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Comment on What information would a prospective employer find about you on social media? by Rick

Rick — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:50:57 +0000

I agree Social Media is here to stay; I tend to have two Twitter accounts, one for following companies and updating my professional presence, and another for personal information. I think on the whole if used properly Social Media can be a benefit to a candidate, allowing them to show their personality to an employer, but on the other hand it can become a deal breaker if used incorrectly. I think it’s important to remember how the Channel 4 video interview, that you blogged about a few months ago, gave a candidate an opportunity to show Channel 4 his talents, this was an effective use of Social Media to enhance the candidates profile. But when you view some online Vlogs the experience is quite different.

Comment on What information would a prospective employer find about you on social media? by Handle

Handle — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:01:36 +0000

Thanks for your comments. Given the statistics, it really does show how careful candidates have to be. If you don’t want a prospective employer looking at your Facebook, it is wise tighten your security settings. You can also lock your Twitter content so only people you have approved can see what you have written.

If you decide to keep it public then you must appreciate that you could get judged on your content. It may not necessarily offend an employer directly but the employer may consider how this would reflect their business in light of their clients.

Comment on What information would a prospective employer find about you on social media? by Stuart H

Stuart H — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:15:11 +0000

Those statistics are rather scary… I am sure that we’ve all been Facebook tagged in a few photographs that we hope employers never mind prospective employers would never see.

Whilst as a marketing coordinator I see the importance of social media, statistic number four worries me the most. Yes it’s important for a prospective employer to research the candidates (after all, we research them!), but should places like Facebook and Twitter if not being used in a work related capacity be safe havens away from work? If that’s not the case, then a throwaway and trivial tweet that is unrelated to the position could somehow mean that they’re not suitable regardless of skills and experience… that seems slightly unreasonable to me.

Either way, social media is here to stay. And it’s time for us candidates to use it to enforce how great we are in the workplace.

Comment on What information would a prospective employer find about you on social media? by Rick

Rick — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:49:07 +0000

I feel that this use of Social Media, allows potential candidates to showcase their talents, as sometimes you cannot express yourself in a CV alone.

Comment on I don’t know how she does it! by Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:58:10 +0000

It isn’t only women who would appreciate greater flexibility in their work life to help deal with parenting/childcare responsibilities.
However well a company’s policy may be written, it does not help if they are more geared towards female staff (perhaps on their return from maternity leave) than for male staff who would like to work part-time / flexibly / from home.
Presenteeism is nearly as bad as absenteeism, I fell.
PS SJP is the last person I would have cast for this film role.

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domaine drouhin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:32:47 +0000

Hmm it looks like your blog ate my first comment (it was super long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too am an aspiring blogger but I’m still new to the whole thing. Do you have any helpful tips for inexperienced blog writers? I’d certainly appreciate it.

Comment on The latest from Handle Recruitment by John Smith Management Consultancy

John Smith Management Consultancy — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:24:30 +0000

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Comment on The British Video Association Awards 2011 by union jack blog

union jack blog — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:51:51 +0000

You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!

Comment on Interview jargon by Simon Woolf

Simon Woolf — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:23:36 +0000

I think that would be from my then boss, to young and slightly giggly female interviewee, when she responded vaguely about some work experience:

“If we can just unpack that a little … ”

I had to keep looking away from the interviewee to avoid bursting out laughing, for the rest of the interview.