| Could Your Social Media Be Stopping Your From Landing Your Dream Role? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26th May, 2019 Jobseekers need not be wary of social media use, though a recent survey by CareerBuilder showed that more than half of employers have chosen not to hire candidates based on their social media content. Experts recommend using the modern research tactic to the jobseekers’ advantage and seeing the social networking as an extension of their resume. The study showed that 7 in 10 employers use social media sites to research job candidates during the hiring process, and almost half the employers surveyed say they check up on current employees on social media. Having this knowledge is an advantage for jobseekers, who can tailor content to reflect their personality, hobbies and interests. Employers see social media as a behind-the-scenes look at what a resume doesn’t tell them about a candidate and could very well sway a decision in the jobseeker’s favour. It’s important for candidates to ensure information on a resume matches what’s online. Employers will often check up on qualifications, schools attended, criminal history, inappropriate online behaviour and anything negative posted in relation to previous places of work. Potential employers say favourable decisions are made when they find professional information online matches what’s been presented in the resume, they can see the candidate is well rounded with a variety of hobbies and interests, they have strong communication skills and appear to be a good fit with the company culture. Editors in Chief for Your Career magazine, Thai Ngo and Iris Du, assert that social media should be viewed as an effective extra tool to further a candidate’s career. “A solid resume gives a recruiter or potential employer the hard facts about your education, past experience, training and skills. It’s a concise history of your career path and says a lot about your professional side,” Iris said. “Social media is not something to be scared of, rather, job seekers should use it to their advantage. It’s likely a potential employer will do some background research, so use your social media to show off who you are outside of work. Let your personality shine through your friends, hobbies and life outside of the office,” Thai said. For more information on how to make social media work for your career, pick up a copy of Your Career magazine which is available from http://yourcareermagazine.com.au For further interviews, images or information, please contact: Thai Ngo and Iris Du Editors-In-Chief http://yourcareermagazine.com.au media@readpublishing.group |
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