Facebook lockdown

So part one lets talk about the one thing that about a 1/6 of the world's population has. That of course would  be Facebook. Now there are two key steps you need to now and they are very simple.

Lock & Block

So lets go over what these each mean.

Step one lock. When I say lock, I mean lock down what people can see. Facebook has privacy settings that work well for locking you down from random people. The more fine tooth stuff, iffy at best. So step one set your privacy settings to only allow friends to see your stuff. This keeps a lot of your photos and posts hidden from employers. Also a fun fact I found is to make everything have to be approved before it shows up on your timeline. This keeps random photos of your nights out hidden until you allow them to be shown. And speaking of photos, make your profile photo something that you would like others to see.

Step two is block. Facebook makes their money by selling your personal info to other companies. As a matter of a fact, each person is worth about $80 to just Facebook. Now every application has their own rules. Some just take your information, others take your info and your friends info. So how do you stop this? It is rather simple, block the application. It is simple really, you just go to the application's home page and there is a link for block application. Do that prevents them from stealing and selling your information. Now what is this information used for? Who knows, but somebody will pay for it, including future employers.


So in two simple steps you can lock and block your facebook down.

Social Networking and You

Now I know that everybody thinks that social media is something that is just used for asians to post pictures of their food. There is also the meta version of that, http://picsofaznstakingpicsoffood.tumblr.com/, so I understand why some people see it as a wasteland. I am here to say that social media and networking are your friends. Over the next week I plan on posting a series of posts about how you can use social media and networking to your advantage.

1. Facebook - Hide, Lock, and Run
2. Twitter - How can Twitter help me find a job? Shut up and listen child.
3. Reddit - Ok you're joking right?
4. Google+ - Curtis, I thought you stopped smoking crack. Did you relapse?
5. LinkedIn - Professional Facebook, also learn from my mistakes and don't repeat them.
6. Random google tricks - no seriously, this is actually cool stuff.


Facebook, I will teach you to lock down your account and make things visible that you want employers to see and hide what you don't want found. Also simple steps to keeping your information private from apps that your friends use.

Twitter - Hashtags will be your saving grace. Ever do a search for #jobs? You might be surprised.

Reddit - Why you should have at least two accounts and how to find jobs and networking on your favorite sub-reddits.

Google+ no seriously, I will cover google+ and why if you haven't set one of these up, why it is needed more than ever.

LinkedIn - This is your most valuable asset by far. You might get spammed by joining this site, spammed by people wanting to give you jobs!

Random Google Tricks - How you can use the advanced search to get information about a company that will put you ahead of the game in an interview.

I will be posting a post a day for the next six days. So stick around kids and enjoy the ride.