Building Your Online Reputation

BUILDING YOUR ONLINE REPUTATION Are you putting your best foot forward? Vour idenity is important! Take control of your online presence. Learn how to brand yourself NO “My boss needs to seriously lose ten pounds." 35% YES "I'm excited to get in shape for summer!" Have rejected candidates because of online slandering of a colleaque or employers 53% YIKES! . Many employers are now utilizing the tactic of asking the interviewer to pull up his/her FB page during the interviewing allowing no time for clean up. Have rejected a candidate due to provocative photos (from others) NO 44% "You were loaded last night! Glad to see you're still alive.". YES "Fun night! Lets hang out again soon." Have rejected candidates because of proof of drinking or drug use ******. 54% Of employers have negative reaction to spelling/grammar errors in posts and tweets 26% Of employers react negatively to overty religious posts 18% of employerS react negatively to potitical posts 58% 43% THE 5C Have hired because they got a good feel for candidate's personality. Candidate was hired because Linkedin OF SOCIAL MEDIA they were creative. GIVE & GET content 93% community connections Help others out by endorsing them. They might do the same in return. conversation constantly changing JOIN GROUPS Of recruiters use Linkedln Relevant groups make yourself noticeable through association. LIVE PRESENT IN. THE 18% Of employers reacted negatively to references to burning man. 51% Candidate was well- rounded & showed a Write for the job you want, not for the jobls) you had. wide range of interests UPDATE INFORMATION! A social media presence takes constant care and feeding to stay relevant. Google yourself to make sure all public information is up to date BENEFIT OF TWITTER 49% Candidate was hired because they had great communication skells. It will help humanize you. Allowing employers to see your hobbies and personal interests will help them make a connection with you, and will add to your professional credentials - RESOURCES - http //web.jobvite.comfrs/jabvitelimages!icbvite 2012_Social Recruiting Survey paf http:f/www.prdaly com/Main/Articles/12651aspx http:/leconsultancy.com/us/blog/8759-the-social-job-seeker-infographic http //www.rasmussen edu/student-life/blogs/career-services/social-job-hunting-how-to-use-social-networks-to-find-a-jobl COMMENTS STATUS