Oh yeah. One time I was job hunting and googled myself, a myspace profile page of some chick who called herself a homewrecker came up as a top result. I was not pleased, but a little poking around would've shown it wasn't actually my page.
I also google myself every 6 months or so to make sure there's nothing bad or easily identifying out there... In my field it can be important that you are not easily searchable. In fact, I can't even be searched on FB unless you are friends with my friends.
I am going to be on the job hunt in the near future and I am almost crazy about my friends NOT tagging me on social media. I do not want anything even remotely questionable to come up and ruin my chances at a position.
Now my 26 yr old cousin who is in her last year of law school and also enjoys pole dancing feels there is no problem showing herself spread eagle on a pole in next to nothing all over fb.
Adjust your settings so that you have to approve all tags. People can tag away but unless you approve it it wont show up on your page.
Where do you do this? I can't seem to find it anymore.
Adjust your settings so that you have to approve all tags. People can tag away but unless you approve it it wont show up on your page.
Where do you do this? I can't seem to find it anymore.
Go to Privacy Settings and Tools.
On the left side of the page there is a Timeline and Tagging option. Click on that. You will then see an option for Who Can Add things to my timeline with an edit icon. Select that and adjust your settings.
You can get to your timeline review by going to the Privacy settings or your FB page. There you can approve or ignore than requests.
Adjust your settings so that you have to approve all tags. People can tag away but unless you approve it it wont show up on your page.
Where do you do this? I can't seem to find it anymore.
It won't show up on your page, but it will still show up in the feed, search, and other places. So really, it's just limiting what is on your personal page.
And I also hate that they changed that the audience for tags to include friends of friends. Stupid FB and their stupid rules. And yet, I can't quit it. *shakes fist*
Where do you do this? I can't seem to find it anymore.
Go to Privacy Settings and Tools.
On the left side of the page there is a Timeline and Tagging option. Click on that. You will then see an option for Who Can Add things to my timeline with an edit icon. Select that and adjust your settings.
You can get to your timeline review by going to the Privacy settings or your FB page. There you can approve or ignore than requests.
ETA- stupid C&P ate my post!!
There it is -- thank you! Now I wish I could just whitelist msniq.
Where do you do this? I can't seem to find it anymore.
It won't show up on your page, but it will still show up in the feed, search, and other places. So really, it's just limiting what is on your personal page.
And I also hate that they changed that the audience for tags to include friends of friends. Stupid FB and their stupid rules. And yet, I can't quit it. *shakes fist*
Can't you still have it set to "Only Me" to this question When you're tagged in a post, who do you want to add to the audience if they aren't already in it? and still only you will see the tag, or has that option been removed
It won't show up on your page, but it will still show up in the feed, search, and other places. So really, it's just limiting what is on your personal page.
And I also hate that they changed that the audience for tags to include friends of friends. Stupid FB and their stupid rules. And yet, I can't quit it. *shakes fist*
Can't you still have it set to "Only Me" to this question When you're tagged in a post, who do you want to add to the audience if they aren't already in it? and still only you will see the tag, or has that option been removed
I guess if you really wanted to, yes, on each individual post you could go and select "only me" but that is a PITA. (I think I followed that you're saying?)
I have Tag Review enabled so it doesn't automatically show up on my own page, but that doesn't stop it from showing up everywhere else.
I'm also thankful that my college years were the years of Funsaver/disposable cameras (instead of digital.) Most mortifying pictures went straight into the trashcan, never to be seen again
I will be honest, many of the inappropriate things people share on social are totally things I did when I was young. I was a total partier who made bad decisions. But it wasn't documented, so it didn't happen. And now I get to clutch my pearls and shake my head at the youngins these days.
Can't you still have it set to "Only Me" to this question When you're tagged in a post, who do you want to add to the audience if they aren't already in it? and still only you will see the tag, or has that option been removed
I guess if you really wanted to, yes, on each individual post you could go and select "only me" but that is a PITA. (I think I followed that you're saying?)
I have Tag Review enabled so it doesn't automatically show up on my own page, but that doesn't stop it from showing up everywhere else.
The way I read it, is if you have it set to "Only me" you wouldn't have to go to every individual post. Who knows.
I try to just keep it to "Only Me" for most things, to avoid all of the privacy issues. It shouldn't be this complicated for people not to see what you don't want them to see.
I guess if you really wanted to, yes, on each individual post you could go and select "only me" but that is a PITA. (I think I followed that you're saying?)
I have Tag Review enabled so it doesn't automatically show up on my own page, but that doesn't stop it from showing up everywhere else.
