eDdysg:

Helping our students in a digital world

Could your Facebook page

ruin your job prospects?

FACT:

More than half (53%) of employers research potential job candidates on social networks

such as Facebook (CareerBuilder.co.uk)

FACT No. 2:

Two in five employers said they had found content on a social network that dissuaded

them from hiring a candidate

What does your Facebook/Twitter

profile reveal about

YOU?

FACT No. 3: One in 10 were

knocked back for boasting about drinking online

13 per cent were vetoed for making racist comments

nine per cent were overlooked for placing embarrasingphotos on their Facebook page

FACT 4:

Of those that do research candidates on the web, 43% said

they relied on search engines

Can YOU be found on the web?

Think!