How To Befriend The Boss On Facebook
There may come a time in your working life when you recieve a friend request from your boss on your social networking account. The above video lightheartedly shows you how to handle what could be a sticky situation IF the information on your account is questionnable (however if you read the earlier post by Jena Bandini, or read the WWW.YOU.COM On-the-Go brochure in the CSPD office or on the CSPD website, then you know that you really should not have anything on your site that could be embarassing for you professionally).
At this point it isn’t about first impressions, because you already have that great job or internship you were looking for. You should maintain the idea that your employer was just as right to choose you for the position as you were to have choosen to work for them. Remember it is a two way street that leads to employment bliss. OK maybe not bliss, but you should feel the position you have taken is a good fit for you and one that you would not want to loose because of a non-work related faux paus (like questionnable pictures or comments on your Facebook account) or work related one for that matter. Somewhere down the line you will be ready for the next step, either a full time offer after a successful internship or a promotion after your first post-grad job, and you should make sure that your image is protected and is reflective of the hard-working person that you are. You should also be thinking about what you can do on the job that will set you apart from your co-workers, but that is another blog for another time…
Jena joined the CSPD as the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Professional Development with over 4 years career services experience including a background in corporate recruiting. She is excited to work collaboratively with the Fox School students regarding career search strategies and hopes students gain some additional insight into the job search through “Opportunity Knocks”.
Kel is an undergrad majoring in Management Information Systems, graduating in 2010. He is very involved and hopes to share some of his experiences with other students. His goal is to motivate others to do their best. He believes that with a little inspiration you can get where you want to be. Through this blog, he wants to show you that opportunities are out there.