{"id":2232,"date":"2012-06-25T05:02:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T11:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2012-06-25T05:02:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T11:02:11","slug":"the-pitfalls-of-social-media-go-beyond-employer-snooping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2012\/06\/25\/the-pitfalls-of-social-media-go-beyond-employer-snooping\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pitfalls of Social Media Go Beyond Employer \u201cSnooping\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s like reading through juicy tabloids at the grocery checkout stand.\u00a0 When potential employers go online to verify a prospective candidate\u2019s credentials or see if they have been naughty or nice, they often get more than they bargained for.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a matter of time before hiring managers stumble across pictures and text postings in various social media sites and these posts often determine whether or not you are a good fit for an organization.<\/p>\n

Searching for information on a potential candidate online really isn\u2019t anything new. But just how many employers do it?\u00a0 A recent survey revealed that 37% of organizations across all industries surf through social media profiles to assess a candidate\u2019s character. A sobering statistic for sure.<\/p>\n

Also, according to a 2012 annual technology market survey from Eurocom Worldwide, \u201cOne in five tech\u00a0executives say that a candidate\u2019s social media profile has caused them not to hire that person.\u201d\u00a0 You are essentially putting yourself out there for the world to see\u2026including the good, the bad, and the ugly.\u00a0 Guess which 2 of these 3 characteristics a potential employer is going to focus on leaving candidates to wonder why they have been dropped like a rock?<\/p>\n

According to careers expert, Joshua Waldman, \u201ceveryone (employed, unemployed and the hopefully-soon-to-be-employed), should adopt a tone of what he\u00a0calls \u201cPublic Private\u201d online. \u201cThink about a TV or radio show host. They\u2019re talking\u00a0about personal details of their lives in a very public way. These details are important because\u00a0they make themselves seem accessible to listeners but they\u2019re definitely not deep secrets or\u00a0potentially embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n

When a hiring manager is performing his \u201cdue diligence,\u201d as they are definitely going to do, they are confirming you are who you say you are on paper.\u00a0 The problem arises when photos of last night\u2019s party pop up on your profile page or a post bashing your previous employer is found online. Chances for hire come to a screeching halt at this point.<\/p>\n

Social media posts not just problematic for job seekers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Revealing too much online doesn\u2019t just hamper those looking for employment. Social media has a reach that goes way beyond that. Here are a few other repercussions that is given very little thought when exposing your life (and intellectual property) on the internet for all to see:<\/p>\n