Warning! Social Networks can be hazardous to your job search.
Sure, it might be funny to post your drunken exploits on Facebook or Tweet about how drunk you are right now, but chances are a recruiter or potential employer will not find it so funny. More and more recruiters are searching the social networks to find information about a potential employee.
3 Steps to protecting your online profile:
- Be careful. Nothing is private. Don’t post anything on your site or your “friends” sites you wouldn’t want a prospective employer to see. Derogatory comments, revealing or risqué photos, foul language and lewd jokes will all be viewed as a reflection of your character.
- Be discreet. If your network offers the option, consider setting your profile to “private,” so that it is viewable only by friends of your choosing. And since you can’t control what other people say on your site, you may want to use the “block comments” feature. Remember, everything on the Internet is archived, and there is no eraser!
- Be prepared. Check your profile regularly to see what comments have been posted. Use a search engine to look for online records of yourself to see what is out there about you. If you find information you feel could be detrimental to your candidacy or career, see about getting it removed — and make sure you have an answer ready to counter or explain “digital dirt.”
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