HOW SOCIAL MEDIA STOPS YOU GETTING THE JOB& what you can do to help yourself

REASON #1“You use Twitter or Facebook to rant about how much you

dislike your current job.”

EXAMPLES

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

Any recruiter looking at you profile may think that if they hired you and things didn’t work out, their company will be next in the firing line for your verbal rants.

Keep your opinions to yourself – even if you dislike where you currently work! If you must vent your opinion, keep it to the private journal under your bed where no one can see it.

REASON #2“You use bad language or

make vulgar remarks in your status updates.”

EXAMPLE

We don’t really need to elaborate here...

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT Being employed in a childcare setting requires the

ability to provide a good example to others and that encompasses not swearing or using offensive language.

The solution? Delete any past posts which are like this, and clean up your language moving forward!

REASON #3“Your friends have tagged you in appropriate photos or

videos.”

EXAMPLES

- Half or fully nude pictures- Pictures of you throwing up from too much alcohol

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

You can review the photos on your timeline and “untag” or delete any which you deem may harm your chances of getting the job. Think like an employer.

Moving forward - change your privacy settings on Facebook so that when friends tag you in photos, you have to approve them before they appear on your timeline. No more nasty surprises!

REASON #4“You have re tweeted or

shared something offensive”

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

Working in a childcare environment means that you need to be respectful of diversity and other cultures, and uphold good moral behaviour.

Re -tweeting any jokes or comments which could be deemed as racially offensive, demeaning to others, or sexually explicit should be avoided.

REASON #5“You have linked your

professional and personal accounts.”

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

A professional account (like LinkedIn) can be used to network with people in the same industry and look for jobs. It acts as an “online CV” for potential recruiters.

Managers sometimes look at a candidate’s LinkedIn profile before deciding whether or not they should get the job.

If you want your personal life to stay private, do not link your professional profile to your Twitter or Facebook account.

REASON #6“You have badmouthed your

colleagues”

EXAMPLE

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

Social media should not be used as a platform to air your dirty laundry. If you don’t have anything good to say about the people you work with, don’t say it all!

REASON #7“You spend too much time on

social media.”

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

If you tweet every 20 minutes and post a status on Facebook several times daily, it may be worth cutting back on your habit.

Managers want to employ well-rounded individuals

who have hobbies and interests outside of internet; not people who spend their lives on social media!

REASON #8“Your profile picture reflects

badly on you.”

EXAMPLE

Think carefully what your profile picture says about you

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT So you may think your profile of you in a bikini really

shows you at your best? Your future employer will not share the same opinion.

Provocative profile pictures which leave little to the imagination will not further your career prospects in any job (unless you want to work as a model!).

Change your main profile picture to something more respectable, like a headshot of you smiling.

IF ALL ELSE FAILS..“Change your settings so your social media profile is

not public.”

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

How to stop unwanted searches Go to the drop down bar on your profile, choose “Settings”

> “Privacy”. Under the options given, you can choose enhance your privacy by changing “Who can see my stuff” and “Who can look me up”.

How to approve pictures you are tagged in Go to the drop down bar on your profile, choose “Settings”

> “Timeline and Tagging”. Under the question “Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your timeline?”, change the setting to “On”.

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