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STUDY: 57 Percent Of College Students Don’t Believe They Have Inappropriate Content On Facebook

Here’s a warning to the 57 percent of the 500 juniors and seniors in college polled by social media reputation-protection utility Persona who do not believe they have inappropriate content on Facebook: 69 percent of job recruiters have rejected candidates based on content found on Facebook and other social networks.

DavidCohen
By David Cohen

Here’s a warning to the 57 percent of the 500 juniors and seniors in college polled by social media reputation-protection utility Persona who do not believe they have inappropriate content on Facebook: 69 percent of job recruiters have rejected candidates based on content found on Facebook and other social networks.

While 71 percent of college students responding to the Persona survey believe Facebook profiles are “influential” or “very influential” components of hiring decisions, Persona also found that:

  • 55 percent “never” delete or untag inappropriate photos and posts, or do so only “once a year.”
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DavidCohen

David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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