Careers and Jobs

Irish Recruitment Social Networking site – Jobs Market, enables job seekers to publish their profile, and CV to all the Irish Employers. There is also a blogging facility to enable job seekers to market themselves, publish their achievements and attract employers. Employers can connect with the candidates they are interested in, and interact directly. The whole site is 100% free to use for both job seekers and employers.

I posted previously about “net reputation” and how it can have a positive BUT also negative impact on your career. Sites such as Bebo, Facebook and MySpace can bring your career to a halt as many employers now use these as a valuable source of information on potential employees. There is a new networking site that you do not want your details on – JuicyCampus. This will be a real career stopper.

Recruiters are making much noise about the fact that the internet is now a key tool they use to check out potential hires. I take this with a pinch of salt as I know many agencies and companies recruit staff. Most don’t even check qualifications or references so why the sudden uptake in candidate checking online.

Having said all this it might be worthwhile to Google your name a see what search information actually appears. Research has indicated that 62% of British executives were signed up to Facebook so Ireland must have a similar percentage. This would mean that there is a lot of personal stuff up on the net. This would also mean that many of those actually hiring would have a profile so jobseekers can actually check out a potential boss.

Will networking sites impact your career prospects? – the jury is still out. Anyway I don’t use them so I am alright Jack.

Rather than focusing on how internet usage might affect future jobs I think employees should focus on how internet misuse can cost immediate jobs. FACT: Internet misuse during work hours can cost you your job. There are many high profile examples such as the senior executive in a leading Irish bank who lost his job as a result of researching night time activities for a trip to Vegas on a work pc.

The moral of the story is keep social networking but not during work hours.

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