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Looking for a job? Delete your Myspace and Facebook profiles! By: Amy Vedder  |
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 There’s a buzz going around that job seekers should be made aware of, and it’s a case of your own words and actions coming back to haunt you. A large percentage of employers are now searching social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook to dig up dirt on potential employees.
We’ve all seen someone’s Myspace page where the photos are a little too revealing and the blogs are way too descriptive. Perhaps you like to drink and party on the weekends. Perhaps you are into activities that are at best questionable. Now it seems that friends aren’t the only ones checking out what you’ve been up to. Employers are searching these sites to learn all that can be learned about potential employees before they become part of the work force.
An invasion of privacy? Well not really since all the information gleamed from these sites are user posted information, but at the same time, there is something kind of sinister about potential employees being judged on their personal life rather than their professional abilities.
Take this concept to the next level you can see how employers may start investigating current employees on social networking sites. Perhaps they need to cut employees because of budget cutbacks, or perhaps it’s a personal grudge. People should start to realize that when they post personal information about themselves on sites like Myspace and Facebook, that information becomes public property, available to anyone who’s interested.
If you use one of these sites, you can of course set your profile to be private, which would eliminate the possibility of a potential employer seeing the information you post. But one has to consider, is a private profile an admission of guilt of an unnamed crime? Why would your profile be private unless you have something to hide?
There is one thing for sure. This most recent revelation is a sign that the world has changed. And that everything we do has the potential to end up in front of a potential employer. If you want to play it safe, make sure your profile is sanitary and free of anything that you believe would turn off a potential employer. That or just stay clear of social networking sites altogether.
It’s a brave new world, and if you’re going to succeed, you’re going to have to stay one step ahead of technology and potential employers. Cause all said and done, you can’t predict what a potential employer may find objectionable. If you’re currently looking for a job, delete your profiles from social networking sites. Better be safe than sorry.
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