Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates


	Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates

disenchantedcitizen

8-23-2009 12:53 PM

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disenchantedcitizen says:

Social media can be a great tool if you use it properly. Think of your future, believe that everything you put up online will be there forever, and make it count.

Oh, and have a dictionary and thesaurus handy and actually refer to them, often.

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8-25-2009 3:46 PM

tanyamm

I hate spelling mistakes so I always keep my dictionary handy. I still make mistakes but not as many as I used to.

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