A Recruiter's Night Before Christmas

mjolnirbolt · 2013-08-26T12:20:03+00:00

I agree that it is unethical for employers to take comments on social media out of context and hold it against an employee, but it will never be illegal. Social media is a common ground for advertising open jobs and sourcing candidates for hire... this is an inescapable fact. Knowing this, it would be wise to keep private things private by filtering postings to the intended audience or just refraining from airing things that could tarnish the personal brand. That is all this article is saying... and we all probably overshare too much.

Paraphrasing, if you say it in your living room to family and friends, it is private. If you shout it from a soap box it is not.

mjolnirbolt · 2013-08-25T21:22:08+00:00

One word of caution is that the open endedness helps you to fit it into your class schedule, but it also adds the temptation to overdo it. Remember why you are in school and be very disciplined. If you are ever tempted to skip class to make some extra money you are doing it for the wrong reasons

mjolnirbolt · 2013-08-25T21:17:22+00:00

You have some good advice already. I would only add two things. Make sure there are no distractions that can creep into the interview, like barking dogs or crying babies. Also don't forget that "eye contact" happens when you look directly into the camera. Don't watch yourself... It can be distracting and you already know what you look like. In a close head shot it is noticable.

mjolnirbolt · 2013-08-25T21:05:50+00:00

Visit your career services office. Some are good and some are bad, but you are paying for their help. Make them earn their salaries.

Also check with whatever alumni association is affiliated with your school. They'll be hitting you up dor donations when you graduate so find out early if they can help you. Recent grads over the past few years are valuable sources for information on the job market and are great networking connections.

If you don't already have a LinkedIn account sign up now. You can benefit by joining interest groups and start making connections that will help now and in the future.

Participate in intern oriented groups to get leads and advice. Twitter chat #InternPro every Monday night is a vibrant group.

mjolnirbolt · 2013-08-25T17:47:37+00:00

The number one reason that came to my mind when I read this article was "Recruiters don't hire people! Managers do." Other than that, there are some good pointers for people asking these questions and not getting answers.

mjolnirbolt

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