This statistic presents the share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media accounts due to applying for a job, sorted by age group. According to the September 2018 findings, 29 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated to have altered their social media account when applying for a job. In total, 18 percent of social media users had changed their social media accounts when job hunting.
Share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media account due to applying for a job as of September 2018, by age group
Question: "Have you ever altered your social media account (deleted posts/pictures, unfollowed accounts, made your account private, etc.) because you were applying for a job?"
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Morning Consult. (October 3, 2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media account due to applying for a job as of September 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935374/adults-usa-altering-social-media-accounts-due-applying-job-employment-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media account due to applying for a job as of September 2018, by age group." Chart. October 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935374/adults-usa-altering-social-media-accounts-due-applying-job-employment-age/
Morning Consult. (2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media account due to applying for a job as of September 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935374/adults-usa-altering-social-media-accounts-due-applying-job-employment-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have Altered Their Social Media Account Due to Applying for a Job as of September 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935374/adults-usa-altering-social-media-accounts-due-applying-job-employment-age/
Morning Consult, Share of social media users in the United States who have altered their social media account due to applying for a job as of September 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935374/adults-usa-altering-social-media-accounts-due-applying-job-employment-age/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
