How To Clean Your Social Media For The Job Hunt

West End Office: City Office: How to scrub your social media for the job hunt In the age of Facebook statuses, Instagram selfies and Twitter rants, maintaining a clean social media presence can be harder than first thought. However, when it comes to the recruitment course of, it’s essential that your online presence accurately represents your private and skilled model. Here are some things to examine before you register with a recruitment agency and start the job hunt: 1. Privacy is vital Facebook, Twitter and Instagram change their settings continually, so even if you suppose your privateness settings are high, issues may have changed. On Facebook, the simplest approach to verify what other individuals can see is the ‘view profile as’ button â€" it’s hidden in the bottom right-hand corner of your cowl photo. Filter by way of your Instagram profile to check there aren’t any footage that could seem compromising to an unknowing eye. If there are, and you don’t wish to delet e them, swap your settings to non-public. Instead of scrolling via your whole Twitter feed, head to your settings to download your archive. It has a document of each single tweet you’ve sent out, which means you possibly can undergo and delete any that you wouldn’t want your boss or colleagues to see. This consists of any earlier complaints or gripes about your earlier firms â€" nothing leaves a nasty taste in an employer’s mouth greater than corporate criticism. You can even make your profile private by ‘defending your profile’. This lets you management who is following you and therefore, who can see your tweets. 2. Check your profile image and canopy picture While you might love that shot of you with a martini in hand, it doesn’t scream professionalism. Ensure each your profile picture and canopy photograph don’t present you ingesting alcohol or obviously drunk; lounging about in your swimmers; in a selfie, or most clearly, doing anything vulgar or offensive. Revise your LinkedIn By now, it’s generally understood that any HR professional or recruiter worth their salt will examine a candidate’s LinkedIn each time they apply for a job. Therefore, it’s extremely essential to verify your profile is as current and professional as attainable. Check that your profile picture is both a headshot on a plain background or a business informal shot of you in motion. Review your skilled experience to make sure that all your job duties, achievements and skills are up to date. Going forward, it’s also value considering including data often â€" it’s simpler to do when contemporary in your thoughts, as an alternative of in bulk when looking for a brand new place. Finally, don’t neglect concerning the extracurriculars. It’s worth mentioning any volunteering experience and if you can communicate any additional languages â€" they could be the weather that set you other than different candidates in terms of hiring time. 4. Google yourself There’s onl y one positive-fire way to make sure you know precisely what an employer could find â€" finishing the search yourself. By taking the time to filter via the first few pages of a Google search, you’ll have the ability to handle any attainable surprises earlier than they pop up. â€" Finished the cleanup and now prepared for the job hunt? Check out our vacancies here. WATCH â€" Perfecting your CV from the top down Are you in search of a little extra assist together with your CV? Tiger’s Director and Head of the City Office, Angela Lopes, reveals her tricks to creating a perfect CV, so you’re prepared to search out your dream function when issues are again in full swing. She covers: What an excellent CV seems like Common CV mistakes Read extra How volunteering can provide abilities in your CV At Tiger, we imagine that volunteering presents a incredible alternative to give again to the community while providing you with a way of function and helping someone in need. Through volunteering, people additionally acquire invaluable transferrable expertise for the office. Whether or not it's signing as much as a turtle conservation programme overseas or volunteering in your native Read more Sign up for the most recent office insights. Looking for a job Looking to recruit