Worst Job Hunting Tweets (Feb 8-15, 2010)
Every week I scan Twitter for job hunting Tweets. Each time I do, I find people jeopardizing both their current job and their job hunt with their social posts.
Let this be a lesson to you. If I can find your musings online, a recruiter can too. I hope you can learn what not to do from some of these examples.
As always, in order to provide (at least a little) anonymity, I have declined from posting the users name or linking to their Twitter account. No sense compounding the problems for these job hunters!
Beware! There is some off-color language in some of these tweets. Consider yourself warned!
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Seems like you have a track record of success…

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Maybe you will take your next job more seriously…

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Nothing like a comment on race to get in the employer’s good book…

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Perhaps you should tone down the desperation.

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You dedication to the task at hand says it all…

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No better way to impress an employer than to publicly reprimand them…

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There’s a fine line between confidence and narcissism…

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I can’t wait to see what Plan B is…

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You know what else they dig? A job…

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Don’t let this happen to you! Beware of what you post on Twitter, Facebook or any other social networking site. It may come back to haunt you!
This article is ridiculous. Obviously some (if not all) of these tweets are a JOKE. If my employers don’t have a sense of humor, no way am I working for them anyway. Ugh. GET A SENSE OF HUMOR.
I agree. I wouldn’t be able to work for an employer without a sense of humor. The problem is, if you are looking and in desperate need of a job (like most new grads are), even the little things can hurt you if taken in the wrong context. Why make it easy for an employer to discount you (even if you were joking)?
The point I’m trying to make is that you have to be aware of what you are posting online. It really can come back to haunt you.
Honestly, joking or not it is terrible form to tweet or Facebook post about an interview. It is called a “confidential job search” for a reason! And posting “I had a job interview yesterday and I think that they’re going to hire me.” is as presumptuously inappropriate as posting “I went on a great date yesterday. I’m pretty sure she wants to get me naked ASAP.” Whether it’s the Hiring Manager or the “date” reading that, chances are you’re not getting to 2nd base with either.