Social media giving CV game away

A THIRD of employers have rejected job applicants after checking their social media profiles, a survey has found.

More than half of HR professionals said the way candidates present themselves on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn affects whether they are hired.

And a third said they had refused to give an applicant an interview because of their posts on social media.

But the impact of the inter- net works both ways, as 28 percent of job seekers also said that what they read about a firm online influenced them, the survey of 4 000 men and women found.

Andy Sumner, of jobs website Monster.co.uk, which carried out the poll, said: “More and more employees and employers are looking for a good cultural fit, so often a Google search will tell a recruiter more than a CV can.” – Daily Mail