Anyone can use social media, but that license to share anything can cost you, especially if you are job hunting.
You may not appreciate the reach of your social media activities until someone points it out to you.
As a result, you should be conscious of what you do on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others because you don’t know who is watching.
Jumia Travel, the leading online booking agency, gathers some social media actions that could wreck your chances of getting a job.
- Complaining about your job
If you don’t like your job, you should look for a way to resolve it and if you can’t, you should probably quit. What you should never do is to complain about your job on social media whether you still work for the company or not. Keep your complaints off these networks.
- Sending friend request to someone who just interviewed you
You may do this because you are concerned about your performance in an interview that you had to follow the interviewer on Facebook. You don’t just stop there; you question him or her about your performance. It will look like you stalking or disturbing the person. So, don’t be astonished if you don’t get the job.
- Not following the companies you apply to
Following a company that you are applying to for employment may boost your chances of getting a job. This is because of the criteria some companies have laid down for prospective employees. It doesn’t take anything for you to follow them. You may never know.
- Making simple spelling mistakes
This can be overlooked by others but simple spelling mistakes are unforgivable by prospective employers. The dilemma here is that many people use shorthand because of character limitation. A good example is Twitter’s 140 characters. Nevertheless, avoid verbosity on Twitter and try as much as possible to be concise. This is in a bid to stop you from using shorthand.
- Sharing negative comments about an organisation
A business or organisation had public relations problems that went viral. Nearly everyone commented on these issues on social media. No matter the public relations offence, you should avoid making such negative comments. These comments may haunt you later as you may be invited for an interview by the same company you have lambasted on social media.
