freelanceswitch.com: I got a call yesterday from a publishing house in New York City. One of my former interns had given them my contact information to use as a reference for the job she was applying for. I was pleasantly surprised to get the call. A lot of the former interns who have worked for me, or with me, go out and look for jobs. And a lot of them use me as a reference. Rarely do I ever get a call from an employer who is interviewing these students. I always wonder why.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Your Social Media Persona
freelanceswitch.com: I got a call yesterday from a publishing house in New York City. One of my former interns had given them my contact information to use as a reference for the job she was applying for. I was pleasantly surprised to get the call. A lot of the former interns who have worked for me, or with me, go out and look for jobs. And a lot of them use me as a reference. Rarely do I ever get a call from an employer who is interviewing these students. I always wonder why.
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This article has some good advice, but really what it covers is things that we (the general body of employment-seeking college students) should know by now, but somehow don't. Granted, everyone has different guidelines as to what is lying and what is enhancing. I've heard from some teachers that being able to do something accurately and consistently is enough to qualify it as a special skill, whereas others say you should be good enough to teach it or write the book on it. But this artice does speak to the point that you have to be able to own anything you claim to have done, and with Facebook and other sites making it do easy to cross-reference potential hires, you dont want to be that person who claimed you had a high-profile internship one time when really you spent the summer partying. The pointers about professionality in email addresses and online appearance, while seemingly obvious, are always good to hear.
Thank you generic resume article for once again reminding us that we should remember to keep in mind social media when applying for jobs these days. Thank you for reminding me that people can verify if you have actually worked somewhere by looking at facebook or linkedin to catch liars. Thank you for thinking people are more honest when this check can happen, because who would want to spend time lying across platforms.
hahaha Katherine speaks the truth! I'm so tired of reading the same article about our social media websites and work. If you can't claim some truth to something on your resume, then dont put it on it. Don't post inappropriate pictures, unless you're aiming for the casting couch. Dont make stupid decisions when it comes to work.
This is a great article. I always am hesitant as to what is going to appear on facebook when i am tagged with others. i try to keep things on the social media realm low key. besides, i have contact information listed on my page - if you want to talk to me use that. I have a friend who is in Tepper - his mom apparently is a major business lady of somesort and he goes through all of her intern applicants facebook for her as weeds out those who are not properly represented. That stuff is real! i heard an actor say once they didnt care because their job description is to go out and get life "experience" anyways. So many ways to approach it. i prefer to remain low key and play it safe.
We have all been warned time and time again about what is on our facebooks. I know it is becoming common place for employers to review potential employees facebooks. I know it is a reality but I still don't think it is their business. I don't think a job should be denied by what is seen on facebook. On the other hand, I think people that let their facebook pictures show too much aren't being smart. I wouldn't want my private life up for anyone to see, much less a future employer that could take what they see out of context.
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