Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Profiles

 Do You Know What People Know About You?

Today, the Internet is a tool not to be overlooked in your job search in an increasingly competitive context. Thanks to generalist or specialized online job sites, each candidate has access to dozens of offers in one click, and the game is also worth the effort to access an offer only published on the site of a brand that they love or belong to the targeted industry. But if the candidates are behind their screens, the recruiters too!

What is a digital profile?

Digital identity corresponds to the image of a natural person on the web, in other words, it is their identity card accessible to all, made up of all their traces left on the web over the years. A digital profile contributes to the overall digital identity and is created on all sites allowing you to edit an identity card containing your contact details, your background, your status, and the position sought

Where to create a digital profile?

.  job-related sites

Digital Profiles

The main professional networks, namely LinkedIn, Viadéo, Google+, are excellent allies in your job search. Why go there? Quite simply because your competitors are already there! The advantage of the first two is also to offer a selection of job offers based on your profile, this is proof that informing the different categories is of paramount importance.

Job search and internship sites often allow you to create an online CV to be likely to interest a recruiter; on the generalist side, these are sites such as Moovijob or Indeed, on the side of sites specializing in a sector, we can for example cite hotessejob.com.

Finally, there are platforms specializing in putting CVs online, such as Do You Buzz. Let it be said, this option has never really proven itself, recruiters being more busy processing the applications received, and not looking for candidates themselves.

 Sites belonging to the personal sphere

If you are passionate about a field, you may have a thematic personal blog with which your name is associated or a site for a personal freelance activity. In the context of recruitment, any additional activity is generally very appreciated, insofar as it does not come into opposition with the way in which you presented yourself and the company which interests you.

. Benefits

Digital profiles, whatever they are, allow you to increase your presence on the web and show that you are using modern and integrated tools in your job search.

What are the benefits?

.  They bring you visibility on the web

.  They show that you are aware of the importance of digital

.  They allow you to find inspiration on other profiles to better stand out

.  They offer the opportunity to get in touch with professionals and expand your professional network

The inconvenience

It's time to address what can harm you by being present on the web, and the elements are quite numerous:

.  Your profile is as you made it and you cannot direct it every time you apply for a job

 .  Almost everyone has access to very precise information from your name, we can thus access     

    personal data easily, anonymity is undermined since the profiles are signed and illustrated with a            photo; photos, texts, files representing you or in which you participated are accessible from search engines, etc.

 .   There may be inconsistencies from one site to another, which can be a disservice to you during the interview, especially if you have inflated an experience, embellished your training, or worse,                  invented from scratch one or more lines of your CV.

 .  Your profile is as you made it and you cannot direct it every time you apply for a job(alcohol or drugs for example), likes, signed comments, etc. Likewise, social media, whether it's Twitter or             Facebook, connects you with public figures and possibly political ideas that can get you introduced to the dreaded face-to-face.

Every action you take on the web leaves an indelible mark unless you go on a cleaning campaign or drown out the information. To avoid inconvenience, regularly carry out a "scan" in the search engines by typing your name to analyze the pages on which you come out and filter very seriously the information accessible from the web. For more details, we advise you to read an additional article on digital profiles and the actions to be implemented for an optimized online presence.