Tory Johnson of Women for Hire and frequent Good Morning America contributor “hit it” right on the head.
Like it or not, Social Media is here to stay and Facebook (with Google Plus accelerating) is leading the pack. As we said earlier, more recruiters are using Facebook & other social media to look for candidates.
Are you up to date with social media, as it is becoming more of a skillset rather than just a ‘passing thing’?
Folks all around the sphere have declared their independence from Facebook and are going to Google+.
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With all the recent Facebook news, it was recently brought to my attention that my previous post needed updates.
So here’s the 2011 edition of Keep Your Personal & Professional Information Private on Facebook.
Colleges, don’t let others run away with your online identity. Brad J. Ward posted about how a Facebook poser is trying to run away with the online identities of over a dozen or so colleges and universities. Its time to wake up and be in control of how not only prospective students, but also parents, and the community at large preceive your institutons online.
In the jobs section of the New York Daily News, there is an article (link not available as of this posting) about being an admissions officer as a career.
One of the surprising things the article stressed was that 1 out of 10 admissions officers look at an applicant’s social networking profile (i.e Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace.)
This just goes to show that keeping your profile “in check” isn’t just for career and job seekers.
If you are in admissions, are you looking at an applicant’s social profile?
How does it influence admissions decisions?
