FMs Bringing Their Social Game

Facilities managers are essential to the operation of a business.

Their role is to ensure the working environment is suitable for employees, including both the exterior of the building and repairs and renovations on the inside of the building.

Facilities managers might not think that social media plays an important role in their job, but as the platforms continue to grow, it’s becoming a necessity.

Facilities managers and social networking

A big role of facilities managers is to keep the office and the environment green, or environmentally friendly. There’s no easier way to get employees to pitch in with the plan than by turning to social media.

Most likely, the company the facilities manager works for has a Facebook page, a LinkedIn profile, a Twitter account and a Google Plus page.

Facilities managers can find out which social media pages the company’s employees are using and post their requests on that channel.

In addition to social media allowing facilities managers to stay connected to employees of the company they work for, social media also allows them to stay connected to other facilities managers.

Among the sites to zero in on:

• Facebook is currently the largest social media platform with more than 1 billion users worldwide. Facilities managers can join groups such as the International Facility Management Association and stay connected to other facilities managers around the globe.
• LinkedIn is the social site for professional networking. If you are a facilities manager and are possibly looking to switch companies, LinkedIn can be a useful tool to help you find a job. You can post your resume, connect with other facilities managers and network with companies you hope to work for.
• Google Plus is similar to Facebook but not quite as large. Ways facilities managers can use Google Plus include joining “Circles” to connect with both other facilities managers and employees of the company that they work for.
• Twitter can be used by facilities managers to stay connected with employees, stay up-to-date on company information and connect with other facilities managers across the world.

The article “12 Little known things FMs can do on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter” discusses tools that make using social media for FMs easier.

Tips include adding a “Contact us” button on your Facebook business page, embedding media profiles on your LinkedIn page, creating a resume on LinkedIn and creating a photo collage on Twitter.

Many FMs who are using social media don’t know all of the benefits that it has. By learning the ins and outs, FMs can use social media to their advantages.

Social media should be used regularly by facilities managers in order to stay in contact easier with employees of their company.

They can regularly post updates on social media regarding anything going on with the grounds of the company, any road closures or any remodeling projects taking place.

Hopefully, social media will allow for important, up-to-date information to be easily relayed to employees.

By using social media and taking advantage of features to make it easier, FMs jobs will be better managed and easier to organize.

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