Social networking sites dos and don'ts
source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/11/05/cb.social.networking/index.html
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- bonemachine
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After all, TV phones and laserdiscs were hailed as the wave of the future and yet, despite influencing today's technology, they've gone by the wayside.
Social networking sites might have seemed as if they'd follow the same route, but all signs suggest they're here for the long haul.
Employers are checking job applicants' profiles on sites like Facebook, Brightfuse and LinkedIn, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey.
Twenty-two percent of employers say they use social networking sites when evaluating job candidates, and an additional 9 percent intend to do the same soon. Yet, only 16 percent of workers with social networking profiles have modified their pages with potential employers in mind.
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purplefox
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"Connecting to five people at Company XYZ after a day of vacation is a sure sign you are interviewing,"
True, but I find it hard to believe that companies (at least big companies) are really going to take the time out to spy on your profile to find it if that was *really* a cold, rather than you fishing for an alternative employer.
- 3 years ago
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purplefox
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AngelisaJosalisa
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I don't think what you do on a social networking site is any of your employers business. I believe business and your personal life should be separate. This is a case of potential employers overstepping their boundaries.
- 3 years ago
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AngelisaJosalisa
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ReVOfx
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Use them to you advantage, perception is everything.
- 3 years ago
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ReVOfx
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GeoffNI
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Since looking for employement I have closed Social Networking Accounts.
- 3 years ago
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GeoffNI
