Before the Interview
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The document discusses how social media has become an important part of the hiring process. Employers are increasingly researching candidates' online profiles and presence before interviews to screen them and assess their fit for roles. Having visible, professional social media profiles on sites like LinkedIn is now viewed as essential for candidates, as many recruiters and hiring managers use these profiles to evaluate candidates and some have even hired candidates based solely on their online presence and without a traditional interview. The document warns that anything unprofessional found online through these background checks can now negatively impact candidates' employability.
Before the Interview
- 1. BEFORE THE INTERVIEW By Melissa Mignelli Image by Jason A. Howie via Flickr
- 2. In today’s hiring process, it is no secret that employers rely heavily on applicants’ social media profiles as part of the screening process. So much so, this process is increasingly becoming more important to the tradiDonal resume, and can be considered as a necessary precursor to the interview. Image by some_communicaDon via Flickr
- 3. Visibility creates opportuniDes and reputaDon builds trust… submiHng a resume to a job board, or cold calling, is increasingly becoming ineffecDve, and eventually, it won’t work at all. Image by photologue_np via Flickr
- 4. “Applying to job pos:ngs, in newspapers and online, won’t get you anywhere and is becoming completely ineffec:ve… “If you don’t have an online presence, you won’t appear to be relevant and you will be passed over for more savvy applicants that have visibility.” Image by AngelaArcher.com via Flickr
- 5. Vala Afshar claims that the paper resume is dead. “The Web is your resume. Social networks are your mass references.” Image by buddawiggi via Flickr
- 6. Companies are increasingly relying on social networks such as LinkedIn to gauge candidates’ sustainability for a job… …most companies sDll request a resume as part of the applicaDon package but some are bypassing this requirement altogether. Image by Natural Step Online via Flickr
- 7. Though you may not provide a recruiter your social network profiles… 73% of employers will check them out anyhow. Image by net_efekt via Flickr
- 8. “Using LinkedIn, I can quickly figure out whether someone is worth speaking to, which saves me a lot of :me.” – Michelle Kedem Image from katerha via Flickr
- 9. Experts say there are certain roles where not being on LinkedIn is a deal-‐breaker. Image by Jason Pier via Flickr
- 10. A Simple tweet or two -‐ TwiIerviews -‐ can lead to a job. In the US, unemployment stands at 7.9%... How you tweet can determine how employable you are. Image by eldh via Flickr
- 11. Aaron Biebert (commercial director) hired a social media coordinator based on 40 tweets…without an in-‐person interview. “All that ma<ered was their online personality” Image by pestoverde via Flickr
- 12. 93% of recruiters are using LinkedIn to discover talent. Image by tychay via Flickr
- 13. Social media background checks have given rise to a whole new pool of red flags. Image by Jack Zalium via Flickr
- 14. 44% of recruiters said that trashing an employer on social media is enough to land an applicant in the reject pile. Image by Robert Sheie via Flickr
- 15. 70% of U.S. recruiters have rejected candidates because of informaDon found online. Image by bmills via Flickr
- 16. Career Builder recently conducted a survey in which 1/3 HR respondents said they have found informaDon that has caused them not to hire a candidate. Image by craig1black via Flickr
- 17. So what does it all mean? Image by striaDc via Flickr
- 18. From now on, everyone will be looking for a job even when we’re not actually looking… Employers are researching each of us digitally 24/7/365. Image by Alaskan Dude via Flickr
- 19. The new challenge that is confronDng people around the globe: how best to live our lives in a world where the Internet records everything and forgets nothing – where every online photo, status update, Twimer post and blog entry by and about us can be stored forever. Image by utnapisDm via Flickr
- 20. Sources • Slide 3, 15 -‐ hmp://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2011/02/28/the-‐reputaDon-‐economy/ • Slide 4 -‐ hmp://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-‐reasons-‐why-‐your-‐online-‐presence-‐will-‐ replace-‐your-‐resume-‐in-‐10-‐years/ • Slide 5, 10, 11 -‐ hmp://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/02/15/twimerviews-‐resumes/1919305/ • Slide 6 -‐ hmp://online.wsj.com/arDcle/SB10001424052970203750404577173031991814896.html • Slide 7, 12 -‐ hmp://business.Dme.com/2012/07/09/how-‐recruiters-‐use-‐social-‐networks-‐to-‐make-‐hiring-‐ decisions-‐now/ • Slide 8, 9 -‐ hmp://www.forbes.com/sites/work-‐in-‐progress/2012/05/11/recruiters-‐say-‐avoid-‐linkedin-‐at-‐your-‐ peril/ • Slide 13, 14 -‐ hmp://online.wsj.com/arDcle/SB10000872396390443759504577631410093879278.html • Slide 16 -‐ hmp://sloanreview.mit.edu/arDcle/the-‐digital-‐you-‐at-‐work-‐what-‐to-‐consider/ • Slide 18 -‐ hmp://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/your_future_employer_is_watchi.html • Slide 19 -‐ hmp://www.nyDmes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-‐t2.html?_r=0