These days curating your presence online and Social Media when looking for a job is very essential. Recruiters are actively filtering candidates based on their Social Media presence. According to career builder survey out of all the  hiring managers present 37% said they browse job seekers profiles on Social Media, therefore it’s clear that your presence in Social Media can either help or hurt your employment prospect. Social Media Curation is the easiest way, you can clean up or lock down problematic content on your Social Media and make your profile public when there is content that will present you in a positive light to the recruiters when your searching for jobs.

How Social Media Curation is done by Job Seekers

What is the best way to keep your Social Media clean for anyone who is viewing it? 

• Most people set their account to private.
• Most would set privacy to exclude employers or coworkers.
• some will make an alias account (alias means disguising yourself using the same account used in Social Media.)
• Post appropriate content.
• Manage your account as a professional. 

Keep in mind a few factors when you curate content in your Social Media

1. It’s always a good practice to keep both your original content and curated content on a mix.
2. When you post or write something do not make it all about you.
3. Participate in some discussions and answer some questions others have for you. 
4. Be very selective and stick to one topic because if you focus on multiple topics at once you will confuse yourself and others who view your profile. 

How Social Media Curation Can Help You in Job Search

It’s not only about making sure there are no inappropriate content or photos of you online, building a strong presence can attract possible employers and get you noticed. the JDP survey states that over 25% of users attract employers by liking, following or posting industry-relevant materials.

Optimizing your profile properly will help you, it’s especially important on LinkedIn, it can help job seekers if they use LinkedIn the right way, employers are actively recruiting candidates and what you mention and post will help you with hiring, you can mention your skills, experience, participate in discussions and increase their chance of finding employment and get you noticed, whereas an incomplete profile can harm you. 

Whereas on Facebook joining career-oriented groups can be a good way to get the right exposure on Social Media.

Here we have mentioned some of the benefits of using Social Media in job search

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a business-oriented networking website that is focused more on professionals. LinkedIn allows you to showcase your profile, recommendations, expertise and connections, your profile will be the first professional impression of you when the recruiters and employers use LinkedIn to search for candidates for their company, but it also gives credibility in your industry and highlights your achievements.

• You will be visible to hiring managers, and recruiters
• Use LinkedIn to demonstrate your knowledge on your interested field, credibility, and expertise
• Use LinkedIn as a tool to research
• Job board in LinkedIn is massive compared to traditional board
• Can follows companies
• Join relevant groups

Twitter

One of the best use of Twitter is the ability to share and find information in real-time. The job seekers can use Twitter to find real time information and reach companies, products, services and also build credibility and influence 

• You can directly connect with employers, employees, and owners of the company
• Through Twitter, you can build, grow and maintain relationships
• Research the companies that you are interested 
• Can add value to your profile

• You can apply for roles easily and quickly.
• You can easily create resumes and apply online.
• You can constantly update your resume based on the job descriptions given by the company or the recruiters.
• Your profile becomes visible to the recruiters who use Social Media to advertise their job and recruit possible candidates. 
• You can engage with a wider audience and build a network across many Social Media channels. 
• You can get in touch with the recruiters, employers throughout your job search by communicating with them in real-time using all Social Media channels. 

Things to keep in mind when you do Social Media Curation

• Be sure to state that you are actively seeking for the job and specify the role that you excel in to make sure the recruiters find you.
• Follow relevant companies and people in your field of expertise. 
• Keep your personal updates and professional updates on separate Social Media accounts.
•  Your personal post and updates must be kept separately from your professional ones in Social Media.

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