In high school and college Facebook is the best way to keep up with your friends! It has been the best place to chitchat and post pictures of your greatest memories. What you may not know is that many employers will check out your Facebook after they receive your resume.
Employers are using your Facebook and Myspace accounts to get a feel for who you really are, aside from what is written on your resume. Some of the pictures and comments you post could really turn your employers away from hiring you. In some cases, another candidate may be chosen because their Facebook is cleaner than yours.
The picture of you and your bff Jack Daniels might not highlight your greatest qualities. The handle of vodka might not be the best accessory for you to carry around for the night.
This doesn’t mean you can’t do all of these things. Maybe you just shouldn’t document them on Facebook.
If there is something on your Facebook/Myspace that you wouldn’t want your mother or father to see it probably wont impress your future employers either!
Companies just want the best people to represent them and they can get a good feeling for who you are on your personal webpage.
You might be concerned about your privacy but an important thing to remember is that you willingly put your information on the internet. It’s fair game! You can control your privacy settings to be pretty particular and limiting.
Just some things to think about!
With love,
Kat VonD
I’m reading Managerial Accounting
Reports are indicating that Facebook will hit half a billion users sometime this week, making it the largest information network in the world. That means that almost 8.5% of the world has a profile on the social networking giant. Along with worldwide social network domination Facebook has even taken over Hollywood. In the upcoming months The Social Network is hitting theatres starring Jesse Eisenberg of Zombieland and Adventureland as the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. The movie is about Zuckerberg’s rise to riches and the enemies he made along the way.
Half a billion users is massive, especially for a service that originally required a .edu email address to even create a profile. What this means for college students: We are entering an era where your personal information is more public than ever before. Despite Facebook’s different options for profile security it can still be difficult to make sure you’re totally secured. Check regularly, as Facebook is making changes daily. Protecting your information is super important so stay on top of it.
SeanJohn
I am reading Financial Accounting
eCampus.com has your safety in mind. From our McAfee secure site that passes an intensive daily security scan to our completely VeriSign secured checkout process. But that’s not the end of it, we want you to stay safe when social networking and creating new relationships in college. With that being said I’d like to let you in on a few tricks to watch out for, don’t get duped. We’ve already talked about configuring your privacy settings which will make your profile much secure, so today ill tell you how to screen new friend requests. We know you might not remember last night so here are a few clues to know if he/she is the real deal.
- Check for mutual friends – this is the best way to know because its likely that you met this person through a friend or at a social gathering, so they should have mutual friends of yours that might help you remember.
- Look for pictures – in this day and age people often keep pictures private but if there aren’t any it’s quite likely that you’re looking at a ghost profile or some kind of a prank. Don’t let your friends get you.
- Is the person too Hott for you?? – No offense but if Megan Fox friends you it’s probably not real, we all have goals but lets be realistic.
- The final and most important thing to watch out for is The FACEBOOK CROP – This evil maneuver has been used since the days of MySpace. You’ve seen it, were naming it. Here are the warning signs to look for:
- -Every picture is neck/cleavage up
- -The chin is usually extended to hide an unsightly double chin
- -Kissy face, the kissy face brings the cheeks in for another illusion of slimness
- -Lookout for Photoshop effects on the picture, its just another way to hide who they really are
-Watch out for funny camera angles, check out this hilarious video for some insight into “The Angles” The Myspace Movie
Still not sure what your doing try Facebook: The Missing Manual
SeanJohn
I’m reading Art History
With our Blog we try and provide information to college students that we wish we knew way back then. We also try and help you stay safe in all of your internet endeavors. We tried to show you how to download safe in our article about music piracy. Now I want to try and stress the importance of your privacy settings on all of the social networking sites you use.
After reading an article from ecampusnews.com about a new website called PleaseRobMe.com, I needed to share this. If you twitter and use a new wireless location app called Foursquare you might be in trouble. Through Foursquare you can “check-in” to a location when you arrive there then give recommendations and other things that can be matched to your location. People use this service to let their friends know where they are and to find and post reviews about businesses. PleaseRobMe.com matches twitter status updates from foursquare enabled devices and creates a list of “Recently Empty Homes”. The site provides a link to the person’s destination’s page on Foursquare and how long ago they left home. While it doesn’t show the person’s actual home address the site is trying to make a point. People disclose too much information. Be careful about how much you put onto your profiles or how much you tweet, it could come back to haunt you when your laptop and XBOX360 go missing. This doesn’t just apply to foursquare and twitter though, try and keep public address fields private or empty, you can always email or text someone where you live if the need arises.
For more reading on the matter check out Internet Insecurity: Why Your Privacy, Security, and Safety Are at Risk and What You Can Do About It.
SeanJohn
I’m reading Organic Chemistry
