Question: Are employers looking at our online profiles?
I think every employer
now Googles your name,
and like checks your Facebook
before they give you a job,
which is a bit scary.
They'll type your name into Google,
and they'll look for
your digital footprint.
And they'll make a decision on that.
And a lot of people don't really realise
just how easy it is to
get a full picture of you
just from a quick Google search.
My boss told me that,
yeah, he Googled me.
He looked at my Facebook profile
just to get an understanding
of who I am as a person, so.
My good friend, she actually,
we went skiing over the Christmas holiday,
and took a topless picture
on top of a mountain.
And when she got back her placement school
said she couldn't come on
placement anymore to the school.
One of my mates had a profile picture,
when they were back when they're
like 17 with alcohol in it,
and the person who did the job interview
just didn't give him the job,
and they said that was the reason why, so.
Question: What happens when you Google Yourself?
If I google myself?
Oh, God.
No, I don't know if I want to.
What if something bad comes up?
It has nothing to do with me.
Oh, whoa.
No, there's like a picture of me.
Oh, yeah, there is.
There's like a picture
of me when I was like 12.
This is actually interesting,
cause I think I have all
of my posts on private,
but they're actually showing up anyways.
I don't think you're supposed
to be able to Google me.
Oh, my friends list is public.
I might change that.
All stuff I know of.
All things I've posted.
I'm well aware I posted, so.
I definitely say, put
everything on private.
You never know when you'll
need it to be on private.
So just put it on private.
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