Tips on Avoiding that Embarrassing Social Media Faux Pas!

You may have heard a story earlier this week about a teenager who was fired from her job at a pizzeria—before she even started!—because of a post on social media. She sent out a tweet to express her negative feelings towards starting the job the next day, and when a co-worker saw the post and showed the owner of the establishment, he tweeted back at her, firing her.

Situations like this are definitely embarrassing, but they can also be damaging to your personal and professional reputation. Even if your privacy settings are as tight as they can be, you still never know who in your network may be showing others what you’re up to. And in a time where things are screen-shotted and shared incredibly quickly, even cleaning up your posts and profiles may not be entirely fool-proof. That’s why we have our “Social Media Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet, which you can check out by clicking here. Take a look and see if your online persona is up to snuff!

When in doubt, if you feel even the slightest bit unsure about the photo, tweet, or status you’re about to post, just don’t! For more info on how to use social media properly in your job search, come ask us at The Career Center.

Happy Posting!

Amy Smith,
Assistant Director

Events for Week of 9/8/14

Welcome Back, Hofstra!

We hope you enjoyed your summer break and want to remind you that we are here to help you keep moving along your Path of Pride throughout the new school year!

Fall Kickoff Event 

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 from 11-1pm in the Mack Student Center

Come visit the Career Center staff as the Student center for your chance to grab free Starbucks, a pad-folio, and book an appointment on the spot to get your career goals going!

We have added new Quick Question hours!

QUICK QUESTION HOURS:

GET YOUR RESUME OR COVER LETTER CRITIQUED AT THE CAREER CENTER!

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 10AM-11AM AND 2PM-4PM

Accounting, Finance and Information Technology Fall Career Fair

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 6-8pm

Come prepared and dressed to impress as you meet recruiters to learn about and apply to new internship, full-time, and part-time job opportunities!

Important Information for Accounting Majors!

Deloitte Office Hours

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 from 1-4pm at the Career Center

Accounting candidates seeking an internship in summer 2015 may schedule an appointment through PrideCMS to meet with a Deloitte representative on September 9 between the hours of 1-4 in The Career Center. Must be candidate for Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting or Master of Science in Accounting 
with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Targeting students who are graduating in 2016 with their 150 hours and seeking an internship for the summer of 2015.

 Fall 2014 Recruitment Orientation Workshops

 Calling all Accounting and Tax  Majors interested in On-     Campus  Recruiting! You must attend one of  the listed workshops in order to be eligible for the on-campus interview program that brings full-time and internship first-round interviews right to you! More information located here.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 11:30am, Career Center

Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 4pm, Career Center

Monday, September 15, 2014 at 2pm, Career Center

Friday, September 19, 2014 at 12pm, Career Center

Monday, September 22, 2014 at 3pm, Career Center

Grant Thornton Information Session

Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 3-4pm at the Career Center

Grant Thornton will be hosting a kickoff meeting for recruitment at Hofstra University. Students will have the opportunity to learn about firm culture, exciting changes within the New York cluster, and available internship and full-time positions.

Baker Tilly Information Session 

Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 4-5pm at the Career Center

The accounting firm of Baker Tilly will be holding an information session for Accounting and Tax students of any class year on Thursday, September 18 from 4:00-5:00 in The Career Center. Come hear about the internship and full-time opportunities that they have for Hofstra undergraduate and graduate students. Professional dress is recommended.  Please bring a resume. Refreshments will be served.

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Looking for information about different careers while building your professional network?

All you have to do is A.S.K.!

Get answers by using the Alumni Student Konnection, where you can communicate directly with Hofstra Alumni in a variety of fields to learn more about different careers and industries that interest you! Use this resource to build or add to your professional network and learn about ways to advance your career search!

To get started:

Log In to the Hofstra Portal at my.hofstra.edu

Click on “Hofstra Online”

Click on “A.S.K. Online - Alumni Student Konnection”

Search by Class Year, School, Major, or other keywords to Konnect with Alumni!

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Looking for more information about the career search process?

Visit Candid Career!

Candid Career is a great resource for students, no matter where you stand on your Path of Pride. You can watch videos that show you what it’s like to work in a certain field, learn tips and tricks on interviewing, and more!

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HAVE YOU READ THE CAREER CENTER BLOG?

We have tons of great entries offering career advice, details regarding upcoming events and humor! 

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT PRIDE-CMS? 

To access the Pride Career Management System simply log in to the portal and click on the Pride-CMS icon located under "my apps" to start taking advantage of countless internships, full- and part-time opportunities!

Career Center Quick Tip Videos on YouTube!

We understand how busy you are and as a result The Career Center has created various Quick Tip Videos for you to listen to and view from the comfort of your own computer!

Like us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter 

 Check us out on Instagram

Use the hashtag #HireWithPride to follow all our career-related updates!

Some Simple Career Math

Last night The Career Center hosted Lindsey Pollak a Career Expert & LinkedIn Spokesperson to speak to about 60 Hofstra students about social media and LinkedIn. 

