Even when you do not provide your social media profiles, employers could still approach them via a few simple commands. So, what do they want to find, search and evaluate from “private place” of candidates?

A clear portrait of candidates

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Based on respecting individual liberty principle, recruiters show the sparkle in screening appropriate employees only through a few clicks to check your Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Google plus, Tumblr, even Flickr, Youtube…

According to a new trend, almost recruiters care about personal page of applicants. It’s just a different approach way up to different job positions. For example, when they read your status in Facebook, they could partly understand you, what you think, which is not dominated by anyone.

Why recruiters try to access your social media?

Through your social account, employers have in their hands a part of your characteristic, knowledge, communicate ability. It is not too different from reality, except some bluffs.

On the other hand, they could catch sight of your lies about experiences from these connection networks. You can easily be failed because of pessimistic contents, offensive photos, which are just a little of those consequences many candidates have to pay for their opportunities.

Looking for appropriate level with applying position

There is no common formula for consultation via a personal page. As an illustration, in PR or marketing field, they need people having passion about connecting with others. And they will proactive to find the signs of status, comment, note, image, is it attractive, beautiful or valued? With some kinds of works require meticulousness, you should not regularly misspell. With a designer, you should show your esthetic thinking, etc.

Building your “Brand card”

All leading incorporates want employees having professional working manner, intelligence behaviors in real life as well as, of course, social network.

Social network is just like a double-edged sword, if you know how to build a personal image, many job opportunities will open to you and reverse. You, especially young candidates, should grab your chances and take part in social page strategies, where are the ideal “dating” places between employers and employees. Simultaneously, your online profiles are needed to improve and complete from time to time.

Pay attention, candidates’ abilities not only are proved by this tool but also reality career challenges. If you don’t have an impressive capacity, you can fail any time.

Source: http://vnmanpower.com/en/what-are-recruiters-looking-for-at-your-social-network-bl112.html

Okay

as regards to the topics the only place you can find me is LINKEDIN because it is as professional as it gets and thats the reason i created that profile my facebook account is locked, in short sometimes i get so paranoid, I share my status with "only me" even some posts.



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anyway please check out my post below thanks


They didn't want to move it to front page , but here it is on front page!!!!



https://www.nairaland.com/3438912/parental-advisory-top-3-food

nice

Hian, i go ku ku close all media accounts be that.

nice one, thanks.

Mmmmm

Pls stop writing Olaolu as Holarholu.

nice 1....bt dy see mine as an employer of labour...n dem don beg tire

hmmm

Not applicable here in Nigeria

Mai run go edit my pussy and dick posts on fb

Another good tips...... that will be used for nothing again











And soyinka wants to tear green card. I just need the front and back cover pls prof

Them no go see my FB account cos na another name...



Lemme go n open a current account with employment ID name and start forming good citizen assap

lestat:
Not applicable here in Nigeria

I have a business in Nigeria, and have full time employees (some from Nairaland).

Everyone gets a social media "background check" they are unaware of.

While I don't live in Nigeria, the practice is here to stay (everywhere). So it is in your best interest (even in Nigeria) to keep your social media on lock down if there's any unflattering activities or reckless statements going on in it.

Op, tell them o.

Now i see the reason why Amaka is still unemployed..

What about those that only use whatsapp and snapchat? The is nothing to find right?

If your name does not rank on first page of google.. u not serious with your online presence. Yes, formally or informally we all get our profiles checked through social media and that tells a lot about who we are and where w from.

NaLaugh:


I have a business in Nigeria, and have full time employees (some from Nairaland).

Everyone gets a social media "background check" they are unaware of.

While I don't live in Nigeria, the practice is here to stay (everywhere). So it is in your best interest (even in Nigeria) to keep your social media on lock down if there's any unflattering activities or reckless statements going on in it.

hmmmm this advise would have been useful to me when i startted my career over 9 years ago so no thanks . i state again this is Not Applicable in Nigeria. i see alot of delusional posts here and that is one of them. let me round off by saying there is the way things shoukd be and ther is the way things are, you only neglect the way things are at your own peril. reality check dude . ps i am not based in Nigeria even though i am here currently so no thanks for waated time

They should please come to nairaland. I think people show their real self here........mmm and thinking of this got me pitying some nairalanders.

if they have access to nairaland account, many people would be fired based on the hatred and tribal e-war on this platform

Sometimes I ask myself the same question.. If recruiters browse through my profile on Nairaland and see my top 10 lists, would they employ me?

What bad activities do you on your social media accounts?

What bad activities do you have on your social media accounts?

When you apply for job at glo and they check your Twitter and your last tweet is " glo is fucking useless"

Well said. It is always good to build a good personality on social media

lestat:
Not applicable here in Nigeria

Very applicable! Recruiters here in Nigeria have checked my profiles on social media platforms very well... So i took time to check out what is going on in all my accounts and even maintain the same name across all.

lestat:


hmmmm this advise would have been usefuk to me when i startted my career over 9 years ago so no thanks . i state again this is Not Applicabke in Nigeria. i see alot of delusional posts here and that is one of them. let me round off by saying there is the way things shoukd be and ther is the way things are, you only neglect the way things are at your own peril. reality check dude . ps i am not based in Nigeria even though i am here currently so no thanks for waated time

When you started your career is irrelevant. Try going on a verbal tirade against your employer on your publicly accessible social media today, and see how that works out for you.

If you're self-employed, then you're fine.

However, you have failed to make a coherent case for your stand.

You say it is not applicable in Nigeria, but:
The business I referenced is based IN Nigeria, the employees referenced are based IN Nigeria.

So what exactly is your argument?

I know this before