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The 5 Worst Social Media Hiring Mistakes

Social media provides an amazing way to engage an active as well as passive job seeker community online and in real time.  It also presents challenges for employers as well as job seekers, which sometimes leads to mistakes.  Hiring mistakes happen in that hiring managers sometimes make an offer or bring on board a job seeker for the wrong reasons, but when that mistake is publicly plastered on the internet, really bad things can happen.

 

While in all likelihood you can’t avoid all this potential social media pitfalls, you can be prepared.  Arm yourself with answers and prepare for situations that arise on social media including negative postings and questions about your social media use, and then, you are 5 steps closer to maneuvering pitfalls and other potentially bad hiring and recruiting situations when it comes to social media.

 

Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR is a workplace and technology strategist specializing in social media.  She’s an author who writes at Blogging4Jobs. When she talks, people listen.  Also, connect with her on Pinterest @blogging4jobs.  Photo Credit Intuic.