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With social media being an easy access point for potential employers to check out their applicants, it’s important to follow these few easy tips on social media sites.
1. Your Picture. A picture is worth a thousand words. Ensure that all of your profile pictures are professional and accurately represent your work ethic and personality. A picture of you enjoying a beer at your favorite watering hole and watching your alma mater may not be the most appropriate when looking for a job. Choose a picture that shows your face and that your mother would be proud of.
2. Privacy Settings. The privacy settings can be managed on the various social media sites. The ones where you can block your private information, be sure to do so. Also remember that other sites like Twitter, everything is essentially public and lasts forever. Think about your posts and if they are something you wouldn’t mind your potential employer seeing, if necessary clean up your past updates just to be safe. In Facebook, check to make sure your photo albums are set to private as well.
3. Accuracy. Some of the sites, especially Linked In which is used by many job seekers and searchers can show all of your past employment information. You want to ensure that this matches up with your resume and is current. Don’t allow someone to assume there is some fudging because you haven’t kept your profile current.
