It's better safe then sorry!
Facebook and MySpace are fun ways to keep in contact with your friends and relatives but if the proper precautions are not taken, these fun social networking websites can take a nasty turn for the worse. Once you move from college shenanigans to the real-world job hunt, you must realize that your Social Networking Websites are no longer for just your friends and family, but for your employers and colleagues as well. If the wrong person happens upon your site, the good-natured fun can quickly turn into a nightmare. A questionable picture or comment if seen by an employee or colleague could cost you your job.Simple ways to avoid this danger are to strengthen the privacy settings of your site, avoid adding people you are not friends with and to simply avoid posting things that may be seen as obscene, offensive, illegal or even raise the question of doubt. Some Social Networking Websites allow you to make your personal site completely unsearchable to the public, dictate who can view your tagged and uploaded photos, and can even stop the general public from seeing what events you attend and whose walls or photos you comment on. You may even want to keep a separate profile for employers and colleagues, because it is much better to be safe then it is to be sorry.
Posted by Jen on 2/11/2009 03:21:00 PM
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