How to Clean Up Your Social Media During the Job Search

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Very interesting post by Lily Herman over at The Muse entitled: How to Clean Up Your Social Media During the Job Search.

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Image Courtesy of Creative Commons by © go_greener_oz http://ow.ly/IMqpS

Lily writes:

Think the whole “future employers checking your social media accounts” thing is just an annoying urban legend? Think again.

It turns out that one in three employers have rejected candidates based on something they found out about them online.

Lily’s post is spot on – and the infographic in the post contains a number of great suggestions regarding how to “spring clean” your Social Media presence.

Bottom line – it really is a good idea to follow the suggestions in the post in order to ensure that a “social media” snafu does not cost you your “ideal” job.