Employers Will Disqualify You Based On Your Facebook Content
Posted on September 29, 2008
Filed Under Career Development
In today’s world of social networking, job seekers are just as likely to have an account on Facebook as they are on Monster and more employers are reviewing these accounts as part of the hiring process. According to Seth Rothberg at College Recruiter, up to 75% of employers now search Facebook and other social network sites as part of the background/screening process. While it’s one thing to search and review these accounts, a recent Career Builder survey also found that 34% of respondents admitting to using the information obtained from these vairous sites to disquality the candidate. Top areas of concern included:
- 41% - candidate posted information about them drinking or using drugs
- 40% - candidate posted provocative or inappropriate photographs or information
- 29% - candidate had poor communication skills
- 28% - candidate bad-mouthed their previous company or fellow employee
- 27% - candidate lied about qualifications
- 22% - candidate used discriminatory remarks related to race, gender, religion, etc.
- 22% - candidate’s screen name was unprofessional
- 21% - candidate was linked to criminal behavior
- 19% - candidate shared confidential information from previous employers
Moral of the story: anything you post online is now in the public domain, so think twice before you post photos from last weekend’s events. The job you save may be your own.
Until next time…
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This is so true. We had the local news come in last week to talk about this very subject. They painted it very dark as “Digital Dirt.” Even though I see both sides and the value of Social Media to promote your skills, talents and experience, job seekers are not ahead of the curve just yet. What seems like common sense to some, if foreign to others. I think as this becomes more of an issue, more courses and education will come about to prepare people of the strengths and pitfalls of the Internet while job hunting.
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