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Social Media Assignment
Social Media Assignment
3. Social media serves as a prime networking opportunity for people that would have
otherwise have never met to connect with each other and exchange ideas. [i.e.
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.]
4. Social media has presented a new worldwide platform to promote, share, and exchange
ideas that have and will continue to help build today’s youth.
5. The instant information made available to the public by social media has and will help
young adults navigate their way through today’s society.
Part 2: A recent study by an executive search firm found that 77 percent of job recruiters run
searches of candidates on the web to screen them; 35 percent of these same recruiters say
they’ve eliminated a candidate based on the information they uncovered. What does this mean
for young jobseekers with regard to online profiles? Instructions: List five types of postings that
young people preparing for careers should be careful to avoid. Examples include: complaining
about a former employer, showing pictures of hard partying, abusive or aggressive language,
etc.
1. Avoid pictures that expose too much of your body