Ethics & Professional Responsibility: Career Resources

A 2012 survey performed by JobVite revealed some interesting statistics about online recruiting. Ninety-three percent of hiring managers and recruiters have used LinkedIn during a recruiting mission, with Facebook at 66 percent and Twitter at 54 percent.

Changing careers requires expert job search techniques. You’ve got to spend a little extra time fine-tuning your strategies to drive your career in a new direction. And with 94 percent of recruiters using or planning to use social media in their recruitment efforts, developing a pristine social media presence should top your job search to-do list. Here are 10 tips to polish your social media presence and catch the attention of hiring managers and recruiters.

Whenever you are involved in a job search, whether through Internet job postings or your school's on-campus recruiting program, your behavior has a direct impact on employers' perceptions of you as a candidate.

When you get offered a job interview, it's a positive sign that you're a good candidate for the position to which you applied. At this stage, what you do during the interview can land you the job -- but what you do before and after the interview is just as important. While there is no formal code of conduct that applies to all businesses, there are a number of common things to keep in mind.

You have just left a job interview and it's a position you would love to be offered. What can you do next to help ensure that you get a second interview or a job offer? The most important thing you can do is to follow up to reiterate your interest in the position and to thank the interviewer for taking the time to meet with you.

Deciding whether to accept or decline a job offer can be very overwhelming. There are many factors that can go into making a sound decision.

Job search etiquette enables people who are essentially strangers to explore the possibility of entering into a mutually beneficial business relationship. (After all,
that’s what an employer-employee relationship should be). A violation of etiquette could strain feelings and raise questions about behavior that interfere with examining the overall fit between the job applicant and the job.