Post-Grad Predicaments: 6 Things You Should Track Once Employed - Page 4

3. Track your online profiles—all of them

Yes, you might have just finished college and that last big party of the semester was fully captured on video and is now on Facebook, or maybe you just left a job for another and you just had to tweet how you “really” felt about upper management at the last job. Okay, express yourself, honey, but don’t let your personal life kill your chances for longevity in your profession. Don’t let your Facebook profile picture or your tweets on Twitter dictate who you are professionally and cost you the job.  ESPECIALLY IF YOU WORK IN EDUCATION. Even though they are personal profiles, websites like these are the deadly webs we weave around our own success when it comes to the pictures we display from that one “night” at the bar, the tweets and pics we post during our 9-5 when that big project is due, and linking every online profile to each other. Be mindful of how you want to be presented personally and professionally on all of your online profiles, especially if you have Facebook friends or Twitter followers who are co-workers and colleagues. If you must, protect your tweets and Facebook profile and try to avoid updating your status while at the office. That sure doesn’t give off the “I’m busy right now” vibe to those watching.