By Stacy Nelson
For most students, summer break is a time to let loose, slip into that new bikini, hang out with friends 'til way too late, and finally try one (or two) Miller Chills that you've been hearing about since last July.
But what happens among friends during summer break stays among friends on summer break, right? Not necessarily.
Before posting evidence of your craziest summer moments on your Facebook page or laughing at the photos in which you've been tagged, it's important to consider the effect exposing your private life could have on you’re job search.
Social networks like MySpace and Facebook have not only become new ways to check out a friend, a friend’s friend, or an ex-friend’s new friend—they have become a tool for employers to scope prospective hires—regardless of whether they use it to decide whether a candidate would be a good fit.
"The reality is if you have a public profile, employers have every right to view your page, because you made the conscious decision to make it accessible to anyone," says Julia Nietsch, a 22-year-old Temple University graduate who tamed her Facebook profile in before applying for the job she scored in the public relations and marketing department of a local hospital.
The recent grad says she considered making minor changes to her profile to ensure nothing would appear unprofessional to the employer.
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