Due to the fact that
this is a university affiliated page that is meant to help students achieve
their career aspirations, it would be safe to assume that most readers are
either about to start attending university, or are already in university. We
are all young and lead interesting (relatively speaking) lives and with these interesting
lives sometimes come pictures, comments, statuses, likes, and posts that can be
fun…but also incriminating when seen by the wrong people. In this day and age
people use social media not only to socialize with friends and family. It is
used for publicity, to organize events and has even been used to start entire revolutions
in various countries. Therefore it is no surprise that employers look at future
employees’ various social media pages before hiring them, and no I am not only
referring to LinkedIn. Employers check your Facebook, your Twitter- they check
it all, and if you’re ranting about some drama that happened between you and
your friends on Twitter, or posting pictures of all the parties you went to the
night before, there’s a huge chance an employer might see that, and after that
point you can kiss your dream position goodbye. Be careful and be smart about
what you post, because even with your privacy settings, employers have their
ways. That is not to say that you can’t share anything and must filter
everything, but if you’re still 19, don’t go posting a picture of yourself with
a red cup- even if it just has apple juice. Moral of the story, have fun and be
smart about it.
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