| No, that’s not Plurk being referred to but any | | | | applicant although 39% of the employers admitted |
| other social networking sites that establishes personal | | | | that they also looked for the profile of their current |
| profile. What is being meant by Karma is the | | | | employees. |
| impression it will leave to its viewers or readers. And | | | | Although social networking sites does not replace the |
| that reader now includes employers. Right, social | | | | reliability of a real background check service, still, it is |
| networking sites serve now as a background check | | | | now included as one of the factor of illegibility for |
| service for employers where they can check the | | | | your employment success or distress. With this in |
| profiles of their applicants. There is evidence in | | | | mind, it is important for you be cautious with the |
| figures and surveys that will prove employers do turn | | | | information you will write on your profile. After all, |
| their heads on popular social networking sites like | | | | any information you filled up on your profile can be a |
| MySpace and Facebook to be their ground for | | | | reflection of your character and integrity. This is |
| background check and investigation. | | | | where positive branding of yourself can be of great |
| In a recent survey conducted by Vault.com, it | | | | help to you. It is important however to always |
| revealed that 44% of correspondent employers said | | | | practice honesty in editing your profile. Remember at |
| yes in the question if they looked at social | | | | all times that a very clean and impressing profile |
| networking websites for potential hires. What’s | | | | cannot always work for you. It could only bring |
| more surprising is that, in a follow up question if the | | | | further scrutiny and reservations to your employers. |
| impression they got, whether negative or positive, | | | | What you thought would bring you to the top of |
| will affect their decision to hire the aspiring applicant, | | | | candidate list will turn out to be the reason why you |
| 82% affirmed to it. This result will affect more | | | | are one of the least priority especially if upon |
| applicants than employees who are already hired | | | | interview, your employer found out your profile was |
| since only 2% answered yes to the question if ever | | | | only a clear case of impersonation and false pretense. |
| they will fire any of their employees with the | | | | So, make your Facebook or MySpace profile a |
| impression they’ve read on their social network | | | | dossier of reliable information of yourself and not |
| profile are not appealing but rather appalling. | | | | another hub of online dirt or waste of your |
| That’s a markdown of 80% as compared to the | | | | make-believe persona. |