Typically in the past, you graduate and it’s relatively easy to find a job. Now the whole situation and the whole environment has changed,” she told Yahoo Finance last year.

“It’s much more competitive because there are so many fewer opportunities. People are very aware of that, especially young people, because everything they’ve been working towards is now different, and so there’s a real desire to better themselves, to learn and to grow.”

Top career TikTok creators

  1. @davidpaykin (1.6 million followers)

  2. @erinmcgoff (1.5 million followers)

  3. @herfirst100k (1.5 million followers)

  4. @j.t.odonnell (1 million followers)

  5. @shadezahrai (900,200 followers)

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