Polish your Page<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a scary statistic for anyone in the job market but allegedly almost half of employers confess to having rejected a candidate after having checked out their social online presence. \u00a0Take a cursory look at your pages and think to yourself: what would an employer think? \u00a0If you are always posting updates about how much you hate your job, it\u2019s probably not the best idea. \u00a0For many reasons!<\/p>\n
And what about your photos? \u00a0Drunken antics might be fun to share amongst your mates but do you really want a future employer seeing them? \u00a0Make sure your pictures (especially your profile picture) are as sensible as possible.<\/p>\n
Of course, a lot of the above becomes moot when you consider that you can alter your privacy settings to control who sees what on your page. \u00a0So be careful to check exactly what your settings are. \u00a0It might be wise to set limited access to non-friends so that your education and qualification background are displayed enabling employers to see a little bit about you without seeing the whole shebang!<\/p>\n
Finding a Job through Social Networking <\/strong><\/p>\nBoth Twitter and Facebook are rich sources of job opportunities so it\u2019s worth spending some time signing up to job hunt services on both. \u00a0Twitter in particular is often used by companies to tweet about their latest opportunities so start following as many influential people within your field as you can and try to find a way of letting them know you\u2019re there (without irritating them of course!) so that when a job opportunity does come up, you\u2019re already on their mind.<\/p>\n
Following the Right People<\/strong><\/p>\nOf course, you don\u2019t just have to follow the company bosses. \u00a0Try finding other employees and watch what they tweet about. \u00a0It might give you a useful insight into life within the company you\u2019ve set your sights on and you might even end up befriending some employees who can recommend you for future posts. \u00a0Follow these people and see which groups they belong to, which articles they are reading and generally what they get up to on a daily basis!<\/p>\n
Being proactive and putting yourself in front of potential employers is a valuable use of your time and sites like Facebook and Twitter have made it easier than ever to achieve this. \u00a0Be sure to always project a professional persona through your social networking sites. \u00a0Social networking is no longer about chatting to your mates and having a laugh, there\u2019s a more serious edge to it these days so unless you have blocked your profile from prying eyes, it\u2019s best to err on the side of caution.<\/p>\n
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