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Manage Your (Social) Media [Infographic]

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People spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to advance their careers with graduate degrees, yet many may be throwing it all down the drain with an embarrassing social media profile that no company would want to touch with a 1,000-foot pole. Here’s how to keep your social media profiles clean and make that advanced degree do the work it’s meant to do as you search for your dream job.

See For Yourself

You’ve Googled yourself, right? You need to do the same thing with the different social media sites you’ve signed up for. With most sites, you can view your entire history and scan through it for anything objectionable.

93% of recruiters are likely to look at a candidate’s social media profile.

Get Rid of What You Don’t Like

We’ve all said and done things we’re not proud of; there’s nothing wrong with deleting posts or photos that you now see are questionable or suspect others will take offense to.

40% of recent job-seekers have modified their social media presence.

17% have deleted their accounts.

Set Limits

While each site has its own mechanism for allowing you to determine what’s shared and what’s not, if you’re going to be using the sites at all, the least you can do is give these settings some attention. Facebook, for instance, allows you to remove photo tags (and approve future ones) or to hide profile details so you can’t be seen in a Google search.

Have a Second Thought

Becoming mindful of your social media footprint doesn’t just mean cleaning up your past messes. It also means being more careful going forward. If you tend to post dumb things while angry (or drunk), find ways to keep yourself from doing so.

Get Rid of Dead Accounts

Having too many accounts with long periods of inactivity can make potential employers think you’re the kind of person who won’t stick around. Determine which platforms you actually use and close the accounts for the ones you don’t.

What’s in a Name?

Remember when creating an email address was all about showing your personality? For many people, social media handles are the same way. And that’s fine — until a hiring manager sees that your Instagram name is nsync_lvr_14. You don’t need to show every personality quirk or hobby through social media; save something for the interview.

42% of recruiters have reconsidered a candidate based on their social media profile (whether good or bad)

Go Off the Grid

Shutting the phone off for a night or a weekend can work wonders. Not only will you probably see a productivity bump at your current job, you may help break yourself of the always-on mind-set. That constant availability can be irritating and lead you to lash out with posts, comments and emails.

81% of employees at small and mid-sized businesses say they usually check their work email on weekends.

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Lauren Hunter
Lauren Hunterhttps://laurenhunter.net
Lauren Hunter is a writer who loves the big picture of God’s journey we are all on together. In 2007, she founded ChurchTechToday, a website for pastors and church leaders to harness technology to improve ministry. Married to her high school sweetheart, Lauren lives in Northern California with her husband and their four children. Her latest book is Leaving Christian Science: 10 Stories of New Faith in Jesus Christ. She can be found online at https://laurenhunter.net.

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