Social Media Resume Theres a Hidden Risk Here

Social Media Resume Theres a Hidden Risk Here Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard about your social media resume, i.e., what you share on social media.Consider this logic:96% of recruiters use social media for finding talent, so your social media presence is your new resume.Recruiters Use Social Media to Find YouRecruiters do use social media sites to find talent.However, when you get real about it, most recruiters primarily use referrals, LinkedIn, niche professional networks, and ads to find talent. They use social media as an auxiliary sourcing tool.Because of that, buff your resume and LinkedIn profile first. Then develop a presence on other social media sites if you know that recruiters look for people like you on them.And know that while social media sites might help you get found, recruiters give your resume more weight than social media when including you in interviews.Conversely, they might exclude you based on what they see in your social feeds.The Career Time Bomb in Social Media UsageWhile you know to take y our wild partying pictures down, another aspect of your social media presence counts too â€"  how much time you spend on the various sites.When you spend a lot of time on non-work related social media, recruiters and hiring managers can see that you dont focus on your job.No employer wants to fight social media for your time and attention.Dont Believe Everything You Read  Per the above, you dont need an extensive social media presence for employers to find you.Rather, be present where recruiters look for people like you. Then give a meta-message that you do your job, not that you live on social media. Thats the best social media resume.2019 UpdateIncreasingly, Im seeing Chrome browser extensions available for no or low cost that purport to analyze a persons behavior and personality in less than a minute. They collect data from social media profiles and activity to do this.Some of them, like Emma from Bunch.ai, seem sound (you can see my review here). Others seem sketchy. Im looking into them. In the meantime, know that recruiters and hiring managers can now easily deploy a bot to give them an instant read on you â€" accurate or not.Thus, always consider how youre feeding the bots when you post anything anywhere online because your social media resume might include this new dimension.Featured by SmartBrief Image: Fotolia/Leigh Prather Updated March 2019 2016 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or ema il Donna for more information. Resumes â€" Strategies (4 Posts)