Lindsey offered a plethora of advice. Just to re-cap a few points:

• 85% of employers found good hires using social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)  
• 70% of employers rejected a job candidate because if the info they found on line  - so be careful as to what you are tweeting and posting on Facebook.    Be smart!
• When setting up your LinkedIn profile use buzzwords from job descriptions and other similar profiles for professionals in your field.  However, make sure you use your OWN words and do not copy and paste someone else's exact profile. 
• When you build your network, personalize your requests to connect with others on LinkedIn.
• Use Google Alerts   to set up alerts about employers, industries, etc. so you can stay informed about the newest updates.
• Provide your LinkedIn URL on your resume, e-mail signature file and business cards so you can direct employers to your site.

Furthermore, Lindsey gave what I interpreted as, some simple math equations for social media success: 

1. Action = Results
• Small choices make a big impression.  Be selective to get the results you want and use social media to become an expert.  Follow companies you want to work for and professionals who inspire you.  Use Twitter and LinkedIn to research companies, industries and get news feeds.  By doing so you’ll find out the inside scoop on job and internship postings, while gathering tons of info about your potential future employer.   Unsure of who to follow?  Check out http://www.wefollow.com to search, by company and industry, for lists of who to follow.
2. Clicks + Mix = Ideal Way to Network
• When it comes to networking, you need to step out from behind your computer.  The ideal networking combination involves clicks (using online tools, like LinkedIn) and mix (meeting networking contacts in person).  Be sure to attend company information sessions, networking events, and invite your online contacts to meet in person.
3. Robust LinkedIn Profile = Featured High on Google Search Results
• Google is built on math.  Their logarithm is designed to display the most relevant search listings based on keywords.  Think about this when you are creating your LinkedIn profile.  Make sure that you have included the right keywords in your summary so your LinkedIn profile appears as the first listing when you, or a recruiter, do a Google search for you.  Not sure what keywords to use?  Look at job postings or people who have the job you want. 
4. Your Mom + Her Connections = An Internship

• Think you don’t have a network?  Think again.  Start small, with friends and family.  You’ll be surprised where that can take you.  Next thing you know, you find out that your mom’s college roommate works for your dream company.  Do I smell a connection in the works?  A potential internship opportunity?

Keep up the social media intelligence at our final event next Tuesday, March 20^th at 6:30pm in the Middle and East Plaza Rooms.  Hofstra alumna Emily Miethner will talk about how to go from Hashtag to Hired.

~ Fred Burke,

Executive Director

~Liz Ulatowski,

Career Center Intern

You Can’t Erase the Internet

How many of you have said something on your Facebook or Twitter that you later realized didn’t portray your best image online?  Whether it was something about your job or about your boyfriend, we’ve all thought of ranting about something on our status updates.  But before you tweet about your latest breakup, take a moment to think about what an employer would think if he or she took a look at your Twitter page. 

At last night’s “Keeping it Real…Professional on Social Media” event, students learned all about what employers are looking for when it comes to prospective employees’ or interns’ online images.

These are the top 3 things our four panelists agreed on:

1.  “The internet is in ink, not in pencil.”  In other words, whatever you or someone else puts on the internet stays on the internet. The internet isn’t Las Vegas, and what happens there doesn’t always stay there.  Just because you remove a photo or a status update doesn’t mean it’s gone forever.  Someone could have already taken a screenshot of that tweet or saved that photo.  Always be safe by only posting pictures or updates that you are okay with employers seeing.

2.  “Facebook is the people I know.  Twitter is the people I want to know.”  Follow people on Twitter who inspire you or who are at companies or in an industry you want to work in.  You can make great connections on Twitter that you might not be able to make in the real world. 

3.  “LinkedIn is a living, breathing resume of yourself.”  Make sure that your LinkedIn profile reflects everything that you do and what you are all about.  Keep it updated with your volunteer work, your internship experience, and your work within student organizations.  Join groups on LinkedIn to become more involved in your field.  The more complete your profile on LinkedIn, the better.

If you want more information on how to effectively use LinkedIn in your job or internship search, check out “The Insider’s Guide to LinkedIn” next Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the Student Center Plaza Rooms. Lindsay Pollak, Global LinkedIn expert and author of “Getting from College to Career”, will be here to share her insider secrets on using the social media site. 

Also, “like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter (@HofstraCareer) for chances to win Amazon and iTunes gift cards for answering social media trivia questions throughout the month of March!

We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday night! 

 ~Stacie Mitchell, Career Center Intern

Show Us Some Love

~blog posted by Danielle Dellilo, Recruiting Coordinator

Yesterday, close to 100 students showed The Career Center some love in the Student Center!

How? 

They "liked" us on Facebook and some students chose to follow us on Twitter, that's how!  And in exchange students received FREE Career Center Show Us Some Love T-shirts!

A big thank you to all the students who participated and for those of you who missed out--we'll still LIKE you, that is if you will "LIKE" us!