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| Companies viewing your profile on social networks |
Social Networks are so popular and dominating in a sense that people now wants to use them for a number of various things. Organisations are now starting to use social networking site such as Facebook to view and search for job candidates. In January 2010, a survey for career builder.co.uk found that more than half of employers used social networking sites to research job candidates. This means that this is still going to happen more often because the number of social networking sites is increasing and so is the number of people joining them.
Yasin recommends the following DOs and DON’Ts to keep a positive image online this year:
1) DO clean up digital dirt BEFORE you begin your job search. Remove any photos, content and links that can work against you in an employer’s eyes.
2) DO consider creating your own professional group on sites like Facebook or BrightFuse.com to establish relationships with thought leaders, recruiters and potential referrals.
3) DO keep gripes offline. Keep the content focused on the positive, whether that relates to professional or personal information. Makes sure to highlight specific accomplishments inside and outside of work.
4) DON’T forget others can see your friends, so be selective about who you accept as friends. Monitor comments made by others. Consider using the "block comments" feature or setting your profile to “private” so only designated friends can view it.
5) DON’T mention your job search if you’re still employed.
| Using Facebook to upload your CV |
Regarding this whole thing it means that more companies are going to use social networking sites before they employ an individual. This all means that people should try and look out for what they post on their social networks as this will have an impact on their future.
We may never know whether CVs will be outdated and companies will only use social networking sites.
