Beware of Potential Friends

Not only are companies and organizations searching and reviewing possible candidates through social medias, but also so are colleges and families. I have heard through the grapevine that an advisor at Ohio University looks up her advisees on Facebook to learn more about them. I never thought that teachers and advisors would use Facebook to look at us but now I wonder what they saw and what they really think about me.

Have you heard about the advisor from The Ohio State University who was caught running a brothel? Well he was my friend’s advisor and they were friends. His brothel was run through Craigslist. It just makes me wonder why did he want to be her friend? I know he probably did it because it was easy to get a hold of her but so is e-mail. I just find it unnecessary and a threat to you to be friends with people you do not know well and cannot trust. Hopefully my friend deleted him right away. It is just not someone she should associate herself with.

Not long ago my roommate got a request from a young man asking to be friends on Facebook. After several requests and denials, she decided to message him asking if she knew him. He replied that he was working with a music group who was thinking about coming to Athens, Ohio (Ohio University) to shoot their music video. The group was a big name so she became suspicious. After several e-mails and “stalking” of the man the conversations stopped. My roommate wanted some form of authenticity and he had nothing. All his friends were females. This is just another reason why you should be careful of whom you talk to online.

It is a good idea to deny people you do not have a good relationship with. Lately I have been getting requests from people that I have no connection with… some are from out of this country. Why do they want to be my friend? I am sure its not to boost their number of friends. I continuously deny requests. I am afraid that these people are working with a company that I have applied to for a job. Even though I do not have any embarrassing and/or inappropriate pictures (that I believe) on the web, I still do not want any affiliation with them. My advice: check your settings and limit your friends. Be careful. You never know what is going to happen.

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Accepting Friend Requests

Facebook is becoming the biggest problem area for future employments. Facebook is a way for people to keep in contact and share their lives with people over the internet. If you are at the age where you are beginning to apply for jobs you need to think about the consequences. Companies are starting to use Facebook as a way to look at future employers.

This video gives different opinions from people about the use of Facebook. If you are working for a company do you believe it is proper to add employees as friends or is it wrong to ignore their request. It is not right to have inappropriate things on Facebook if you are in some way connected to present or future employers. Just ask yourself questions. Is this ok for others to see? Will people judge me?

The problem with social media arises when you look at your profile for more than just your family and friends. College students are becoming more aware of the consequences and are starting to take action. More and more people are deleting their profiles because of the idea that companies are searching for you on Facebook to see what type of person you really are. People are making sure their privacy settings are set so no one can find them because they do not want to lose a job over a stupid photo. If people really believe a photo is going to jeopardize a future employer, should it really be on the net?

A Beginners Step

You and Your Proessional Reputation is an informative blog about building that desirable candiate for future jobs. Future posts are going to be different techniques and rules one should learn when beginning to build their professional side. As a college student it is important to learn what is appropriate for the job, internship or co-op you are looking for.

Social media is becoming a big topic today in the professional world. It is such a large topic on how to build your professional career. There are many types of social media but many see LinkedIn as the most professional.

We all know how to post, tag, message, poke, tweet, and follow, but do we really know what social media is all about? Do we know all the forms out there that can be considered social media? Which ones are good to have and which ones are not? Who uses social media and how do we know we are using it correctly?

When asked about a social media example, most would reply Facebook. Why is Facebook all the hype today? Is it good to have one and is it really that important for us to check ours fifty times a day?

Appearance and technique are very important to making yourself professional. Appearance, from clothing to tattoos and piercings, are also under the category to be examined when building your professional reputation.

Are companies becoming more laid back about tattoos and piercings? What companies accept them and which do not?

Read on to learn more about professional life and how to better yourself for the work field.

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