Using Social Media to Find a Job - CareerEnlightenment.com

Your Social Profile Should Reflect Your PersonalityAccording to Waldman, employers save around $7 million each year by using LinkedIn as a hiring toolâ€"odds are they’ll take  a look at your profile. Because of its fast, free, and effective nature, it’s important to have your profile up to date at all times.But that doesn’t mean you can’t show a little individual flair! In fact, Waldman encourages everyone to develop their personal brands on social media to give employers a great sense of their social presence. Use your better judgment hereâ€"if you’re looking for a job in retail, rock that fun photo of you with creativity  and style. If you’re looking for a job in financeâ€"best to keep it suit-and-tie professional.More is More!Waldman stressed to students that hidden social profiles are a red flag for employers. In fact, interesting photos and social content is way more compelling than nothing at all! Think twice before you hide all your content and change your name on Facebookâ€"that’s not always the safer move.There are also tools to review your posts and clean up old content that you want to forget about. These programs are very helpful for deleting literally anything that you think might not be appropriate for an employer to see.This article first appeared on Apploi on December 3, 2015.