Google Is Your New Resume

In our society today, almost anything one may want to search for can be found by entering it on Google.  One example of this would be typing someone's name in on Google.  This is important for job hunters because many job hunters have multiple social media profiles.  Some very common social media websites that Job Hunters often use are Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  Many people post and share many things without thinking about who can get access to it.  For college students ready to graduate college, it is important to pay attention to what is posted or shared on Facebook and Twitter.  As of 2014 almost all U.S. employers visit job hunters social networks and some have even rejected a job hunter because of things they have found in their profiles.  In addition to keeping posts and pictures clean and free of drugs and alcohol, job hunters should also pay attention to grammar they use and opinions they post about certain stuff.  Employers will be turned off if they see misspelled words, bad grammar, screwy opinions, and inappropriate content.  Resumes are still important to employers, but keeping social media sites clean, and free of grammar mistakes is something job hunters also need to pay close attention to.

As stated above, employers are always looking at job hunters social media profiles.  The social media site that is most important to employers is LinkedIn.  A smart job hunter will take advantage of this by making their profile page stand out from others' profile pages.  There are a couple ways that a job hunter can make their profile stand out such as describing past job experiences, adding a photo, or listing any training, education, community service, and interests that one may have.  Past job experiences are important because it shows a possible employer what type of work one has done and how it could be helpful to their business.  Adding a photo is very important to employers too, in fact multiple surveys have said not posting a photo is a complete turnoff for most employers.  Lastly, adding training, education, community service, and interests are important because it allows the employer to see what a possible employee has done in addition to his/her work experience.  Employers like learning about possible future employees and want to see that they help in the community, and are well rounded.  There are many more important things that one would need to add to a LinkedIn profile, but the ones listed above should be the first things that job hunters add to their profiles to impress future employers.