In one of our articles that we read, it said, " I've heard both job seekers and employers wonder aloud about what it means if a job candidate doesn't have a Facebook account. Does it mean they deactivated it because it was full of red flags? Are they hiding something?"
With this question, I do believe that people deactivate their Facebook's most of the time because they are hiding something. My boyfriend and all of his roommates deactivated their Facebook's last spring because they are all graduating from Temple University this May. They all felt as though their Facebook's were not a true representation of them because they had a lot of pictures of them at parties and what not. Yes, that is them on the weekends in college, but that is not what their lives revolve around. My boyfriend is an engineering major and deleted his because he was applying to jobs all last summer. He already got hired before he even graduated, and his employers did not question why he did not have a Facebook. In his case, I believe not having one was more beneficial for him.
For myself, I still have my Facebook because I do not have any pictures on there of me at parties, or anything that would make me look suspicious to future employers. I still use my Facebook to communicate in a group for my honor society, and for class purposes. I like using my Facebook to communicate with my friends at different colleges, and my classmates about our assignments. Facebook can be useful if you use it the right way.
When I apply for a job, I will still have my Facebook. I do not think my "Facebook Image" is any different from the way I am in real life. Everything on there is a true representation of myself and most of the time I am talking about school anyway.
With this question, I do believe that people deactivate their Facebook's most of the time because they are hiding something. My boyfriend and all of his roommates deactivated their Facebook's last spring because they are all graduating from Temple University this May. They all felt as though their Facebook's were not a true representation of them because they had a lot of pictures of them at parties and what not. Yes, that is them on the weekends in college, but that is not what their lives revolve around. My boyfriend is an engineering major and deleted his because he was applying to jobs all last summer. He already got hired before he even graduated, and his employers did not question why he did not have a Facebook. In his case, I believe not having one was more beneficial for him.
For myself, I still have my Facebook because I do not have any pictures on there of me at parties, or anything that would make me look suspicious to future employers. I still use my Facebook to communicate in a group for my honor society, and for class purposes. I like using my Facebook to communicate with my friends at different colleges, and my classmates about our assignments. Facebook can be useful if you use it the right way.
When I apply for a job, I will still have my Facebook. I do not think my "Facebook Image" is any different from the way I am in real life. Everything on there is a true representation of myself and most of the time I am talking about school anyway.
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