A long time ago, in a world seemingly forgotten, there was mystery to be had about one’s self. Long gone are the days when we didn’t know a thing about you and now here in full force are the days where, though I’ve never met you, I know how tall you are, when your birthday is, how many pets you own and what you like to top your ice cream with. Who are we to thank for this? Well, ourselves, but social media creators are the big ones here. Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily.
With outlets such as Facebook, we create elaborate profiles detailing just about every little aspect of our personal brand in order for our peers to know us better. Outlets such as Twitter keep us updated on what everyone is doing every second of the day. However, what was originally created to keep us in touch with friends, businesses have capitalized on as major screening sources for potential employees. This may sound pretty crappy but I assure you it can be played to your advantage, but then again it can also turn around and nip you in the butt.
The largest advantage of this lack of mystery is that you control it. I’m not talking privacy settings here because there’s about a billion ways around those. It’s all about what you post. You’ve heard it all before I’m sure, but I really do reiterate the notion of avoiding those party pictures where in every one you are holding another alcoholic beverage or the one where you’re running from the cops, I can’t even begin to tell you how much is wrong with that scenario. Are you posting just anything random just for the sake of doing it? Although, that is not always the best approach. It might work for you, but it’s not something I highly recommend. Utilize every field, every moment and every update, all to your advantage.
When you are the master of your content, you know all of it’s ins and outs. So, when you head into that interview, just remember, the mystery may be gone, but your control reigns supreme.
