Here’s an article that should help set the record straight. Social networking seldom gets new grads hired is a post about how most recruiters actually use your social networking information.

As it turns out, this information is most often used as a supplement to the recruiting process. Most of the real advantages have come from doing things the “old fashioned” way.

About 90 percent of graduates get a leg up by connecting with firms during campus recruiting efforts and proactive job searching, while only about 10 percent have an advantage because of social networking.

This doesn’t mean that you have to cut out your social networking altogether, it just means that you need to be aware that there is more to the job hunt than Twitter and Facebook.

Agree? Disagree? Leave a comment below.

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