Think Before Status on Social Media, Especially Job Seekers

Think before Status on Social Media especially on Facebook status, especially job seekers.

I saw a friend on Facebook who wrote, “Man chai tore chuma dei.” (In Bengali) Many people commented and asked who? Who is that lucky?

Some liked and some used surprised emojis.

As much as we see/find good things on social media, we often see meaningless, unnecessary, tasteless, social outcast status-posts. Sometimes I like it and sometimes I get bored. I am the cause of annoyance to others. But not only is it annoying, in many cases we are making social media anti-social. I am in harm’s way.

How?

By society we mean an environment where there are all kinds of people, family, friends, teachers, juniors, seniors, office colleagues, bosses, employers, job seekers, women, men, children or similar. By social media we are presenting this real society virtually. I have all the above types of people on my social media and it’s pretty much everyone.

Now think, you want to kiss your girlfriend; will you say it in front of your mother, in front of the teacher, in front of the office boss or in front of others?

No, so everyone saw what he wrote on Facebook. It destroys your personality. Because, at least they can think that this boy/girl doesn’t understand their privacy.

Who does not understand his privacy, how can he understand others?

Your boss will think the boy/girl is immature. Don’t know what to say. That means it can have a negative impact on your job.

You cannot wear such clothes or take such pictures with your wife/girlfriend in front of everyone in this society. But he shared it. Everyone saw it instantly.

This will make others gauge your knowledge/mental height/your category.

Maybe no one will tell you anything. But his impression of you will be formed.

A few days ago, a boy said, “Brother, I got a job but did not give the appointment letter.” Said, we didn’t like your activity on Facebook. Sorry.’

Not only this one incident, now in many cases your-my behavior, taste, thoughts, knowledge are all being seen by verifying activities on social media. In many developed countries, including the United States, it is now mandatory to provide social media links when applying for a visa. And they definitely check it. So understand what the matter really is.

Nowadays, many companies offer jobs to many people after seeing their activities on social media. This happened to me. I was told by an organization, do you work? I agreed and worked for one and a half years. That career background served me well later.

Many a times, we are showing pictures of eating delicious or expensive food. I am also describing the taste. But think, there are many people in your society who cannot afford to eat that food. Presenting it in front of them like this might make them want to eat it too. Such a thing is absolutely silly but needs to be given importance.

Again, there are many busy people in your friend list. There are big officials. There are educated people. Who might pop in at a certain time of day to see what’s going on?

But as soon as he entered, he saw, ‘Man chai tore chuma dei'(Bengali words) or a picture of you hugging your wife or a scene of you eating and drinking.

So whether he will be upset! How will he feel about you?

If we leave out the small things like annoying others or eating out, one thing we need to keep in mind is that everyone wants to arrange their own career.

And in order to arrange a career, we have to work with different people in our society, have to give viva, and have to do office work. But those who can help, do, create opportunities in your and my career are all in a better position than you and me, skilled, knowledgeable, experienced, busy.

So, if he/she thinks about me because of a status of irrelevant, unnecessary, wrong, outcast or immature, the boy/girl is immature, personality less, dumb, incompetent, and rude or something like that then will he do anything for you? One will do it for you only when you feel competent, mature, polite or so. Otherwise, you will not be referred. Because, he will fear/doubt/doubt that his honor will not be lost later.

But you gave very good status but your language and diction is very important. It shows skill. Again you keep silent on your wall or do a good job but go to other’s wall and comment badly and the wording is offensive. There is no reason to think that only that person will see it.

So before giving a post or commenting on social media, you just need to think whether it is really necessary?

Whether someone will be annoyed, whether it is uninteresting, whether people will call it stupid? And how polite or polite is the writing language? Note that you do not like any status or post of others. Avoid such status/post yourself.

We can’t express our own words, abilities, skills in front of someone. But there CV can reach. They understand by looking at the CV. But social media activity is now more important than CV. Through this platform you can present your qualifications, skills, talents.

So using social media as an alternative to a CV without making it anti-social can be beneficial.

Note: The article is completely personal opinion so avoid if you don’t like it. If you like it, share it and let others see it.

Palash Mahmud
Editor at Daily Kalbela, Meta Certified Digital Marketer.
Country Coordinator, Global Peace Institute
Email: palashmahmudju@gmail.com