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Facebook statuses are more permanent than you think
By Tyeisha Pryor
On September 26, 2012
While many college students use Facebook as an outlet to release the stresses of their everyday
life, students should be more cautious about what they post and who exactly could be looking at
their page.
My freshman year of college, I used Facebook by the hour. I would always go on and post
statuses or take note quizzes to past the time.
I would typically use my statuses to talk about my day, while taking the liberty of using swear
words when I wanted to show my frustration with the world. There were also times when I
would put personal information about myself on the note quizzes, even though anyone could
access them.
At the beginning of my sophomore year, I started to tone it down and consider whether a certain
status I wanted to post was really going to be worth it in the end.
I began to realize that I wanted to be a good candidate for internships and most importantly get a
job after graduation.
Most of it was just trying to be a funny little teenager at the time. But now, as a senior, I look
back on it and sometimes wonder what possessed me to post that junk.
I know some people may think what they put on Facebook is private, but it really isn't. People
can find ways to get around the settings and look at your content.
My view of Facebook is like a bathroom stall with graffiti sprawled all over it. As much as the
janitor cleans off the quotes, love notes and dirty words, it's not going to come off as easily as
you think.
The same analogy can be applied to all social media websites. Once it's on there, you can try to
delete it, but it's still going to stay there or be brought up at a later time.
College students especially should carefully monitor what they post on Facebook because it's
becoming more common for future employers to view your page to see if you would be a good
candidate for a position.
According to a survey done earlier this year by CareerBuilder.com, 34 percent of hiring
managers who researched candidates through social media said they found information that led
them to not hire a possible candidate.
Employers from the same survey listed the top two qualifications that will affect a candidate
were inappropriate photos and information about the candidate drinking or partaking in drugs -
something I frequently see on student's Facebook pages.
Your Facebook page is now one of the first things that some employers will research before
setting up an interview with you. With the click of a mouse, it gives them everything they need
to know about you.
While I'm not saying you have to delete everything off your Facebook, keep in mind what
content is appropriate and what is not.
Remember, when you're applying for that internship or job, you want your future employer to
see you as a respectable candidate, not an inadequate one.
Tyeisha Pryor can be reached by email at pryor.record@live.com.
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