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Keep It Clean: Social Media Screenings Gain in Popularity
Looking for your next job? Make sure your social media profiles are safe for work, because employers are screening candidates’ presence online.
- Keeping your personal social media profiles professional and appropriate is an incredibly important part of your job search (and retaining your job once you’ve gotten one).
- Over three-quarters of hiring professionals believe that checking a candidate’s or employee’s social media profile is an acceptable way to vet them.
- There are many ways to make sure that your social media is appropriate for the workplace, starting with avoiding anything violent, profane, explicit or illegal.