Social Media and Your Job Search Employers Want In

Social Media and Your Job Search Employers Want InSocial Media and Your Job Search Employers Want InAccording to a very creepy article from Time.com, some employers and colleges are now insisting applicants give them access to their facebook incprofiles as part of the screening process. While we dont think this is a wide-spread phenomenon, employers have increasingly been screening candidates using social media, and now 91 percent of employers admit to using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to screen job candidates. But from the sound of this article, some employers are taking this practice one disturbing step further.What if, instead of viewing only what they could access publicly, employers required that you either sign into your Facebook account during a job interview, or friend them so they can view your whole profile? The Maryland Department of Corrections is one employer requiring job candidates to log into their accounts during interviews, showing them wall posts, pictures, and with whom theyre friends.If youre a job seeker, what would you do in this situation? Do you think its alright for employers to ask you to show them your profile? What would you say if you didnt want to comply?If youre an employer, would you ever ask this of a job interviewee? What are the benefits of this information, and are there other, less intrusive ways of getting the same type of information through the question and answer process?If you want to make sure your social media activities are in tip-top shape before you go searching for jobs, these articles offer great tipsHow to Make Facebook Private During a Job Search4 Ways to use Social Media in a Job SearchInfographic Job Seekers Use Social Media to Get HiredQuick Guide to Networking and Job Searching on LinkedIn4 Ways to Use Pinterest for Job Search and Work InspirationHow to Use Twitter in Your Job Search