I may not choose to look for possibly negative behavior patterns before working with them, but I also can’t imagine people being so against the act. Social forums are accessible by nearly everyone. The behaviors and ideas people choose to share are there for everyone to see. In fact, parading around social networks is like parading down the street of everyone you know. If you are ashamed of your behavior, keep it private. If you don’t care who sees your behavior, this shouldn’t worry you.

How we choose to behave in public (social networks are very public) reflects our character. I do not hire or work with people who behave badly…at least not publicly. I can’t know how they behave in private settings, but social networks are anything but private. I do not work with people who will reflect badly on my business, because there is always someone else to hire.

How I work, the work I produce, my ability to work with clients, maintain a positive image for my clients, the language I use, even the things I write about on facebook or our blog…these things are shaped by my character. And those things are just some of the ways my clients have used in deciding to work with me.

If your boss isn’t looking at your social network, their clients might.

I explain this to the people I work with, so that they know…we encourage our clients to get to know us so they will choose to work with us.

The problem with our revealing ourselves.. i.e. transparency, like some do online, is that we may not like what we see or hear from you, and this may have nothing to do with one’s ability to deliver quality service or product but rather a political or social preference that turns us one way or the other.

If you are willing to only work with those who agree with what you say or what you do… have at it, go-off. With so much division between social, political, and religious views becoming public and heated these days (in large part because of “web 2.0”), those of us who have convictions one way or the other are far more likely to consider this before doing business with someone.

Some peoples conviction is, “I should be able to say what I want..and do what I want and not be judged for it” Good Luck!

It’s not evolution, it’s human nature, and that will never change!

So please… get online and let us know who you are and what you think! I’d much rather know that before working with you.

Never say anything in social media that you would not want on the front page of the NY Times..because it may end up there.

Remember that social media is public social media. It is not a private conversation with a close friend. Respect the power it brings but also the responsibility that comes with it.

Present your brand in a consistent way in everything you do and you will create abundance in your life. Inconsistencies cause chaos as seen by the results above.

That way we won’t offend you, the all-mighty employer, with our “opinions,” or our “political beliefs” or, for that matter, our “personalities”.

We’ll all be good little clones, to satisfy our corporate master.

Our company has used social media vastly which has help us rapidly gain a foothold in the Recruitment sector.

My concern is the big brother issue, yes you shouldn’t bad mouth clients on social media sites but are your employees aware they are being observed in such a way.

The good thing about twitter and Facebook is that you can share things openly even when you are a bit drunk!!

It would be better to educate people how to use privacy setting on their social media, and warn them of the consequence of their actions.

We are very aware that anybody could be reading our posts I have a facebook account for work and one for private use and I don’t cross the two.