For some of us, graduation is close
approaching and many of us are asking ourselves: Who do we want to be? What is
next? What is the REAL world going to be like? While these are all normal
thoughts, some of us may want to consider what our Facebook accounts say about
ourselves… and if this “identity” we created is appropriate for the next
chapter in our lives.
While it might have made you seem “cool” in school, all
those pictures of you partying and intoxicated may not translate into giving
you a real job. It is time for a clean up people! Essentially
it is time to use tools provided by social media platforms to reinvent
yourself, yet again. However, this time around turn that “cool” drunk
university kid into a young professional – don’t forget to make it believable
by posting about all the right topics and engage with all the right people. Only
problem is, when you step into real life and you no longer have a screen to hide
behind, people realize the person you are online does not translate to real
life - Uh Oh…
WAIT! Have no fear,
just apply to work for an online start up company, this way you can continue to
avoid real human interaction. Realistically, who needs face-to-face
communication these days anyways – everything is online, right?
Good luck to everyone, 'twas a blast!
I think that people are more aware how big of an affect their online participation and representation can have on their future. Instead of them worrying about it I think some are utilizing it to their advantage, as a portfolio building type of opportunity.
ReplyDeleteThis was more of a satirical piece. I am aware that some us are using these social networking platforms to network and so on. However, like we saw in one of our classmates presentation, some people still are unaware of the consequences of not being cautious on Facebook etc.
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt that many students rethink their self presentations online upon graduation and on their job hunt. What interests me most, though, is actually the notion that employers can and WILL go online and search up their job applicants. While there is nothing wrong with doing this, my question becomes, should employers do this? Moreover, should they be able to do this? There was once a time when one's personal life was kept personal. The internet has greatly affected that though. Today much of our lives our shared and encouraged to be shared online. Yet, do employers have the right to view our behaviour outside of the office? Does one's personal life always affect their work life? The saying "work hard, play hard" did not come out of thin air. That is something to think about.
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