Social Networking and Your Job Search€¦ · The DON’Ts of Social Networking •Don’t reveal...
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The POWERS
andDANGERS
of Social Networking
Career Services
Northampton Community College
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Social Networking and Your Job Search
• 50% of employers now screen job candidates
using social networking sites:
– mySpace
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Employers aren’t the only ones
checking your networking sites
• Current Supervisor
• Customers
• Colleagues
• Coworkers
• Faculty
• College Admissions Staff
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The facts
• Of the employers who do use the Internet to
search candidates:
– 35% of employers reported they found content
on social networking sites that caused them to
not hire the candidate.
– Provocative photos and info are a bad idea (53%
of employers won’t hire you).
– Shared content with booze and drugs is also
highly dangerous (44% dismissed candidates for
this reason).
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Students Beware.
The DON’Ts of Social Networking
• Don’t reveal info about family and friends
• Don’t post photos that include drunken parties,
promiscuity, profanity, drug references or threats
• Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want your
grandmother –or your best friend’s mother to read
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The DO’s
• Clean up your profiles– The delete button may not mean it is gone
– Info may be available for years, your profile may be viewed by identity thieves, spammers, and stalkers.
• Make social accounts private
• Make sure friends are not posting inappropriate pictures and information about you!
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Think BEFORE you post.
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Is this how you want an employer
to remember you?
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Positive Examples
Art
Friends & Social Gatherings
Sports & Intramurals
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What to do if someone “tags” you:
• Follow instructions of website if provided.
• Communicate your concern to that person.
• If someone is constantly tagging you in
embarrassing photos, just remove them as
a friend from the “My Friends” page.
• Contact the website developer to have
photo removed.
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Wrap Up!
• Create positive content on social sites and
professional sites like LinkedIn. This gives you
more control over what others will see.
• Do a google search regularly to see how you
appear to others searching for you. Almost
80% of people surveyed have not done this!
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Questions?Contact Career Services
Bethlehem
College Center, 341 610-861-5344
Monroe
Student Services Area 570-620-9221