While creating a Facebook and Instagram account, you might not have thought that through this you can also search for job opportunities. By the way, if you think of connecting with other professionals’ media site, then LinkedIn the first name comes to mind. But you can also take advantage of Facebook and Instagram to give an edge to your career. You just have to work hard for this. Instagram and Facebook are powerful tools for recruiting social media hiring. Instagram and Facebook have become an amazing channel for sales and recruitment to connect with customers/candidates and branding the company.

According to Dimensions HRD study

1. 50% of employers want to know the background of candidates by Facebook and Instagram.

2. we found that 60% of employers conduct social media like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to find the information on candidate qualifications for the job.

3. 30% want to see what other people are posting about the candidate.

Now the first question comes in mind what we should have to not to do on Facebook and Instagram

1. candidates should not be posted any type of images or video which is related to illegal. this will spoil your first image.

2. Not to have posted or share anything which indicates to drinking alcoholic, Smoking, and using drugs

3. The candidate should not be related to criminal behavior

4. candidate not to show false information about their qualifications and skills

5. candidate shared confidential information from previous employers or company.

what should you do to make your profile impressive to a recruiter

1. In LinkedIn, you always use a professional pic to impress the employer and other people but on Facebook and Instagram, you are not compelled to use a professional pic but you can use any clear and good image of yourself.

2. In Facebook, you should have to mention correct information about your qualification, your previous company, and your current company because when you are going to apply for a job in Facebook it will capture all information which mentions in your profile

3. Update your Profile Nowadays the trend of examining their social media activities before hiring employees is increasing. so edit your Facebook account. This means that there is nothing on your profile that you do not want to show to the recruiters.

4. Connect with Facebook Job Groups – As we know today, a lot of job groups came on Facebook. We should join those groups and the benefits of joining the group can be such that we will know about the upcoming new jobs.

5. connect with other professionals