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@K- Thanks for your feedback.
It’s also important to note that it’s in a bad idea on a hiring team’s part to simply use google or facebook to look up a job candidate. They’d more than likely expose themselves to the candidate’s age, ethnicity, and possibly lifestyle choices that the hiring team is legally barred from using in a hiring decision.
The Social Intelligence Corp. doesn’t store information on those they’re commissioned to do background checks on; the company looks up the information, creates a report for their client, and does not store say a backlog of peoples’ online presence.
An example of such a report is here: http://gizmodo.com/5818774/this-is-a-social-media-background-check
@Nathan Whitson- Everyone must be diligent in managing their web presence. Thanks for your feedback!
@Job- Great point! Thanks for the insight.
Hey Lindsey,
This is a significant development for early stage college students. I completely agree that they are likely to be the most common offenders when it comes to inappropriate material (especially since most are still under age.) Though this group of students (freshmen and sophomores) are getting recruited more and more for intern programs. These students will have to be particularly diligent in managing their web brand. We’ll try and make sure they keep an eye on blogs like yours so they are in the know on this growing issue!
-Nathan
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Also a good idea in cleaning up your online profile is to remove your resume from career classified sites when you have a new job. You don’t want your new employer finding your resume on a site like that a month after you started the new job, they might get the wrong idea.
@Eleanor- You’re not alone! It still amazes a lot of people out there that people post what they do. And this brings up another question as to why people continue to behave this way. Where and how are professional expectations being defined and by then, is it too late? Thanks for sharing.
It always amazes me to see a handful of my own Facebook friends posting the most offensive status updates and serious partying pics–to think some of them even have their boss on their friend list! Not that their boss should have control over what they post online, but to my mind, it smacks of unprofessionalism to share such material.
@Jobnab- You ask a great question: Why are people still posting questionable material? There are a lot of contributing factors that need to be addressed. Thanks for your comment.
I completely agree. And, what’s even worse is that people have been saying this for the longest time. Why is that still people don’t understand putting pictures of some seriously questionable behavior could result in some serious consequences. I mean come on, its public.
@Allison – great question. As you mention, there are some situations where a tagged photo in a social situation is not a problem at all. This is why you have to use good judgment and common sense. A photo with champagne at your wedding is a fine. A keg stand is usually not. Two pieces of guidance: 1) When in doubt, untag yourself — better to be safe than sorry. 2) Ask some people in your industry what is appropriate as different fields have different approaches to this topic. For instance, in the legal or accounting industries you should probably err on the side of caution. If you work for a fashion magazine or beer distributor, different rules probably apply. Good luck!
Lindsey
Lindsey,
Thank you for another great post! What is your opinion about tagged Facebook pictures in social settings? For example, I have heard of one place that selected their interns by whether the applicants had pictures of themselves at parties because they wanted someone who would be social. This seems to go against the, “never have a tagged picture of you with alcohol in your hand” rule. Along the same line, if you are of the legal age to drink, would you advise against being tagged with an alcoholic drink (a glass of wine or a bottle of beer) in your hands? I think we know not to have pictures with drugs or nudity but could you define what you would recommend against having on Facebook that might not seem that bad but might actually be bad (aka which types of pictures in social situations would you consider to not be appropriate?). I think this is a question that continues to stress people from my generation and it would be wonderful to have a little checklist from you. Thank you!
Allison