Social media is a great place to connect with your friends and family, but it is also where employers research their applicants, so it's important to think before you post. These 5 tips will help you make a professional impression online.

1. CHECK YOUR
PRIVACY
SETTINGS
Social media sites
regularly make
changes to their
privacy settings.
It is worth the
time and energy
to investigate the
changes and the
fine print. Also be
mindful of what
the public can
see, including your
interests, likes and
photos.
THINK BEFORE YOU POST
Before you vent or rant
about your most inner
thoughts /share a picture/
post/ hashtag or pin, think
about how this reflects
on you. Give yourself a
couple of moments to
really digest the potential
outcomes. What if this was
shared? Put yourself in an
employer’s shoes, would
you hire yourself with that
status or be impressed by
the fact that you go to The
University of Star Wars and
your religion is Jedi?
REGULAR CLEAN UP
PHOTOS/STATUSES
We have all had bad
hair days and that selfie
angle that let’s be
honest, wasn’t overly
attractive or flattering.
Regularly review your
photos and those that
you are tagged in and
also your statuses.
You can easily remove
them from your profile
at a click of a button.
Would you add these
to an appendix to your
resume?
PROFILE THE
RIGHT PROFILE
PICTURE
Whilst you can
restrict your privacy
settings, your name
and profile picture
will be visible.
Think about your
profile picture as
first impressions
count and it is an
online billboard
of yourself. Are
people noticing
you for the wrong
reasons?
Ultimately social media is a really fun place to spend your
time and connect with friends and family. Just consider
that your digital footprint doesn’t wash away…unless you
are very good friends with Mark Zuckerberg.
UTILISE SOCIAL
MEDIA TO YOUR
BENEFIT
With the introduction
of the internet,
every organisation
is a global business.
Think about how
your clothing,
gestures, poses in
photos and even
humour could be
misinterpreted by
future colleagues.
Network and align
yourself with positive
influencers.
Here are our 5 tips:
As you are reading this you are more than likely logged onto a social media
site…or two. We encourage you to think about how social media can impact
upon your employability long term. Potential employers regularly use social media
as a way to research their applicants; you want to make the right impression.
You are in the position to ensure that you are putting your “right foot forward”
and considering what you post/pin/tweet or upload.
CRICOS: QLD00244B NSW02225M TEQSA: PRV12081
5.1.D 08.2014
THINK
~ about your ~
SOCIAL
“FOOTPRINT”