Are you looking for a job? Make sure your social media profiles aren't letting you down.

Recruiters are rejecting potential employees based on social media profiles, survey finds...

A survey published by recruitment site oilandgaspeople.com has found that almost two-thirds of UK recruiters have rejected a job application after looking at the candidate's social media profile.

The survey of more than 7,000 recruitment companies, HR managers and recruiters found that 82% of employers have looked up potential candidates on social media sites, and 64% have admitted rejecting someone based on their profile. However, the survey also found 71% of respondents have taken on new candidates after finding them on social networks.

The survey found 88% of recruiters used LinkedIn for candidate recruitment, 25% Facebook and 8% Twitter. According to the results, 77% of recruiters felt that social media provided them with better access to candidates and 41% said it gave them better insight into whether candidates were suitable......read more here

 

Would you hire yourself?

When you're applying for a job, it's important to take a good look at yourself and ask yourself whether you would be happy to hire yourself.  Always consider what your social media profiles say about you as well as considering how you present yourself, both in appearance, how you speak and the choice of words that you use.

Being self aware is the key to improving and creating that dream career.

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