“Mirror” on social networks

The last interview was really perfect: the right salary, the top Reputation company, and it seems that they are ready to spend “land” for you to grow. But ViralHire reminds me lightly: your social media account will be “checked” right now!

ViralHire has an international survey of more than 2,300 employers and HR professionals. The results showed that 70% of employers use social media to screen potential candidates, and 54% have decided not to recruit candidates based on what they see from their social media accounts.

It is almost certain that the employer will ” soi ” your social media profile

Thus, preparing for the perfect interview is only part of the application process. You need to make sure that the image on your Network describes exactly what you want to show about yourself.

Instagram Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube ICO, Facebook, Twitter, Twitter, and more. Whatever you do on the internet environment leaves a trace, and can lead to negative impressions for potential employers. It is time to” look in the mirror ” to see if there are ‘marks’ on his ‘face’ on social media.

Think before posting
An employer can ignore candidates whose expression on social media is as follows:
– Post photos, videos or information that is violent, aggressive, bullying or inappropriate
– Posting information promoting the use of drugs or drugs
– Discriminatory comments on race, region, gender, religion
– Speak ill of former colleagues or companies
– Lying about qualifications
– Poor communication, controversy with harassing, hateful words
– There is an offence (e.g. violation of cybersecurity laws)
– Share confidential information from previous companies and employers
– Unprofessional candidate's display name, using teencode
Lying about vacation.
– Post too often
The above is a simple list of content that the employer does not want in the future candidate. If necessary, you should” clean up ” your social media accounts before it is too late, as well as adjust how to use them in the future.

Specific actions with each social media
LinkedIn
Your LinkedIn account may have little embarrassing information, but is it effective? Often employers will start checking from here first. Make sure you have a clear, transparent, attractive LinkedIn profile to make a great first impression.

Facebook
Facebook is where we share information about our own lives, our own views. But you can't ask employers not to “judge” what you show on it. To make sure potential employers don't see what you don't want them to see, look for “Settings & Privacy” in the top right corner of Facebook, select “Check privacy”. You can install to allow / restrict your audience from viewing your posts in the future, tracking which apps you're signed in to, and deleting what you no longer use. 

Next, check if the Activity Log is public. If so, people will follow your reaction, choice, behavior on Facebook. Are you confident with that? In the privacy settings, be aware that any images that others tag must be reviewed by you first instead of Automatically posting to the timeline. 

Personal Blog
Some people use blogs like personal diary pages, others see it as a tool to introduce themselves to the world. Either way, if there are already links from other social media accounts to blogs, the employer will easily find out. That means you should re-access and edit if necessary. 

Twitter and Instagram
Twitter and Instagram both allow us to choose a professional or private account. Please set up privacy if you don't want future employers to see personal content. With Twitter, you can type your name in search to check your presence. Maybe someone ever mentioned you without you knowing. If there are disadvantageous comments, you will have to talk to the account holder or be prepared to respond to the employer if they mention it.

Specific actions with each social network

Similar to photos tagged on Instagram, employers can see if you're tagged by public/ pre-tracked accounts. If you don't look good, you can choose “Remove Me from the post” or “hide from my profile”.

YouTube
Your old videos may have been installed by default as”public”. If you don't want to delete it, reinstall it as “private” or “non-public”. But that means that anyone with a video link or shared by you can still watch it. 
You may also have to take into account the adjustment of both accounts such as Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr…  

Additional positive information
It is difficult to wipe out our online presence. And if you can't find out on any social media, the employer can also ask questions. Instead, the addition of positive information on social networks will bring dual benefits: new information both pushes old negative news (which you cannot control) from the front pages on search engines, and introduces you the way you want. When the “good information” chain takes the top spot, the likelihood that someone “excavates” unfavorable information about you is reduced.
And add a small operation after you have” looked in the mirror “carefully enough to know that you are ‘okay' on social media: add the link or QR code of the ViralHire profile in the introduction. That gives NTD a signal that this is a professional social media account, and you are confident in the image you express on it.

These “legitimate” details create a more prestigious feeling than you can imagine. And remember that the information on the social media account should also be identical with the information on the CV offline. 

Finally, there are many recent examples that show the impact of social media on a person's career path. Only an act of mistreatment of animals or other people, whether it is identified as a violation of the law or not, is enough to be so offensive that the account holder is spread by the network community and “stoned”, even influencing businesses and employers. Thus, real action in everyday life will be a prerequisite for you to preserve the image on social media.