Clean UP! 10 Social Media Career Moves

Hello Readers,

As you know I love information and even better I love to share what I learn. I recently attended a career seminar in which I learned some key career moves to enhance your social media presence. I compiled a list of areas we need to “clean up”. Some of these I knew about and some are areas I need to work on myself. I know this list will help you also.

1. Complete your LinkedIn profile. If it is not at 100% get it there!

2. Make sure your resume and your LinkedIn page match. The jobs listed should be the same.

3. List accomplishments on your LinkedIn page, not job tasks. (I mention this all the time when I complete  resumes)

4. Follow the companies you apply for... If I apply at ABC Bank, I will make sure I am following ABC Bank on the three main social media giants. Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

5. Join subject matter expert groups on LinkedIn. I am a member of quite a few and I comment on all of them.

6. Create a website about yourself. It can be a one page website highlighting great things about your expertise.

7. Have a personal business card. Remember you are a business, You Inc.!

8. Google yourself, if you do not like what is out there, take the steps to clean it up.

9. Follow the careers/personalities you want to pursue on Twitter and LinkedIn. i.e. If I want to be a cook, I will follow Martha Stewart. You get the picture.

 10. Delete silliness from your Facebook page. If you do not want to delete anyone, you can hide the posts/notifications from those people. 

**Employers look at social media first and they will make a decision to hire you based on what they view. Make sure what they view is really you!

Your thoughts are welcome…

MJW

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

Social Media can hurt you, really!

Hello everyone,

Here are social media facts I just read in Talent Development magazine (October Issue 2014):  

-51% of employers who decided against hiring a potential job candidate but chose not to due to their social media activity.

-43% of employers who do an overall research on social media before hiring. 

The first fact was a shocker to me, not because of the fact that the employers will not hire, but because the social media activity was that horrible they could NOT hire/changed their minds (that is sad). The first fact means the interview and resume were impeccable, but the potential candidate's social media was less than expected. I have learned that social media is the truth about people. People show who they really are on all the various social media sites. It looks as if companies have picked up on this as well and are using it to their advantage.

Here is the best advice I can share, if you do not have anything nice or respectful to say then do not say anything. You do not have to post your every move nor comment on everything you see. Oh and yeah that drink you had, keep that to yourself. It tells the employer that you like to drink on occasion (which there is nothing wrong with that if you do) but, the picture you post may look as if you may not be able to control yourself. At that point your great interview and resume are out the window.

Your thoughts are always welcome...

MJW

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

www.td.org