Photo Evidence #2

Once again I was scrolling through my social media apps on my phone and stumbled across another atrocious post.*names have been blurred out to protect the individuals identity*

This is another girl in one of my classes, business classes that is, that clearly does not know business etiquette or basic common knowledge when it comes to posting inappropriate things.  I understand that this is supposed to be humorous and fun but it reflects poorly on this individual. I know for a fact that she works hard at school and has multiple jobs to help out with bills but I think posts like these are going to hinder her in the long run.

My next few posts, I will research an employers perspective on social media and inappropriate posts to try and gain insight about what they are looking for when it comes to hiring new employees.

Photo Evidence

This blog has been severely neglected since it was started earlier this semester.  I have seen article after article urging students to clean up their social media accounts.  Yesterday I was on my Facebook page just scrolling through and I saw a post that was a clear no-no in my book. 

1. Why would you ever complain about your employer online?
2. Why would you call out someone at your place of employment?

I think that this was out of line and completely unprofessional. I know of multiple employers that scan your social media before hiring.  Can you imagine a current employer searching through and finding this?  I am sure you would be canned immediately and that there would be no positive recommendations coming from them.
I understand that internships are generally a lot of grunt work and usually meaningless tasks such as picking up coffee and making copies for countless meetings but think about the connections you are making and the things you are seeing.  I have interned for multiple different places and had both good and bad experiences but I have found a positive out of everything that I have experienced.
My call to action is STOP POSTING negative things (especially about employers!)!  Have you ever posted something like this or seen someone you know post something like this?

Why Social Media?

 I think that these days people are so caught up on using social media and always checking your accounts.  People thrive on that constant connection with their friends and knowing what they are doing and seeing all the new pictures from the weekend.  It may seem harmless sometimes but it can get you into some hot water.  Have a bad day at work and want to vent? Think twice before posting about it on social media.  Have you ever added your boss or other coworkers on social networking sites?  Think twice about what you post and what they will be able to see.
College students to middle aged adults are having trouble getting and keeping jobs today because of their social networking sites. A woman in Switzerland was fired after calling in sick because she "couldn't look at the computer screen," later she was caught on Facebook and fired.  People are going to extremes with their social networking and I think it is getting out of control.
To an extent I think that your social media page should be censored.  Nothing about binge drinking and how you woke up somewhere you didn't recognize.  What company would want to hire that?  On the other hand I think it gets out of control when companies look at who you are friends with and are biased based on that. I understand that some of my friends may not be the most professional people, but I am not allowed to catch up with people based on their choices? 
This semester I will research advice on how to "censor" your social media and stories about times when people put their jobs in jeopardy due to their posting.