Honestly, I thought the reading for today's class was something that most college aged people already know about using the internet. I do think however that it served as an important reminder to be aware of how you are presenting yourself online. I think something they didn't really touch on that they could have, was the importance of what you post on your social media feeds. You may think that you can post whatever the heck you want to on your social media sites, because that is your personal life, however that really isn't smart thinking. It is actually very common for employers to view your Facebook page along with other social media sites before actually hiring you. It actually can be a good look into your life and who you really are, rather than the person you are trying to persuade your employer into thinking you are.
Don't believe me? I worked at a summer camp in California for 2 months a couple of years ago, and as soon as staff training started, my boss stood up in front of us and said that she knew exactly the type of people we were, even though she hadn't met most of us because a lot of us had come from so far away to work there. She told us that she looked at every single one of our Facebook pages before she determined to hire us, because she wanted a look into the type of person we actually were, not just the person we were portraying ourselves to be, over skype and phone calls. I think that is something very important for people to keep in my mind when people are using social media.
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