Tips For Job Hunters

In her article “6 Social Media Tips for Job Hunting” on medium.com Beth G Sanders offers tips for people looking for jobs.  Her tips specifically help people regarding social media.

It’s easy to forget how social media can impact looking for a job.  After all, it’s SOCIAL media not WORK media, right?  Wrong!  Social media can actually make or break your chances of finding work. 

Sounds crazy?  Think of this way: the majority of companies and institutions out there have some sort of social media presence.  Maybe it’s just a Facebook page or maybe it’s multiple Facebook pages like some colleges and universities have.  Or maybe it’s so many social media accounts that they have to have their own separate page on their website just to list them all.  Whatever the case may be, doesn’t it make sense that social media would come into play for a company or institution when they’re looking for new employees?

One of Beth G Sanders’ top tips is to go through your personal social media and see if there’s anything that could make you look bad to a prospective employer.   It’s become more and more common for companies and institutions to check on possible new employees in terms of their social media presence.  And if you do find something, delete, delete, delete!  Nothing may ever really disappear from cyberspace, but it doesn’t have to be your cover photo either.

Another of her top tips is to use social media to your advantage. For example, LinkedIn can be a very effective way to get information out about yourself in a professional way.  Just make sure your information is completely up to date and free of spelling and grammar errors (just like you would for your resume and cover letter).

These are just a couple of Beth G Sanders’ tips.

Click here to read Beth G Sanders’ full article.