Believe it or not, all students will be forced to move out into the “real world” at some point in their lives. This realization may come across as harsh to some, but we cannot (or should not) live the college life forever. As the “real world” coincides with a “real job,” coming across as employable might not be a bad goal to set. A good place to start (assuming ‘showering daily’ is obvious) is online. Controlling how you are displayed online could possibly be the determining factor on whether you get a sought-after job or not.
Just the other day, a friend of mine told me that when he sat down with a corporate job recruiter for an interview, the recruiter had him open his Facebook page. The two discussed what was on the page, but, fortunately, just before the interview, he went through and "cleaned" the page up by "untagging" photos and removing comments from his wall.
Bottom line: Control what you say and do on social media platforms because you never know who may be viewing.
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