A presentation for the Safer Internet Day 2014 on three main topics: how to use Facebook and Twitter for job search; the Dos and Don’ts of social media to benefit careers opportunities; and how to set up private settings on Facebook for sensible data protection.

1.
1.
How
to
use
social
media
in
your
job
search
2.
Don’t
let
social
media
derail
your
career
3.
Facebook
Private
se?ngs

2. 1.
How
to
use
Social
Media
in
your
Job
Search
One
of
the
best
ways
to
find
a
job
is
using
social
media
to
network.
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

3. Facebook
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

4. Facebook
Facebook
is
an
online
social
networking
service
that
enables
users
to
create
a
personal
profile,
add
other
users
as
friends,
exchange
messages,
and
receive
automaBc
noBficaBons
when
they
update
their
profile,
etc.
Advantages
• Connect
with
friends
or
people
you
know,
and
reconnect
with
people
in
your
past
• You
can
use
it
as
your
personal
website
for
professional
networking
• You
can
post
content
relevant
to
your
job
search
or
career
• Visit
and
Like
the
Facebook
Pages
of
Companies
you’re
interested
in
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

5. Facebook
Best
PracFces
• Decide
what
you
want
business
contacts
or
prospecBve
employers
to
see-­‐
and
what
you
don’t.
• Post
notes
and
status
updates
relaBng
to
your
job
search,
to
keep
it
top
of
mind
that
you’re
sBll
looking
for
a
job.
• Choose
your
Facebook
friends
wisely.
• See
Facebook
Private
SeLngs
(slide
10
)
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

6. TwiHer
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

7. TwiHer
Twi<er
is
a
social
networking
service
that
enables
users
to
send
and
read
"tweets",
which
are
text
messages
limited
to
140
characters.
Advantages
• Connect
with
people
you
don’t
know,
based
on
common
interests
• Connect
with
people
who
work
for
companies
you’re
interested
in
• See
job
posBngs
by
recruiters
in
real
Bme
and
ask
for
further
informaBon
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

8. TwiHer
Best
PracFces
• Tweet
about
interviews
and
people
you
have
met.
This
keeps
it
fresh
in
people’s
heads
that
you’re
looking
for
a
job
• Your
Twi<er
name
should
be
your
name,
as
it
will
help
you
in
search
engine
results
• Put
your
“elevator
pitch”
on
your
bio
• Use
a
professional
avatar
• Follow
industry
experts
Source:
h<p://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm

9. 2.
Don't
Let
Social
Media
Derail
Your
Career
-­‐
Use
It
To
AHract
PotenFal
Employers
Today
you
can
be
sure
that
employers
and
recruiters
will
be
checking
you
out
online
–
before
and
aXer
you’re
hired.
Source:
h<p://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2013/11/21/dont-­‐let-­‐social-­‐media-­‐derail-­‐your-­‐career-­‐use-­‐it-­‐to-­‐a<ract-­‐potenBal-­‐employers/

10. DON’TS
Employers
are
finding
reasons
not
to
hire
candidates
because
of
their
social
media
presence.
Reasons
• ProvocaBve/inappropriate
photos
and/or
informaBon
• InformaBon
about
candidate
drinking
or
using
drugs
• Badmouthing
a
previous
employer
Source:
h<p://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2013/11/21/dont-­‐let-­‐social-­‐media-­‐derail-­‐your-­‐career-­‐use-­‐it-­‐to-­‐a<ract-­‐potenBal-­‐employers/

11. DOS
Everything
you
post
online
helps
them
determine
who
you
are
as
a
person.
Make
yourself
more
appealing
to
potenBal
employers:
•
Be
sure
your
presence
is
consistent
across
all
media
and
true
to
who
you
are
•
Avoid
being
negaBve
online
•
Share
the
posiBve
things
you
do
•
“Google”
yourself
to
find
out
what
potenBal
employers
will
find.
Source:
h<p://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2013/11/21/dont-­‐let-­‐social-­‐media-­‐derail-­‐your-­‐career-­‐use-­‐it-­‐to-­‐a<ract-­‐potenBal-­‐employers/

12. 3.
Facebook
Private
Se?ngs
The
Golden
Rule:
Always
post,
tweet,
blog,
email
or
otherwise
communicate
with
the
understanding
that
any
informaBon
you
share
could
potenBally
be
made
public
regardless
of
your
privacy
seLngs
or
intenBons.
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

13. Privacy
Advice
•
Access
to
the
privacy
and
applicaBon
seLngs
for
your
Facebook
account
clicking
on
the
padlock
icon
located
in
the
upper
right
corner
of
your
window
•
Who
can
see
my
stuff?
Modify
who
is
able
to
view
all
your
posts.
Any
changes
to
this
seLng
only
apply
to
posts
you
make
aXer
you
have
set
this
seLng
•
You
also
have
the
opBon
to
set
privacy
seLngs
for
individual
posts
you
make.
And
you
can
change
the
privacy
seLng
of
a
past
post
anyBme
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

14. Privacy
Advice
• Facebook
gives
you
the
opBon
to
block
other
users
from
viewing
your
profile
or
sending
you
a
friend
request
• To
access
Account
SeLngs
navigate
to
the
Account
SeLngs
drop
down
menu
from
your
home
seLngs
• Take
your
Bme
to
go
through
your
seLngs
and
customize
them
to
meet
your
specific
privacy
needs
• Always
be
very
restricBve
as
possible
when
seLng
privacy
seLngs,
and
restrict
who
is
able
to
see
private
content
as
much
as
possible.
• We
recommend
content
control
and
limiBng
the
amount
of
personal
informaBon
you
make
available
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

15. Privacy
Advice
• Facebook
gives
you
the
opBon
to
block
other
users
from
viewing
your
profile
or
sending
you
a
friend
request
• To
access
Account
SeLngs
navigate
to
the
Account
SeLngs
drop
down
menu
from
your
home
seLngs
• Take
your
Bme
to
go
through
your
seLngs
and
customize
them
to
meet
your
specific
privacy
needs
• Always
be
very
restricBve
as
possible
when
seLng
privacy
seLngs,
and
restrict
who
is
able
to
see
private
content
as
much
as
possible
• We
recommend
content
control
and
limiBng
the
amount
of
personal
informaBon
you
make
available
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

16. Privacy
Advice
• Do
not
enable
the
facial
recogniBon
feature
on
Facebook
• Restrict
your
friends’
ability
to
tag
you
in
photos
and
never
share
your
locaBons
• Provide
as
li<le
personal
informaBon
as
possible
• If
your
mobile
is
lost
or
stolen,
you
can
log
out
of
your
Facebook
mobile
app
from
the
desktop
website
• From
the
App
SeLng
page
you
can
view
and
manage
applicaBons
(such
as
games)
that
can
access
your
profile.
Periodically
check
this
seLng
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

17. Privacy
Advice
• If
someone
has
established
a
fake
account
using
your
personal
informaBon
(i.e.
your
name,
your
photo)
report
the
account
to
Facebook.
AXer
a
short
verificaBon
process
the
account
will
be
removed
• Maintain
a
unique
password
for
different
accounts,
and
change
passwords
frequently
• Do
not
register
for
a
social
media
account
with
an
official
.mil/gov
email
address
• Verify
friend
requests
before
accepBng
• Always
consider
how
your
informaBon
can
be
used
against
you.
Source:
h<p://www.slideshare.net/NavalOPSEC/facebook-­‐privacy-­‐seLngs-­‐updated-­‐february-­‐2014

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