A 2014 Jobvite survey shows what kind of social media mistakes can ruin your prospects at your workplace. Apparently 93% HR managers review your social media presence and activity before hiring. We certainly do!
Whats scary to the social media enthusiast is this: 55% of them have reconsidered a hiring decision after reviewing the social media profiles of their candidates, and more than 60% of those were not finally hired. Here is the link to the survey:
https://www.jobvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jobvite_SocialRecruiting_Survey2014.pdf
How do you keep your social media sites clean? This article has some good tips: http://time.com/money/3019899/10-facebook-twitter-mistakes-lost-job-millennials-viral/
Which site should you be on for HR to reach you? LInked in is used by 79% respondents, 26% through Facebook and 14% through Twitter. Nearly all hiring managers used Linkedin for searching, contacting and vetting their candidates. Facebook is used for showcasing an employer brand mostly and to get referrals. Facebook is also used for vetting candidates and see what they have been up to.
What should you NOT do on your social media pages?
https://www.jobvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jobvite_SocialRecruiting_Survey2014.pdf
How do you keep your social media sites clean? This article has some good tips: http://time.com/money/3019899/10-facebook-twitter-mistakes-lost-job-millennials-viral/
Which site should you be on for HR to reach you? LInked in is used by 79% respondents, 26% through Facebook and 14% through Twitter. Nearly all hiring managers used Linkedin for searching, contacting and vetting their candidates. Facebook is used for showcasing an employer brand mostly and to get referrals. Facebook is also used for vetting candidates and see what they have been up to.
What should you NOT do on your social media pages?
- Make references to illegal drugs. 83% recruiters would leave you out at this stage!
- No no to sexual posts. 70% dont like it.
- Profanity is disliked by 2/3 of recruiters
- Guns
- Alcohol
- Bad spelling and grammar: 66% would kick you out for that
- Political affiliations are not welcome
So what DO you do to stay in the good books?
- Highlight your charitable actions- donations, or the weekend teaching volunteering you did would impress 65% recruiters.
- Include examples of work if you are in writing or design. Recruiters are looking for that. Hard skills should also be showcased, as also industry related posts. These count in the things a recruiter is looking for on your page, especially the ones used specifically for a job search like Linkedin.
TIME also has an article that summarises the findings.
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