So, what EXACTLY do you look for on myspace?

[James]

How do they find them (employers)? People don't put their real, full names on there do they?

Originally Posted by KSigkid

They should be, but they aren't. I know there are employers/grad schools that look online at candidates, and that includes MySpace pages, Facebook pages, etc. I mean, you can obviously make your page private, but people are judged on first impressions. If the job or scholastic position is high-competition, anything unprofessional or questionable about the applicant will be a detriment. Maybe it's not fair, but that's life.

As for me, I never really think of anything when I look at pages. The only friends I have are people who I'm actually friends with, so the pages don't matter much to me. The high graphic pages bug me sometimes, but besides that, no other thoughts really cross my mind.