Putting Your Social Network Page in Check So You Can Get a Job

August 15th, 2011 - By Victoria Uwumarogie

I’m sure you’ve heard that future employers might actually track down your social network pages and use them to determine whether they would want to hire you, right? Well, I bet you DIDN’T know that a whopping 45 percent of companies actually always search for the social network profiles of their candidates. If your jaw just dropped, pick it back up please. It’s not too late for you soon-to-be-out-of-college folks (and those who are out but still looking) to turn your Twitter page or Facebook page into something presentable in order for you to get a job, but there’s a few things you should know before you do the big clean up.

Our friends over at Black Enterprise compiled a list of seven things that should and shouldn’t be seen on your social network pages. From status updates about how hard you’re working on assignments (good look) to those creepy bathroom mirror photos that strangers keeps tagging you in that can be seen by anyone (bad, very bad look), it’s time to make some changes for the better.

To see the full list and get schooled, click over to Blackenterprise.com.

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  • Trambo

    they actually have a business out now..that is monitoring and checking social networks for employers..
    …Target celebrating their 30th anniversary by giving out giftcards http://goo.gl/uRb6J ..up to $1000..crazy!

  • http://unemployedblackman.blogspot.com/ Samuel L. Blackson

    At what point is our personal lives the concern of our employer? And dammit, this system is already a fail, I can start a fake facebook page of someone I dont like, and how would the employer be able to verify? they wouldnt, dumb idea.

    • Kayla

      no it's smart. i know a friend who openly bad mouths her job/boss on her twitter. every tweet is how annoying her job is. if you were a boss would you want someone like that to work for you?

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