Social media is powerful and it is absolutely in demand and millions of people across the world use it to serve different purposes in life. So when you apply for jobs, it is evident that the part of your background search for candidate’s credibility and record will also include a lot of digging up over different social media platforms.
Now, it is getting interesting, isn’t it? Imagine the kind of reaction on something you did two months back, for example, you were involved in a pretty racist fight or sharing an article against a brand that the company owns in which you have applied for. This is where social media can kill your overall impression that you have worked so hard to make.
Everyone has talked about so many advantages when it comes to using social media for job search. Hardly people have noted the fact that there are instances where bad use of social media can have a very negative impact on the job application and not only that, your social media profile itself can prove the biggest obstacle in companies giving you the opportunity despite all your academic credentials.
Our blog post today will talk about four ways through which social media can hurt you in your job search over a period of time.
This is because you never cared enough to credibly update your social media profile, which means more or less the contradicting statements that your employer received from different sources about you, will make him hesitant and do not trust you enough in order to consider you strongly for the job role.
This is why, always ensure especially on the professional networks like LinkedIn everything you write is credible and does not contradict with your actual resume and interview statements.
Kate Cross
About the Author:
Kate Cross is the author of this blog post. Johnson is the senior manager of talent recruitment at a top firm in the United Kingdom. She likes to often contribute to the website Essay Tigers Help UK with her insights and regular advice. Readers can follow her at Facebook-Twitter.
Now, it is getting interesting, isn’t it? Imagine the kind of reaction on something you did two months back, for example, you were involved in a pretty racist fight or sharing an article against a brand that the company owns in which you have applied for. This is where social media can kill your overall impression that you have worked so hard to make.
Everyone has talked about so many advantages when it comes to using social media for job search. Hardly people have noted the fact that there are instances where bad use of social media can have a very negative impact on the job application and not only that, your social media profile itself can prove the biggest obstacle in companies giving you the opportunity despite all your academic credentials.
Our blog post today will talk about four ways through which social media can hurt you in your job search over a period of time.
Contradicting facts on Social Media profile
Your resume says something, your interview says something and when the employer goes over your final background screening through different social media platforms your profile tells a completely different story.This is because you never cared enough to credibly update your social media profile, which means more or less the contradicting statements that your employer received from different sources about you, will make him hesitant and do not trust you enough in order to consider you strongly for the job role.
This is why, always ensure especially on the professional networks like LinkedIn everything you write is credible and does not contradict with your actual resume and interview statements.
You have been stalking someone
So suddenly your employer finds you creepy, you are surprised why? Then you remember all those horrifying creepy and stalking posts you did on social media and most of the people you know complain about it, this is where you need to be cautious and do not engage yourselves in any such activities.You were involved in an anti-brand campaign
As we discussed earlier, avoid being political or totally anti about brands and companies, especially on the profiles you think your employer will check through such as your professional networks. You can probably get active with critical analysis, but this is just where you should be stopping yourself from crossing the line.Do not show yourself as the one impersonating
People on social media like to get attention; this is why they try to impersonate other celebrities, people they like etc. They post their life as something which is completely different and this can give a very different impression about your thinking and maturity, ensure that you have a clean, well maintained social media profile.Kate CrossAbout the Author:
Kate Cross is the author of this blog post. Johnson is the senior manager of talent recruitment at a top firm in the United Kingdom. She likes to often contribute to the website Essay Tigers Help UK with her insights and regular advice. Readers can follow her at Facebook-Twitter.
