Recently, the Detroit Free Press had a story on how more companies are turning to social media in looking to fill positions.
Here’s a stat to savor: According to Freep writer Greta Guest, of 600 HR professionals surveyed “73% of companies use social media to support their recruitment efforts.” That is enormous and can be a huge recruiting tool for your job search toolbox.
While traditional job searching is likely still king, where you search out the job, write the dazzling cover letter and polished resume, and send it to the recruiter, such social media job recruiting is a close second!
And that brings me to my usual mantra. What you put online out there in the social media world is accessible by everyone. Add that actual directors of recruiting are searching out potential employees by trolling social media, means you have to have your game face on when it comes to your job search.
So, Google your name and see what pops up: questionable pictures, expletive rants on Twitter, embarrassing videos on YouTube?
Networking takes many forms. On Facebook, do you follow potential employers? On LinkedIn, is your profile 100 percent complete? Do you have recommendations?
Time to get out there and start searching and scrubbing. You never know who could be recruiting you!
Now let’s go out there and do something good!
