Social media activity: Try these to get your dream job

Source: http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-career-these-social-media-mistakes-can-hurt-your-job-search/20140630.htm#1

However, one third (33 per cent) of employers who research candidates on social networking sites say they've found content that made them more likely to hire a candidate.

What's more, nearly a quarter (23 per cent) found content that directly led to them hiring the candidate, up from 19 per cent last year.

Some of the most common reasons employers hired a candidate based on their social networking presence included:

• Got a good feel for the job candidate's personality, could see a good fit within the company culture: 46 per cent
• Job candidate's background information supported their professional qualifications for the job: 45 per cent
• Job candidate’s site conveyed a professional image: 43 per cent
• Job candidate was well-rounded, showed a wide range of interests: 40 per cent
• Job candidate had great communication skills: 40 per cent
• Job candidate was creative: 36 per cent
• Job candidate received awards and accolades: 31 per cent
• Other people posted great references about the job candidate: 30 per cent
• Job candidate had interacted with my company’s social media accounts: 24 per cent
• Job candidate had a large amount of followers or subscribers: 14 per cent

"It's important for job seekers to remember that much of what they post to the Internet -- and in some cases what others post about them -- can be found by potential employers, and that can affect their chances of getting hired down the road," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of Human Resources at CareerBuilder.

"Job seekers need to stay vigilant, and pay attention to privacy updates from all of their social networking accounts so they know what information is out there for others to see. Take control of your web presence by limiting who can post to your profile and monitoring posts you've been tagged in."