Pretty Smart Advice from Timmins, Ontario
The Timmins (Ontario) Daily Press ran an editorial yesterday on eighth graders being disciplined by their schools for defaming their teacher. Seems that the students posted some defamatory statements about the teacher to Facebook and then issues a half hearted apology when told that they would not be allowed to accompany their class on a trip to Montreal. What does that have to do with college students hunting for internships and recent graduates looking for entry level jobs and other career opportunities? Nothing and everything.
Losing a trip to Montreal as punishment for defaming a teacher has little to do with job hunting, but the posting of defamatory information to Facebook or any other questionable content to MySpace, Facebook, or any other Internet site has everything to do with job hunting. Just as the school found the content posted by the students, so can employers find content posted by job applicants. As the newspaper wisely counseled,
For future Facebook users, pretend the site is like your grandmother - only post what you normally share with her. As grandma always says, keep your words (and thoughts) soft and sweet - you never know when you might have to eat them.
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