{"id":271,"date":"2009-10-06T08:55:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T14:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prssa.org\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2009-10-06T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T14:55:56","slug":"walking-the-social-networking-tightrope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/06\/walking-the-social-networking-tightrope\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking the Social Networking Tightrope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following is a guest post from Courtney Vaught, a Boston public relations professional and PRSA New Professionals Section member-at-large. You can read more about the PRSA New Professionals by <a href=\"http:\/\/prnewpros.prsa.org\/\">checking out their blog<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>If you\u2019re like every other college student, you probably use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a> to write funny comments on friends\u2019 walls or to post pictures to keep memories alive. However, you have also probably noticed that these types of antics can hinder one of the most important goals of senior year in college \u2014 finding a job.<\/p>\n<p>A blog post by <a href=\"http:\/\/aribadler.wordpress.com\/\">Ari Adler<\/a>, Faculty Advisor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msuprssa.org\/\">MSU PRSSA<\/a>, titled, \u201cFacebook Users Show Two Faces to the World,\u201d discussed how some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a> users are creating separate profiles for their professional and personal lives. This makes you think about the challenges new professionals face in the expanding social media world \u2014 Facebook specifically. As Facebook\u2019s 35-and-older demographic expands, we are seeing our parents, aunts, uncles, clients and employers join a world that used to exist only within college.<\/p>\n<p>The new professional\u2019s generation (i.e. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.millennialgeneration.org\/\">Millennials<\/a> or Gen Y) started using social media years ago in a very different environment for vastly different purposes. This is where many new professionals and soon-to-be college graduates find their struggle.<\/p>\n<p>If you discuss this with some friends currently looking for a job, or already in the market, you\u2019ll probably hear some horror stories. For instance, a former college student had an interview with a public relations agency scheduled, but was e-mailed a cancellation note a few days before the interview because of something to do with \u201csocial media content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While most may not have stories that drastic, many new professionals are still taking steps to protect their reputation and jobs, such as blocking pictures and allowing only selective photo albums to be viewed. Other options are de-cluttering the increasingly distracting applications on Facebook profiles to make it a little more professional.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allfacebook.com\/2009\/02\/facebook-privacy\/\">Privacy<\/a> techniques may protect you professionally, but it begs the question, is this defeating the purpose of social networking? Are you really showing who you are when you have to monitor the content? It\u2019s a fine line that college students and graduates need to learn to successfully tread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">For PRSSA members, how do you use social media? Do you connect with professionals? What boundaries and lines would you recommend to those using social media and seeking a job?<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a guest post from Courtney Vaught, a Boston public relations professional and PRSA New Professionals Section member-at-large. You can read more about the PRSA New Professionals by checking out their blog. If you\u2019re like every other college student, you probably use Facebook to write funny comments on friends\u2019 walls or to post pictures to keep memories alive. 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