Branding Yourself

I always looked as facebook and myspace as a tool to keep in touch with friends, and i always thought twitter was dumb. After a branding yourself workshop at LeMoyne i realized that social networks are get for getting your name out there in the business world. Professor Allen told me that there are IT people who work in human resources as an aid. When people send in job applications the person reviewing the applicant will ask the IT people to find any information they can of that person's background on the internet. So, if your social network sites come up, and it's you partying or passed out than it's not a good look; but if your networks are respective and show that you are active in positive things than they are going to be interested. I'm a senior and will be graduating this summer, even though, I plan on going to grad school I need to start getting professional and building a foundation for branding myself.