Have you wondered what professionals can see when they search you on Google? The way you market yourself to others on the internet can play a major impact in your professional career as you begin searching for jobs. In this blog, we will be taking a closer look into how you can market yourself to professionals!
The Importance of Social Profiles
Social platforms like Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and other personal websites can display information that can be harmful to you if future employers were to come across it.
Social Profiles can help either land or lose a job for yourself.
Today, 92% of companies use Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter for recruiting, which makes social networking essential when job hunting.
73% of companies have found a new hire through a social network.
Of these, 89% have hired through Linkedin, 26% through Facebook, and 15% through Twitter.
What you Should Avoid on Social Platforms
The first step in keeping your view of yourself to future employers and other important influences professional, is by avoiding these types of posts and photos:
- Drunk Pictures
- Negative Attitude
- Things you do not want your boss to read or see
- Extreme Alcohol Consumption
- References to Illegal Drugs
- Posts of Sexual Nature
- Spelling & Grammar Errors
- Profanity
Being able to keep these types of posts and images away from your social platforms or places where future employers can access them is a great way to improve your personal marketing to others.
Where to Begin Fixing up your Online Image
Being able to secure your online image is a simple as these few steps you can take to market yourself:
- Privacy Settings
- Cleaning Online Content
- Changing your online name
Being able to cleanup your Facebook and other social media platforms is one of the easiest ways to help improve your personal marketing image.
Below is a diagram showing you how you can clean up your Facebook and Instagram account.
What is the next step?
Being able to clean up your social media platforms and allowing to market yourself in a more professional manner can help to land you almost any job that you meet all of the qualifications for.
Love your use of graphics and color! Your blog is very visually appealing and easy to read. I also appreciated that you include a “next step” at the end of your blog