Auburn University Welcomes Joshua Waldman - CareerEnlightenment.com

“What happens to that level of trust of trust when you don’t have a picture?” he asked. “You’re sending a message. What am I hiding?”Some photos are worth hiding, however, and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook can also be avenues for continued unemployment.“You don’t put pictures of yourself drinking unless you’re trying to get a job as a bartender, or pictures of yourself half-clothed unless you’re trying to get a job as a stripper,” he said. “You want to emulate the career that you are trying to go for, even with your friends and family. People think ‘I’m just going to do Facebook and do whatever I want on Facebook because it’s my right.’ Well, actually it’s not your right or your privilege.”Waldman told students that potentially embarrassing photos, or comments, can be erased by using the SimpleWash (http://simplewa.sh/login) application for Facebook and Twitter.A key point Waldman made was, “Networking always works,” and encou raged students to “go offline” with job recruiters and build a “human connection.”“It’s not about how big your network is, it’s how deep the relationships are that you build,” he said. “When you can build strong, meaningful relationships, you will succeed.”