Re: Are you good enough?

Do you think social media plays a huge part in the hiring process?
From what I've seen on both sides of process, most organizations use social media as a screening tool, not to figure out who you do want to work for you, but who you don't. At least in my case, I have weeded through resumes to find ones that seem to fit well, then I search social media sites as a sort of mini background check.

From the other side, I try to keep my social media clean, but it is still far from professional. I do not post my design work on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter because of the privacy policies.

So overall, I think that for most organizations social media plays a minimal roll in the hiring process, but it is definitely still something that you need to think about.


How do you feel about the points the author is making in this section of his post? What are your thoughts on the article.... do you feel it is accurate?
I suppose this article is accurate for corporate titans like Google and Facebook, but I personally find it hard to relate to for the job I currently have. I am interested in working in an institutional setting, so it would be interesting to see how heavily they rely on social media and ATS.


What sites do you focus on for social media and networking?
As I said, I do not post professionally on social media, but I do have a LinkedIn profile that I believe is somewhat helpful with networking.

I am certainly far from being an expert on this one. It is really hard for me to get into social media, even posting to friends (except for Pinterest - I can't seem to get away from Pinterest).