From the course: Plan Your Next Play in IT
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- [Instructor] The intersection of social media and employment has really grown in the last few years. This is both good news and potentially bad news for job seekers. Employers tend to use social media in two ways during the hiring process, to recruit candidates by publicizing job openings and to conduct background checks to confirm the candidate's qualifications for a position. We've already looked at how you can use social media to find potential employers, now we'll turn the table and see how employers use social media to learn more about you. CareerBuilder recently interviewed nearly 3,000 HR and hiring managers about how they use social media during the hiring process. What they found is important to you in your search for the perfect job. The majority checked candidates on social media. Most say that they are less likely to interview someone they can't find online. Over half have passed on an applicant based on what they saw. Obviously this says that you should have an online…
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