5 Social Media Tips for Scoring Your Next Job
Unless you're fortunate enough to be deliriously happy with your professional life, the odds are high that you'll be looking for a different job in the future. On the bright side, the fact that you're reading this article means you know how to navigate the Internet a point in your favor. So how can you use that net savvy to most effectively court the employer of your dreams?
Your cover letter and rsum may still be your opening gambit, but the life you lead online increases in relevance every day, especially as a resource for potential employers. Companies are turning to social networks and media more than ever. Arecent studysuggests that nearly 90% of companies will use networks likeLinkedIn,FacebookandTwitterfor recruiting, and that nearly 80% will review a candidate's online presence and behavior before making a hiring decision.
Since social media presence will likely be investigated and considered prior to your next hire, you're going to want to put your virtual house in order.
1. Keep Your Profiles Clean
The first step is a matter of common sense, but nonetheless a vital task: Do not make an idiot of yourself online. One would think this advice is hyper-obvious by now, yet it seems thatall too oftenwe encounter a new article profiling an employee's shortsighted tweeting or a large company's bafflingly insensitive Facebook status. A golden rule of television is, "When in doubt, your mic is always on." The same applies to the Internet: Everything you post, tweet or comment on is being recorded, andwillcome back to haunt you. Not to mention, if a tweet can get you fired, it can also prevent you from being hired the next time around.
