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Be smarter when using social media

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Source: Samoa Observer

Apia, Samoa — The Samoa Chamber of Commerce (SCOC) has appealed to young people to be smarter when using social media to look for and apply for jobs.

The SCOC Chief Executive Officer, Lemauga Hobart Vaai, said the Chamber plans to train its interns and young staff to appreciate the importance of social media and to manage their profiles effectively.

"From the Chamber point of view, we are going to improve on our training for our youth interns and young employees, to understand the importance of managing your social medial profiles because it is a two edged sword," he said.

A lot of potential employers also check out the social media profiles of applicants, Lemauga added, which should compel youth to rethink what they post on their social media accounts.

Does the candidate post provocative inappropriate videos and posts? Posting pictures of them drinking or taking drugs, candidates who post about discrimination against race, gender and religion and bad mouthing previous employers and fellow workers. All these issues that reflect their character and ethics."

There has been an increase in the use of online platforms by both the Government and private sector organisations to advertise job vacancies. Currently the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labor (MCIL) run their own online portals, while local webpages Infinity and Samoa Vacancies are focused on the private sector.

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