If the first search of work must have a cover letter and CV are satisfactory, the appropriate qualifications, and greater access to job information, so this time there is an additional one thing that also must be considered, namely social media content ever published for the public.
Why would this be an important one that must be considered? A study conducted by CareerBuilder.com shows that the more sweeping the social media companies to conduct background checks on prospective employees. 45% of the company 'look' of social media as a way of consideration or the screening of prospective employees. An increase of 100% after the previous year only 22% of companies that do this.
How in Indonesia
Probably the same thing does not happen in Indonesia. It was not too much human resources department that the company intends to conduct background checks through to social media. Most still do so with the help of reference included in the cover letter. But considering the amount of users in Indonesia friendship networking site like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, a matter of time until the human resources department employees began searching the names of candidates in up to judge or know more about the candidate.
The study also mentioned that unfortunately, even job seekers often ignore the social content of their media, with consideration that does not give effect to the rating as an employee. Well, They are proven wrong.
Company outlook
Some of the reasons that make management reluctant to hire prospective employees because of their social media content, among others:
Why would this be an important one that must be considered? A study conducted by CareerBuilder.com shows that the more sweeping the social media companies to conduct background checks on prospective employees. 45% of the company 'look' of social media as a way of consideration or the screening of prospective employees. An increase of 100% after the previous year only 22% of companies that do this.
How in Indonesia
Probably the same thing does not happen in Indonesia. It was not too much human resources department that the company intends to conduct background checks through to social media. Most still do so with the help of reference included in the cover letter. But considering the amount of users in Indonesia friendship networking site like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, a matter of time until the human resources department employees began searching the names of candidates in up to judge or know more about the candidate.
The study also mentioned that unfortunately, even job seekers often ignore the social content of their media, with consideration that does not give effect to the rating as an employee. Well, They are proven wrong.
Company outlook
Some of the reasons that make management reluctant to hire prospective employees because of their social media content, among others:
- Candidates post content about drinking or using drugs.
- Candidates make bad statement of company where he worked first.
- Candidates make comments that smells of racist or discriminatory
- Candidate lied about qualifications.
- Candidates to post information from the company where he once worked.
So, what Should you do?
And what about you who are in the process of looking for work? Do you have to 'fast' status updates and display photos on your Facebook account? Or stop Twitting while until there is certainty? Surely not that far. 'After all, socialize in the virtual world is your right. I think you would agree that in fact during the competency and performance satisfactory, consideration based on your personal activities can not be a reason to cancel your hire. You only need to consider a few things to show the positive reputation of the virtual world, including:
- Consider your online photo albums on Facebook, or elsewhere. Remove images that can damage your reputation.
- Do not show off negative things to the outside world. Focus on positive things, whether related to the world of professional or personal.
- Try to create a special group for your profession or join a professional group that is on FB or other media. This is one way to establish relationships with leaders, recruiters or other professions.
- Selective receive friends. Just because people to add you as a friend that does not mean you should always receive it. You never know who's in a name at FB or Twitter.
- If you are still working or are bound by certain companies, do not expose your job search in cyberspace. It is not possible management where you work now knows it too low and assess your loyalty.
