The Whole World is Watching!

Do you recall the 1968 Democratic convention and the music that came out of that turbulent event? I fondly remember Chicago Transit Authority's record (not CD or MP3) before they became better known as Chicago with the chants of 'the whole world is watching' as the music eventually overpowered the chanting.

Now more than ever, we all need to remember that the whole world might be watching us at any given time in any given place. With the advent of Facebook, MySpace, Plaxo, Linkedin, Twitter, etc., please remember that everything you put out there is public information. If you do not want a potential employer to know that you spent a weekend in Atlantic city in an impaired state, do not post it on the web. Should you not wish for your present boss to know you are job hunting, it might not be the sharpest idea to list a job fair you recently attended on your Linkedin profile!

We are all on public display whenever we hit the streets in our town, on vacation or on a business trip. You never can tell when the person you scold for standing up to many times therefore blocking your view at a baseball stadium could be the person who interviews you for an open job the very next day.

Keeping our personal lives private today is very difficult. My suggestion is to look at all information about yourself that is available to the public and decide if you are happy with what you find. If not, your next mission is to make yourself look squeaky clean to everyone who checks you out!