Treat social media as a shop window for employers, but be careful

This BBC Technology/business article is useful - Treat social media as a shop window for employers, but be careful - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20155192 - By Raj Samani, Chief technology officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, McAfee.

This explains how online social media can be used to promote yourself to potential employers.

"Hiring practices within many modern organisations today are placing greater emphasis on the social networking presence of candidates.


This tactic may be used to uncover potential indiscretions, or an attempt to assess the true 'value' of the candidate."