By Rich Janney
Social media is over-discussed these days. Every five seconds you hear a story about it—Facebook, Twitter, etc., etc. Even the angle I am taking with this article—that social media can make you look like a real idiot to a potential employer—has been beaten to death. But I still feel the need to remind people about this topic because I believe that the message has not been received.
Assume that potential employers will be Googling your name if they get your resume and are interested in you as a candidate. And, if you have a Facebook account—even if you lock down your security settings—or you have uploaded photos to Flickr, one of your photos might end up coming up in the search results. And I’m sure it was funny when you came to a Halloween party wearing a Batman costume made out of black plastic garbage bags and some black construction paper (for the ears). But the fact is that the first thing your potential employer sees is you, dressed up like a semi-melted Batman, holding a red plastic cup full of keg beer standing next to a girl dressed up like a Strawberry Shortcake hooker.
If you are going to pose in a Batman costume for your Facebook profile picture, you should at least go buy a good costume. They sell awesome ones these days—ones that look just like the kind Christian Bale wears in the movie. I saw a YouTube video of a guy in a Lamborghini driving around wearing a Batman costume. He looked awesome. You can get good costumes online:
The garbage bag Batman costume says, “I get things done sloppily and at the last minute.” Strawberry Shortcake says, “I am a harassment suit waiting to happen.” And the red plastic cup says, “I will be hung over on Friday morning, if you see me at all.”
You really should punch your name into the Google and see what comes up. It may be a picture of you, dressed up as The Dork Knight.
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