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The New York Times reported today that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settled a case brought by an employee who was fired for criticizing her supervisor on Facebook. The employee’s manager viewed a post that the woman made from her home on her personal Facebook account, took offense at the criticism and fired the employee [...]

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Every hiring manager I’ve spoken with has a story about the perfect job candidate whose pending job offer disappeared after a quick perusal of the candidate’s Facebook profile. Off color comments in status updates. Photos of candidates drinking, smoking assorted substances or engaged in sexually explicit behaviors. Racist, sexist or vulgar references. You name, it [...]

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The Job Shopper was invited to join this year’s American Advertising Federation Career Day in Cleveland to share our perspectives on the impact and importance of social media for new job seekers. The audience of approximately 100 recent or pending college graduates gathered at The Plain Dealer’s headquarters in downtown Cleveland to listen to an assortment [...]

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Recent studies confirm that over half of employers check their job candidates’ social media profiles and activities before making a hiring decision. As participation across social media platforms increases it’s certain that even more employers will take the time to investigate the online persona of each potential hire before making a job offer. Knowing that [...]

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Although Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and the other major social media platforms have enabled job seekers to reach an enormous network of people during their job search, these same tools – improperly used – also have the potential to derail and destroy your efforts if you don’t carefully manage your online persona. The explosive growth of [...]

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Every major study of employment conducted over the past 20 years confirms that the way that most people find jobs is through some type of personal connection. A tip from a friend who knows that her company is hiring. A personal introduction to a manager who’s expanding his department. Or a connection made at an [...]

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