Most of us have, at some point in our career, owned an interview suit. The kind of outfit that you buy in the hope that you will project the most professional image possible! In fact, for many people this is the area to which they pay the most attention to during the interview preparation phase.
Strange then how so many people shoot themselves in the foot before they even make it to a meeting. The image that you portray on interview day is highly important, but have you stopped to think what your online image says about you?
There is no doubt that the utilisation of social media as a means of job hunting is increasing in popularity on a daily basis. Canny job hunters are using social networking techniques to track down opportunities and to make contact with potential colleagues or employers with great success. In addition though, hiring managers and companies are also doing their own research and these online tools are, in many cases, highlighting a little more information than is actually necessary.
An open Facebook profile providing half naked holiday snaps and drinking competition photos is probably not the best way to demonstrate your employability to the world. I’m sure we would all like to hope that people won’t pre-judge or dismiss us based on a couple of fun filled photos or an outspoken blog, but is it really worth the risk?