The way I read it, is if you have it set to "Only me" you wouldn't have to go to every individual post. Who knows.
I try to just keep it to "Only Me" for most things, to avoid all of the privacy issues. It shouldn't be this complicated for people not to see what you don't want them to see.
Hmn, I have no idea then. You could be right, but I swear I can't find that option!
The way I read it, is if you have it set to "Only me" you wouldn't have to go to every individual post. Who knows.
I try to just keep it to "Only Me" for most things, to avoid all of the privacy issues. It shouldn't be this complicated for people not to see what you don't want them to see.
Hmn, I have no idea then. You could be right, but I swear I can't find that option!
Go to the little lock thing, where you can adjust your settings. Click "See more settings" at the bottom. Then click on Timeline and Tagging. It should look like this screen shot.Attachment Deleted
Curious what people think of FB photos of older people with a glass of wine etc
I have my settings on private but my circle of friends shares a lot as we are spread out all over the place. If you found someone at say a winery with a wine glass or holding a cocktail at a black tie party or in a costume at a race, would this be a deal breaker?
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I would look favorably upon a candidate who had a tasteful photo that showed they were fun. So pro for me.
niqorangeblossom You really don't think potential employers should be snooping around social media to see what people have willingly put out there? Is it not a good first test of judgement?
Maybe being Gen Y is impacting my judgement but I think it's 100% perfectly fair.
niqorangeblossom You really don't think potential employers should be snooping around social media to see what people have willingly put out there? Is it not a good first test of judgement?
Maybe being Gen Y is impacting my judgement but I think it's 100% perfectly fair.
No, not really. I think it falls under the, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" train.
Also, it's just a slippery slope, and then FB is used for all kinds of things to cast negative light on people or create stories about people, that FB doesn't completely show. You see it in media stories all of the time. Yeah, people should have their settings private, but eh, I'm not a fan of using FB to say what you should/shouldn't do when it comes to a person.
niqorangeblossom You really don't think potential employers should be snooping around social media to see what people have willingly put out there? Is it not a good first test of judgement?
No, because inevitably the impact is to forgive the flaws the interviewers find in people who are "normal" (read: white, straight, male, middle-aged etc.) more than in those they find in candidates who aren't.
This is also why I don't like "culture fit" interviews.
I'm also thankful that my college years were the years of Funsaver/disposable cameras (instead of digital.) Most mortifying pictures went straight into the trashcan, never to be seen again
This is exactly what my husband and I have said to each other over and over again!
I didn't have to think about it because with our business, we had to keep it professional. Well I did change linkedin after I revised my resume before I started job hunting. I deleted my FB page a looong time ago so all those drunken college pics are gone. I got a new FB page that is set on private but I very rarely post anything and when I do it's my dogs. So all my FB says about me is that I am a crazy dog obsessed lady.
niqorangeblossom You really don't think potential employers should be snooping around social media to see what people have willingly put out there? Is it not a good first test of judgement?
Maybe being Gen Y is impacting my judgement but I think it's 100% perfectly fair.
No, not really. I think it falls under the, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" train.
Also, it's just a slippery slope, and then FB is used for all kinds of things to cast negative light on people or create stories about people, that FB doesn't completely show. You see it in media stories all of the time. Yeah, people should have their settings private, but eh, I'm not a fan of using FB to say what you should/shouldn't do when it comes to a person.
I agree with all of this, but what I also find concerning is that how do you know you've found the right person. Over the years I've done FB searches for various old HS/ college friends who had what I thought were unique names. Turns out there are other people with those names and that's whose profile shows up. it would suck to be immediately rejected over a total stranger's bad FB page. I'm glad that social media didn't yet exist when I was job searching.
As for internet presence/reputation management, I would highly recommend Googling yourself and to ask to have things removed if you're not happy with what you find.
LoveTrains definitely use a professional shot for LinkedIn. I just updated mine and it's a selfie that you can't tell is a selfie against a brick wall. It doesn't have to be "professional" just a headshot with a good background.
I do search each person we interview to see what we can find. Found one pic of a guy in his tighty whities. He was dressed as Quailman. The other pics were all family and the only post I read was his mom bragging that he was about to graduate Magna Cum Laude. We hired him.
As for myself, it wasn't an issue back then. Now, Mom and my pastor are both FB friends, so I'm pretty careful anyway. Oh, and I never do anything interesting. Also, I'm basically ungooglable. My name is super common and used by someone well known. I can't find myself online.
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but you should NOT be making hiring/selection decisions based on social media searches unless your company performs these searches on every single candidate. If they don't, then what you are doing is a discriminatory hiring practice. (Disclaimer: Not an attorney, but an HR professional)