By : Danielle Gibbings
Anyone who enjoys the social aspects of Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace has likely come across pictures of friends that show just a little too much - too much skin, too much alcohol, or even too much illegal substances. In fact, you may even have access to pictures of people that you do not know very well showing too much. It's important to remember that if you can see it there is a good chance that employers can see it as well so you should re-examine what YOU are showing other people!
Recently, Ars Technica, a blog about technology did some research on the subject that illustrated that employers are using social media to check up on potential employees. In fact, Ars Technica found that the numbers of employers using this technique have doubled and almost half of employers that are hiring are using this tool. They found that Facebook was the most used site to investigate future employees, with LinkedIn coming in second and MySpace right behind them. Blogs and Twitter were not ignored though.
What reasons would employers not hire someone based on what they find?
· Photos of drug use or partying (especially if drinking is involved)
· Photos that show too much skin
· Comments of a sexual nature
· Comments others have made
· Pictures you are tagged in
· Making negative comments about employers or your job
Think it can't happen to you? In the past year there have several instances of people being fired because of social media activity including videos posted on YouTube and Facebook and Twitter content. I'm pretty sure the people that got fired didn't think twice about it. And if people are getting fired for things they do online you can bet that there are many that are not getting hired, too!
Set privacy standards on your profile. Facebook allows you to control who can see your content and Twitter allows you to lock your feeds. Google yourself (with your full name in quotes) to see what comes up. Remove tags from Facebook pictures. The best thing you can do is to keep your private life private. It isn't necessary to share everything on the Internet!
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Anyone who enjoys the social aspects of Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace has likely come across pictures of friends that show just a little too much - too much skin, too much alcohol, or even too much illegal substances. In fact, you may even have access to pictures of people that you do not know very well showing too much. It's important to remember that if you can see it there is a good chance that employers can see it as well so you should re-examine what YOU are showing other people!
Recently, Ars Technica, a blog about technology did some research on the subject that illustrated that employers are using social media to check up on potential employees. In fact, Ars Technica found that the numbers of employers using this technique have doubled and almost half of employers that are hiring are using this tool. They found that Facebook was the most used site to investigate future employees, with LinkedIn coming in second and MySpace right behind them. Blogs and Twitter were not ignored though.
What reasons would employers not hire someone based on what they find?
· Photos of drug use or partying (especially if drinking is involved)
· Photos that show too much skin
· Comments of a sexual nature
· Comments others have made
· Pictures you are tagged in
· Making negative comments about employers or your job
Think it can't happen to you? In the past year there have several instances of people being fired because of social media activity including videos posted on YouTube and Facebook and Twitter content. I'm pretty sure the people that got fired didn't think twice about it. And if people are getting fired for things they do online you can bet that there are many that are not getting hired, too!
Set privacy standards on your profile. Facebook allows you to control who can see your content and Twitter allows you to lock your feeds. Google yourself (with your full name in quotes) to see what comes up. Remove tags from Facebook pictures. The best thing you can do is to keep your private life private. It isn't necessary to share everything on the Internet!
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