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Triana

(22,666 posts)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:56 PM Apr 2013

8 things employers may be looking for in a job candidate's social media profiles

Just IMO, if you have a social media profile of any kind (other than perhaps on LinkedIN), you should NOT use your actual name on them for the simple reason that employers will Google and look for them and if they don't like your hobbies, politics, or religious beliefs or who knows what else, they won't hire you based on what they see. Some people use completely separate profiles for personal and professional use (probably more work than most people have time to do though).

On LinkedIN, you can put your professional info/background that an employer needs to see. I know people though, who won't use LinkedIN either.

Regardless - here are things employers are being advised to look for in prospective employee's social media profiles - informed is forewarned:

http://www.blogging4jobs.com/sourcing-2/8-things-to-look-for-in-a-job-candidates-social-media-profiles/

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8 things employers may be looking for in a job candidate's social media profiles (Original Post) Triana Apr 2013 OP
I put nude photos of my grandfather on my Facebook Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #1
Link? Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #5
Sound advice, TY! arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #2
#9 The demonstrated lack of judgment in having a "Social Media Profile". Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #3
Mines locked down tighter than bark on a tree Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #4
Same here. Initech Apr 2013 #6
+1 get the red out Apr 2013 #7
I'm not ashamed of anything on my FB page tridim Apr 2013 #8
 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
4. Mines locked down tighter than bark on a tree
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:18 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:48 PM - Edit history (1)

If you aren't friends with me you can't even see my pic on Facebook. Even among friends, posts and other items are often tailored to a specific audience. Facebook, for all its issues, has some rather effective privacy controls.

I'm on Twitter under an assumed name and only follow celebrities.

Initech

(99,909 posts)
6. Same here.
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:27 PM
Apr 2013

I don't use my page for anything but to respond to invites. Any pictures I make sure they don't show anything that nobody wants to see.

get the red out

(13,458 posts)
7. +1
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:47 PM
Apr 2013

I don't have much of a profile either. No job listing, no employment history. That's what a resume is for, not something "social". I usually don't even have my face on the profile, generally is a picture of my dog (she's cuter anyway). Though my dog is nude in all her pictures, hopefully that's acceptable for a Border Collie.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
8. I'm not ashamed of anything on my FB page
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 03:17 PM
Apr 2013

If a potential employer is, I probably wouldn't want to work there anyway.

It's a good way to weed out employers who think invading their employees personal privacy is okay.

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