Avoid the Pitfalls of a Social Media Job Search

When you’re looking to find employment today, it’s not unusual to spend much of your effort on devising

a social media job search. After all, today’s job seekers have more tools to

help them connect to former co-workers, professors, supervisors, and

bosses.

Through such social media sites as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, job

seekers can conduct the most thorough career search possible, using

these sites to connect with friends, family members, former workers, and anyone else who can clue them in on

an upcoming job opening or recommend them for an interview.

But there are dangers in a social media job search. Remember, while sites

such as Facebook and LinkedIn allow you to more easily connect with

business associates, they also allow hiring managers to learn more about

you. And these hiring managers might not like what they find.

Watch Those Photos

For instance, photos can come back to haunt you. If you’re looking for a job, you don’t want a potential employer

to log onto your Facebook page to find shots of you holding martini glasses in both hands. Make sure to delete any

unprofessional photos from your social media sites when you’re in the middle

of a career search.

Dump the Political Blog

Personal blogs that contain overt political messages, inappropriate

language, or raunchy tales of where you ended up after you New Year’s Eve

drinking binge won’t help you find employment, either.

If your blogs are easy to find and easy to connect with you, make sure to

analyze them carefully when you’re starting a job search. You don’t want employers logging onto your blog if you come across as a drunken party

animal. Party animals don’t make good account managers.

No Sexy E-Mail Addresses

Your Twitter account name is important, too, as are your e-mail

addresses. When conducting a career search, make sure that your potential

bosses aren’t sending e-mail messages to handsomehank@yahoo.com or

seeing the Twitter handle http://twitter.com/mrsexy. Such

unprofessional e-mail addresses or Twitter handles make you seem, well,

unprofessional.

These are just three basic tips to help avoid making a bad first impression while conducting a social media job

search

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