Apparently, social networking sites are gaining popularity among employers interested in recruiting college graduates. A report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported that more than 16 percent of employers have plans to use social networking sites as part of their recruitment efforts.
Employers were previously using those sites to check profiles, but they are now advertising on those sites and using those sites to network with potential job candidates.
What's on your MySpace or Facebook page? Is it something you would want a future employer to see? How do you want to be portrayed in the eyes of possible future employers? These are questions you need to think about because they are not going away anytime soon.
Are any of you using these social networking sites in your upcoming college recruitment efforts? If so, how? If not, why not?
Posted by: J. Lockwood | March 23, 2008 at 01:15 PM
That is very interested and clever, but yet scary. You should see some of the stuff these kids have on their myspace pages. I would hope that couldnt potentially jeopardize any opportunities.
Posted by: Ray | March 31, 2008 at 05:24 PM
A good many people set their profiles to private. How are recruiters going to get around that issue?
Posted by: Harrison Jones | April 04, 2008 at 11:11 AM