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Do you have a Facebook page?

Be careful about what you put on it!!!!!!!

Facebook profile 'could damage job prospects'

Jobseekers have been warned that their Facebook profile could damage their employment prospects, after a study found that seven in 10 employers now research candidates online.
According to new figures released by Microsoft, the computer firm, Facebook and Twitter checks are now as important in the job selection process as a CV or interview. The survey, which questioned human resource managers at the top 100 companies in the UK, US, Germany and France, found that 70 per cent admitted to rejecting a candidate because of their online behaviour.
But HR bosses also said that a strong image online could actually help job hunters to land their dream job. Peter Cullen, of Microsoft, said: "Your online reputation is not something to be scared of, it's something to be proactively managed.” "These days, it's essential that web-users cultivate the kind of online reputation that they would want an employer to see." Facebook faux pas include drunken photographs, bad language, and messages complaining about worklife.
Farhan Yasin, of online recruitment network Careerbuilder.co.uk, said: "Social networking is a great way to make connections with job opportunities in 2010 and promote your personal brand across the internet. "People really need to make sure they are using this resource to their advantage, by conveying a professional image."
But Mr Yasin cautioned job seekers to be aware of their online image even after landing the perfect job, after their own research found that 28 per cent of employers had fired staff for content found on their social networking profile. He added: "A huge number of employers have taken action against staff for writing negative comments about the company or another employee on their social networking page."

Question 1 Indicate whether these sentences are true or false. Justify your answers with evidence from the text:
a) In the study, people who were looking for jobs at 100 important American and European companies were asked questions.
b) People are always careful when they add photos or texts to their personal pages.
c) If you manage the content of your Facebook page, it can help you get a job.
d) Some people have lost their job because of things that they wrote on their personal pages.

Question 2 Find and underline all the words in the text starting with the letter ‘r’.

Question 3 Now, match each of the words staring with ‘r’ to the correct definition.
a) to make public
b) not to choose or select
c) a thing which is available
d) definitely
e) to investigate
f) the opinion that others have of you

Question 4 Use each of the words beginning with ‘r’ to complete these sentences:
a) No details of the President’s visit have been ...................... yet. It is still a secret.
b) Doctors are still ................................ the symptoms of the illness.
c) The situation is ........................ serious. We must take action.
d) For your homework, you can use any ........................... you have available: the internet, encyclopedias, textbooks. Just make sure that you include references.
e) His .......................................... as a specialist in this subject is widely accepted. He has written numerous articles and spoken at international conferences.
f) I’m not going to make any more suggestions. They have ........................ all my previous proposals.

Question 5 Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
a) 70% of human resource managers at the top 100 companies in the UK, US, Germany and France, admitted to rejecting candidates because of their online behaviour.
Candidates ………………………………………………………………… in the UK, US, Germany and France because of their online behaviour.
b) Cullen, of Microsoft, said: "Your online reputation is not something to be scared of, it's something that you can manage proactively.”
Cullen of Microsoft claimed that …………………………………………………………
c) But Mr Yasin cautioned job seekers to be aware of their online image even after landing the perfect job.
Although job seekers …………………………………………, they still need to be aware of their online image.


Key
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a) False The survey, which questioned human resource managers at the top 100 companies in the UK, US, Germany and France, ...
b) False ." Facebook faux pas include drunken photographs, bad language, and messages complaining about worklife.
c) True ... a strong image online could actually help job hunters to land their dream job. "Social networking is a great way to make connections with job opportunities in 2010 and promote your personal brand across the internet.”
d) True 28 per cent of employers had fired staff for content found on their social networking profile.

2
research, release, resource, reject, reputation, really

3
a) release b) reject c) resource d) really e) research f) reputation

4
a) released b) researching c) really d) resource(s) e) reputation f) rejected

5
a) Candidates h ave been rejected by 70% of the top companies in the UK, US, Germany and France because of their online behaviour.
b) Cullen, of Microsoft, said: "Your online reputation is not something to be scared of, it's something that you can manage proactively.”
Cullen of Microsoft claimed that our online reputation was not something to be scared of and that it was something that we could manage proactively.
c) Although job seekers have landed the perfect job, they still need to be aware of their online image.