Part B: Reading Comprehension
Read the text about a social media clean up and do the following tasks according to the information from the text.
Pre-Interview Social Media Clean Up
1
[1] It’s the moment you’ve spent the past two months waiting for! Finally, following day after
2
day of scouring job boards, sending out resumes and cover letters, and hearing nothing but
3
radio silence in return, you get an interview. You really want – and need − this job. How can
4
you put yourself in a better position to land it? Interview preparation is one obvious step, but
5
another − and one that job seekers overlook all too often − is social media clean up.
6
[2] While you might cut loose on the internet a bit more than you would in real life, hiring
7
managers who look at social media will still view what you post online as a reflection of who
8
you are. If you frequently make posts loaded with typos or misspellings, it makes you look
9
less intelligent. If you go on frequent political rants, you might mark yourself as someone
10
who can’t respect the opinions of others. There are many, many ways that you can make
11
yourself look like a less desirable applicant on social media, so go through your recent posts
12
and delete anything that muddies the image you want to present.
13
[3] Cleaning up your photos should be a pretty easy step in this process. Anything that
14
makes you look professional or respectable is good. Photos with family and friends are
15
great; professional headshots are even better. If you’ve got one, make it your profile picture.
16
This statement applies to any social media account. The professional picture sends an
17
almost unconscious signal to a prospective employer that you are hirable material.
18
[4] While you scour your social feeds, look out for any posts where you talked about work.
19
Bringing your professional life into the realm of social media is a sticky situation, whether
20
you’re complaining about a boss or talking about a project you’re working on. In the second
21
scenario, you could be divulging trade secrets or other details that are supposed to remain
22
more or less confidential. In either case, you can expect prospective employers to be a bit
23
wary about hiring someone who talks about work online, so set a rule for yourself to avoid
24
those kinds of discussions.
25
[5] Not all employers are going to look at social media before making a hiring decision.
26
Others will only give cursory views to your accounts. However, there is always the chance
27
that a hiring manager will spend a fair amount of time researching you online, and if that
28
happens, you want to be ready.
Adapted from:
Klazema, Michael (2019) “8 Steps to Your Pre-Interview Social Media Clean Up”, https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/social-media-clean-interview/ [downloaded 27 August 2022]
Klazema, Michael (2019) “8 Steps to Your Pre-Interview Social Media Clean Up”, https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/social-media-clean-interview/ [downloaded 27 August 2022]
a)
Decide if the statements are true or false and tick the correct box. Find the lines in the text that support your decision and add them to the table.
| True | False | Proof in line(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job applicants clean up their social media accounts before a job interview. | |||
| 2 | Employers do not care whether the spelling in your internet posts is correct. | |||
| 3 | It is advisable to choose a portrait photograph taken by a photographer as a profile picture. | |||
| 4 | Talking about work online may leak secret data. |
(4 BE)
b)
Choose from the list (A-F) which heading is most appropriate for which paragraph (1-5). For each paragraph there is only one correct answer. There is one more heading than you need.
| Headings | |
|---|---|
| A | Better safe than sorry |
| B | Deleting your accounts |
| C | A critical look at your online image |
| D | The relevance of visuals |
| E | Think twice about job-related posts |
| F | Waiting is over |
| Paragraph | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
(5 BE)
c)
Choose the sentence that best summarises the main idea of the text. Tick the correct box.
| A job applicant is required to clean up their social media account before starting a new job. | |
| It is vital for your chance on the job market to present yourself appropriately on social media. | |
| There is an increasing number of online applications that need a social media clean up. |
(1 BE)
(10 BE)
Weiter lernen mit SchulLV-PLUS!
monatlich kündbarSchulLV-PLUS-Vorteile im ÜberblickDu hast bereits einen Account?
a)
Decide if the statements are true or false and tick the correct box. Find the lines in the text that support your decision and add them to the table.
| True | False | Proof in line(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job applicants clean up their social media accounts before a job interview. | l. 5 | ||
| 2 | Employers do not care whether the spelling in your internet posts is correct. | ll.7 and 9 | ||
| 3 | It is advisable to choose a portrait photograph taken by a photographer as a profile picture. | l. 15 | ||
| 4 | Talking about work online may leak secret data. | ll. 20 - 22 |
b)
Choose from the list (A-F) which heading is most appropriate for which paragraph (1-5). For each paragraph there is only one correct answer. There is one more heading than you need.
| Paragraph | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | F |
| 2 | C |
| 3 | D |
| 4 | E |
| 5 | A |
c)
Choose the sentence that best summarises the main idea of the text. Tick the correct box.
| A job applicant is required to clean up their social media account before starting a new job. | |
| It is vital for your chance on the job market to present yourself appropriately on social media. | |
| There is an increasing number of online applications that need a social media clean up. |