5 tips on keeping your social media presence employer friendly

Published August 15, 2024 3:00 PM EDT 2 Min Read

Landing a job interview is hard enough as it is, and the last thing job seekers need is for an opportunity to be squandered over a mismanaged Facebook wall or X feed.

Fifty-four percent of employers have admitted to eliminating a candidate based on their social media feed alone. But there are a few strategies that applicants can follow to keep their social media presence clean and appealing to potential hiring managers.

Go through any social media platforms and delete any posts, photos, or comments that may be seen as unprofessional, offensive, or controversial. Job seekers should remember to also look at their tagged photos and untag themselves or ask the user to delete any that do not reflect well on them.

Adjusting privacy settings so that only friends or connections can see posts and personal information reduces the risk of employers finding and looking at profiles before or after a job interview. Job seekers should consider making some profiles, like LinkedIn, completely public and professional, while keeping others, like Facebook or Instagram, more private and personal.

Paola Peralta

Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio

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