Nicely worded. I think that is really true. I do wish that we weren't judged in a professional context by the things we do and say in our own personal time, but unfortunately we are... I can't even tell you how often I hear of or see people being thrown out of consideration for something they are applying to because of something someone sees on their facebook page. In my mind I see facebook as a means of keeping in contact with friends, but also in some ways, I see it as a way of building an online character. I'm definitely not perfect at doing this, but I try to at least consider if someone who doesn't know me well were to see my profile somehow, who would they think I am? The answer to that most likely is that they would think I'm an uptight boring human being who is 25 going on 65, but I guess it's better to have a forgettable profile than one that is memorable for being problematic. haha.

#359, posted at 2010-09-02 14:36:44 in Asked and Answered