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Employers Checking Facebook Profile Before Job Offer and Links

March 25, 2012
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Hello readers, welcome to weekend chit-chat. I was at a friend’s place last night and the conversation flowed towards social media. Somebody mentioned that companies are checking potential hire’s Facebook profile before the job offer. I was not so sure about it and decided to give it a check. This morning Google directed me to a post in PC world, where CareerBuilder.com revealed some number. 20% of companies admitted checking Facebook/MySpace profiles. And the number of rejection is more than number of acceptance, 33% vs 24%. “Use of drugs or drinking and the posting of photographs deemed ‘inappropriate’ or ‘provocative’ were identified as the most popular reasons why employers eliminated a candidate after viewing their social networking profile.” ~ Mentioned by PC World. Earlier I listed a few tips towards getting a job through social media. But, this one looks like “Losing a job because of social media”. Here’s the list of reasons for hiring and not hiring based on social media profile, published in a CareerBuilder survey. I quickly checked my Facebook profile once again, scrutinized my wall. Nah, there’s no picture of me drinking and dancing wild. I didn’t post any offensive comment on my wall or on anybody’s wall. My qualification on

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How to Find a Job Through Social Media

February 22, 2012
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How to Find a Job Through Social Media

Is it possible to find a job through social media, Linked In, Facebook and Twitter? There is a jargon in management world these days, “bring in a known good person rather than an unknown better person”. This refers to hiring from within a known circle of people, or with recommendation from a known circle of people. The largest professional network, Linked In, was founded on this principles and today its thriving along with Facebook and Twitter. In last one year I have seen quiet a few people getting jobs through social media referrals. I receive requests to refer some one or other within my connections for jobs. Recruiters and HR managers are now actively mining talents through Linked In. Example, one of my close friends was found out through his Linked In profile. The recruiting manager was his 4th level connection. You may not be as lucky as this guy, as he had some specialized training and diploma which was sought after by his employers. It also added spice that my friend and his the-then interviewer had similar tastes of reading. If you imagine typical job of a recruiter, he has to post for the positions, collect resumes, sort through them

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