I think the third reason actually occurs more frequently than people might realize. Even if your profile is private, it's still possible that your potential employer will come across it. I've had a number of friends that didn't get jobs because of things they posted on their social media sites, especially Twitter and Facebook. If you wouldn't want your boss to see it, don't post it! Here are some good tips on what not to do online when you're in the market for a job. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/facebookjobsearchgroups/a/facebookjobsearch.htm
I would like to know more behind an employers reasoning for rejecting a CV (as I call it) that has a photo of yourself on it. Is it to stop bias treatment? to me personally I always think it's nice to have a face for the name. Also I agree with Emily, if your going to apply for jobs, clean up your Facebook or better yet, delete it all together.The same applies for other social media that people can gain access to by stumbling upon your LinkedIn or Facebook page.
I find it interesting how every discipline teaches things differently. My upper level business classes in High School were realistic in that barely anyone reads cover letters anymore. However, I came to college, and a professor INSISTED on it. I couldn't believe it. The same professor however, encouraged social media use. She said, if you keep it clean and link to things that will only further your cultured sense of the world (news articles, things related to your major/industry, etc) then what is there to hide? I'm pretty free on social media because I don't curse (that often). However, I'm sure some employer somewhere would find something inappropriate on anyone's social medias. It's all in the industry, really.
I totally agree with you, Carly. If you Google search what to and what not to put on a resume (although the internet can be false), no one site is going to be the same. So, who knows what exactly is RIGHT? Of course there are some common sense things you should and shouldn't include, but different industries are going to be looking for different things on a resume and in a portfolio.
And for the social media thing, I agree with it completely that you shouldn't have explicit material on your social media sites, but some people consider some things worse. If you aren't hired on just because there is a picture of you at a bar with some of your friends, does that automatically mean you are an alcoholic? Or that you can't perform the job well because you're a heavy drinker? Granted, I'm friends with some people in college with me that I wonder how in the world they're going to land a job ANYWHERE, but that's because their social media sites are filthy. So it's, once again, all about the industry and the person(s) looking at your resumes/social media sites.
It's somewhat of a social adulthood that we're forced to reach in order to be taken seriously as an adult in the professional world. When we're in high school, the big thing is to instantly post about our daily lives on social media. When we reach college, those habits are still in tact and in order to move past the college stage into being a professional adult, we have to either delete our social media due to a force of habit we developed in high school or professionally convert our original habit into one that can be viewed by possible employers without fear. That is mainly why I agree that the third object listed on the reasons why CV's are rejected is absolutely true--old habits die hard and with the way social media is now dominant is almost every media related field, we only have one choice; to adapt.
I think it's actually smart for employers to check a person's facebook or other social media sites because we are reflections and representatives of the company we work for. I've heard of people making headlines for tweeting or posting inappropriate things and employers then having to attempt to fix the aftermath. If you are someone who freely posts everything with no reservations, what's not to say you will do the same regarding your employment? Better to know that now then to hire the person only to have to fire and employ some serious PR to clean up any messes.
When it comes down to it, we decide what type of image we want to portray to others and how serious we want to be taken professionally. And as others have already commented...depends on WHAT type of work you are wanting. My professor who works for the Topeka Capital Journal says he isn't allowed to post much personally. Certain businesses may require that you only tweet or post business related things with only glimpses of your personality.
Here's an example of an employee who embarrassed her employer: http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-fired-tweet-aids-africa-sparks-internet-outrage/story?id=21298519
I think the third reason actually occurs more frequently than people might realize. Even if your profile is private, it's still possible that your potential employer will come across it. I've had a number of friends that didn't get jobs because of things they posted on their social media sites, especially Twitter and Facebook. If you wouldn't want your boss to see it, don't post it! Here are some good tips on what not to do online when you're in the market for a job. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/facebookjobsearchgroups/a/facebookjobsearch.htm
ReplyDeleteI would like to know more behind an employers reasoning for rejecting a CV (as I call it) that has a photo of yourself on it. Is it to stop bias treatment? to me personally I always think it's nice to have a face for the name. Also I agree with Emily, if your going to apply for jobs, clean up your Facebook or better yet, delete it all together.The same applies for other social media that people can gain access to by stumbling upon your LinkedIn or Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting how every discipline teaches things differently. My upper level business classes in High School were realistic in that barely anyone reads cover letters anymore. However, I came to college, and a professor INSISTED on it. I couldn't believe it. The same professor however, encouraged social media use. She said, if you keep it clean and link to things that will only further your cultured sense of the world (news articles, things related to your major/industry, etc) then what is there to hide? I'm pretty free on social media because I don't curse (that often). However, I'm sure some employer somewhere would find something inappropriate on anyone's social medias. It's all in the industry, really.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, Carly. If you Google search what to and what not to put on a resume (although the internet can be false), no one site is going to be the same. So, who knows what exactly is RIGHT? Of course there are some common sense things you should and shouldn't include, but different industries are going to be looking for different things on a resume and in a portfolio.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the social media thing, I agree with it completely that you shouldn't have explicit material on your social media sites, but some people consider some things worse. If you aren't hired on just because there is a picture of you at a bar with some of your friends, does that automatically mean you are an alcoholic? Or that you can't perform the job well because you're a heavy drinker? Granted, I'm friends with some people in college with me that I wonder how in the world they're going to land a job ANYWHERE, but that's because their social media sites are filthy. So it's, once again, all about the industry and the person(s) looking at your resumes/social media sites.
It's somewhat of a social adulthood that we're forced to reach in order to be taken seriously as an adult in the professional world. When we're in high school, the big thing is to instantly post about our daily lives on social media. When we reach college, those habits are still in tact and in order to move past the college stage into being a professional adult, we have to either delete our social media due to a force of habit we developed in high school or professionally convert our original habit into one that can be viewed by possible employers without fear. That is mainly why I agree that the third object listed on the reasons why CV's are rejected is absolutely true--old habits die hard and with the way social media is now dominant is almost every media related field, we only have one choice; to adapt.
ReplyDeleteI think it's actually smart for employers to check a person's facebook or other social media sites because we are reflections and representatives of the company we work for. I've heard of people making headlines for tweeting or posting inappropriate things and employers then having to attempt to fix the aftermath. If you are someone who freely posts everything with no reservations, what's not to say you will do the same regarding your employment? Better to know that now then to hire the person only to have to fire and employ some serious PR to clean up any messes.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes down to it, we decide what type of image we want to portray to others and how serious we want to be taken professionally. And as others have already commented...depends on WHAT type of work you are wanting. My professor who works for the Topeka Capital Journal says he isn't allowed to post much personally. Certain businesses may require that you only tweet or post business related things with only glimpses of your personality.
Here's an example of an employee who embarrassed her employer:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-fired-tweet-aids-africa-sparks-internet-outrage/story?id=21298519