Management Tip of the Day: Think Twice Before Updating Your Facebook Status

It's becoming an increasingly common storyline: job candidate loses job opportunity because prospective boss finds unflattering information online. If you think you might be in the job market any time soon, or ever really, be sure that you think twice before you post anything online. This applies to photos, comments on blogs, tweets — anything that can be linked back to you. Even small bits of information or comments that you feel are innocuous could count against you with future employers. This doesn't mean you have to avoid all online activity, just be careful and thoughtful about the image you send to anyone who wants to know more about you.