Comments on: Online Networking Sites: A Cautionary Tale http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/27/online-networking-sites-a-cautionary-tale/ Finding the path that's right for you Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:08:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Barbara Safani http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/27/online-networking-sites-a-cautionary-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Barbara Safani Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:44:44 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=446#comment-1065 Roland, Wow! I'm sure you are not the first person to be in that situation and hopefully others can learn from your experience. Thanks for commenting. Roland,

Wow! I’m sure you are not the first person to be in that situation and hopefully others can learn from your experience. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Roland Cailles http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/27/online-networking-sites-a-cautionary-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Roland Cailles Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=446#comment-1062 You bring up an interesting point about social networking sites. I spent the second half of college regretting a lot of the "Web content" I posted up in the first half. I would write lude blog posts, tag pictures of parties, and even add inappropriate jokes to my profile. That all came crashing down when a potential employer denied me an interview specifically because of the content I had posted. I was morbidly embarrassed - and never made the mistake again. Still, I did delete a blog that was very personal too me - an action I also regretted. There's a fine line one has to balance between professional and personal life, especially because of all this social networking. You bring up an interesting point about social networking sites. I spent the second half of college regretting a lot of the “Web content” I posted up in the first half. I would write lude blog posts, tag pictures of parties, and even add inappropriate jokes to my profile.

That all came crashing down when a potential employer denied me an interview specifically because of the content I had posted. I was morbidly embarrassed – and never made the mistake again.

Still, I did delete a blog that was very personal too me – an action I also regretted. There’s a fine line one has to balance between professional and personal life, especially because of all this social networking.

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