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1. Facebook Enables Recruiter to Do Personality Profiling
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Remarkably, one ground breaking study has shown that Facebook personality profiling can be more reliable than professional personality profiling tools. The point is, like it or not, Facebook now allows recruiters to do personality profiling to a level that was not achievable via a CV.
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the data is subject to public scrutiny, meaning lies can be more easily exposed on a Linked-In profile than they can on a CV, which means there is less room for dishonesty on Linked-In profiles than there is on a CV.
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a professionally prepared Linked-In profile (which is sitting in the public domain) may be more trustworthy than a professionally prepared CV.
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Linked-In allows users to include verifiable recommendations from other Linked-In users which can be instantly traced back to the referee’s live Linked-In profile. This offers a level of credibility that CVs simply cannot match. .
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while it is still important that you produce a CV to a professional standard and deliver as required to a potential employer, I think that this is becoming an academic exercise. I think the CV will be used much more as a signal of intent and, as evidence shows many of the decisions about the candidate’s job suitability will be based on the social media profile.
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my recommendation that candidates begin developing and maintaining a high quality social media presence if they are to maximize their chances of landing their dream job.