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By now you should know that anything you put on the web can and will be viewed by someone. If that someone happens to be your boss or potential employer make sure your profile is prepared for public consumption. I’m sure you and your buddies had fun at the bar, that wild party, or vacationing in Vegas but do you really need to post the photos on Facebook as proof? You and your buddies are laughing at those pictures but your potential employer is marking your name off the list as a future employee. Ouch! These days technology makes it easy for employers to find out what type of person you are. All they have to do is search for your name on the internet. When your name pops up you want them to see you at your best.

Keep these things in mind when you are creating your online presence:

1. Nick names are cute but only post yours if it is clean.
2. Don’t post any photos or images you don’t want others, especially potential employers to see. Employers have found evidence of drug use and very private moments on candidate’s pages.
3. Watch what you say. This is where you need to remember the old saying we all learned as kids…”If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all.”
4. Monitor what others post or say about you. Good and bad comments can serve as online references.
5. Make sure your education is accurately displayed. If your resume says XYZ school,  your education information on your page should reflect this information.

We all want to have a fun place to play online and be ourselves but just keep in mind that your online life is open to the world wide web. If the social networking site you subscribe to has Privacy Settings, learn how to make your profile or parts of your profile private. Your goal is to speak for yourself on an interview and not let your profile say it all for you.