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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Should I use Facebook and Twitter to boost my job prospects?

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Does having a social media presence such as a Facebook or Twitter profile help boost your employment options? Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper. (And if you have a dilemma you'd like to share, anonymously, with our readers, please email us.)

This week's question

I'm constantly told I need to develop my online presence, get a Facebook page, learn to "tweet" and so on, to make me more attractive to employers. But I'm quite a private person and can't understand this obsession with what everyone is up to, or why I should tell everyone what I'm doing. Is there any hope for me?

What are your thoughts?

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