Even if you untag photos of yourself like it’s your job, there’s still a trail left online. Consider what you post of yourself and friends on line because once it’s up, it’s almost impossible to remove from the big wide world of the web.
Those crazy college day fraternity and sorority party photos could come back and haunt your job search since a quick search could make those drunken shots available to possible future employers. continue reading...
Boston College will no longer be giving their students school e-mail addresses when they join the student body. The thinking is that everyone already has an established online identity by the time they’re in college, and therefore all they will be offering are forwarding services. Read more… continue reading...
Not that it’s a popular practice, but if you’re applying to college and you have a Facebook, MySpace, or some other kind of public profile, be careful - your school-to-be could check to make sure you’re the kind of person they want representing their school. For the most part, these schools don’t have time to be checking every student’s profile, but if they receive a tip about something questionable, they might check it out. Of course, you can easily prevent this by A) changing your settings to private, where only your friends can access your profile, or B) not putting anything stupid on there in the first place. But where’s the fun in that? Read more… continue reading...
