Did you know that we have an Execu|Search Facebook fan page where we post stories, news, and other career-oriented content? We would love for ALL of our blog readers to become a fan- so join us on Facebook today!

We’ve already told you that Execu|Search is on Twitter- but now you have a way to follow all of our Tweets at once! We have created a “Twitter List” that aggregates all of our Twitter accounts:

    http://twitter.com/ExecuSearch/execu-search-tweets

According to an article on an About.com Human Resources Blog, some employers are asking prospective employees for their passwords to social media sites in which they might participate such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook. A few months ago, I met a NYPD recruiter who said that they ask candidates to log into their Facebook accounts and show their profiles during the interview process. I also heard a story of three candidates who were called into a group interview, only to have 2 of the candidates sent out with a copy of risque photos the recruiter found on their facebook profiles.

These stories may be far and few between right now, but the simple fact is that everyday more recruiters are turning to social networks to research potential candidates.

I have compiled a list of 5 resources to help you clean up your profile before it hurts your job search. Each site offers some insight that the other resources do not, so be sure to check them all out:

• Brand-Yo urself.com’s “4 Tips to Clean Your Social Networking Profiles and Impress Employers”
• Facebook for Grown Ups- Setting Privacy on Your Facebook Account
• About.com’s “MySpace, Facebook, Website and Blog Do’s and Don’ts”
• The Buzz Bin’s adivce on how to “Clean up your Social Media Litter”
• 7 Tips for the Perfect Twitter Profile (Combining Business and Personal on Twitter)
  

Today, The Wall Street Journal recognized that more and more companies are using Twitter to advertise their jobs in an article titled, “A New Job Just a Tweet Away.” The Execu|Search Group is one of the companies using Twitter in this capacity. We invite you to follow our Twitter accounts to stay updated on all of our latest roles:

• General @ExecuSearch account delivers job advice, tips, and news for job seekers
  
  Follow one of the following accounts for the latest job listings by division:
  

• @ES_Accounting- Accounting & Finance Positions (Controllers, Staff- to senior-level accountants, Tax professionals, Public accounting professionals, Accounting Managers, Audit professionals, CFOs )
• @ES_ArchAndEng – Architecture, Interior Design, and Engineering roles
  
• @ES_FinanceJobs- Financial Services Positions (Operations, Portfolio Administration, COO/Director of Operations, Risk Management
• Client Services, Project Management, Trade Support , Prime Brokerage)
• @ES_FrontOffice- Front Office Positions (Marketing (i.e., hedge fund marketers and FOF marketers), Fund Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Research, Investor Relations)
• @ES_GraphicsJobs- Graphics Positions (Graphic Design, Web Design, Desktop Publishing, Studio Artists, Print Production, Presentation (production and design), Proofreaders, Copyeditors)
• @ES_Healthcare- Healthcare Positions (Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nurse Practitioners,Healthcare Executives, Social Services Professionals, Medical Office Support staff, Physician Assistants)
• @ES_AlliedHealth- Allied Healthcare Positions (ranging from Physical and Occupational Therapists to Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs to Speech Language Pathologists and beyond)
• @ES_Physicians- Phyisician Positions on a nation-wide basis
• @ES_HRJobs- Human Resources Positions (Benefits/Compensation, Employee Relations, Staffing/Recruiting, Training and Development, HR Generalists, HR Executives, HR Consultants)
• @ES_ITjobs- Information Technology Positions (Desktop Support, Help Desk, Project Management, Web Development, Programming, Network Administration/ Engineering, Business Analysis, IT Management, Quality Assurance)
• @ES_OffceSupport- Office Support Positions (Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Receptionists, Office Managers)
• @ES_RetainedJobs- Retained Search Positions (specializing in placing C-level executives in high-level positions across multiple industries
• @ExecuSearchJobs aggregates all of the tweets from our Division Specific Accounts

Regardless of whether you are jobless or employed- you can appreciate the Work Haiku Contest on fellow job seeker blog, Jobacle.com.

Jobacle is giving away some great prizes to the best Haikus- so make sure you enter before September 30th! Rules for the contest can be found here.

Just for kicks, we threw one together on behalf of The Execu|Search Group:

Execu|Search Group
Recruiting, Temp, Retained Search
Working hard for you

Recently, a candidate applying for an accounting position listed a contact e-mail address similar to: GiantsSuck@fakeemail.com

This is not the first time an e-mail address has crossed our desks and made us cringe. From addresses like “sexy_joe@fakeemail.com” to “cuteRN@fakeemail.com,” it seems some people are unaware of the impression an email can make on a hiring manager. Since e-mail addresses are commonly listed at the top of a resume and near your name, this can be one of the first deal breakers when an HR professional is sifting through hundreds of resumes.

What to do: If you are unsure if your e-mail address is professionally appropriate, do yourself a favor and create a new e-mail address! E-mail providers like Google’s Gmail and Microsoft Hotmail make it simple (and FREE!) to set up a new account. Also remember that your Social Media profiles should be appropriate, too, because more and more recruiters are running background checks on social networks! So choose wisely when creating Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn usernames and profiles!