Social Media Might Ruin Your Career Given the widespread usage of social media, it is not unexpected that businesses have pounced at the chance to join well-known online networks in order to engage with their customers and use the information supplied to more effectively market their products and services. Social media is being used more frequently in our everyday lives. Many people have a habit of checking their phones and social media accounts as soon as they wake up. We routinely use our real names in bars, broadcast our thoughts and beliefs, share our plans for the weekend and photographs, and these things eventually become public knowledge just like viral videos. Recruitment processes have also moved to social media as a result of the availability of this information and the growing popularity of professional networking. This brings up the concern of how its use can impact prospective future employment opportunities. 60% of employers used social networking sites in 2016, rising dr...