5 Myths That Are Keeping You Off Social Media

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As time goes on, more and more recruiters are realising that their best candidates have moved. Job boards still work, but they’re not bringing in the same calibre of jobseeker. Increasingly the best candidates are taking to social media to promote themselves and find the most interesting jobs for themselves. This poses many recruitment businesses with a choice, move to social media, and start speaking with jobseekers in their chosen environment, or struggle through using old methods. It may seem an obvious choice, but many recruiters have held back on social.

It can be intimidating to take the leap, but the negatives of staying offline bahamas phone number list far outweigh the advantages. To help you get over the hump and signed up to those crucial social networks, we’ve put together a quick ‘mythbuster’ list for social media. So grow a beard, slap on a beret, and conquer your fear of social media!

Myth 1 – There’s are always people watching you.

This couldn’t be farther from the truth when you’re starting out. When you get started online there are so many competing voices that, until you get your house in order and know exactly what you want to be doing online, odds are very few people will come across you. Which makes this the perfect time for you to get used to the platform, identify your peers and competitors, and watch some of the accounts that are absolutely killing it. Only once you’re completely comfortable with the goings on around you do you need to think about putting yourself in the public eye properly.

Myth 2 – Candidates don’t want to be hassled on social media.

Ok that one isn’t actually a myth. (Curveball!) The myth is that because they don’t want to be hassled, you have no place on social media. One of the things we tell our clients at Firefish is that their personal brand is hugely important, and your social media presence is just as important to your brand as your website and business card. Candidates don’t want to be hassled on social media, but they do want to be able to look up your business if they’re thinking of moving jobs; and when they do, they want to see what you’re all about.