Exactly who is looking at your online profile on social networking sites like Facebook.com or MySpace.com? There's no way to be sure, and therein lies the problem.
More than one-quarter (26.9 percent) of employers reported that they have Googled candidates or reviewed job applicant profiles on social networking sites, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
While a friend may find your posting funny, an employer might think it's arrogant, immature, unprofessional, or any number of negative things. The possibility of losing out on a job because of information posted online exists, especially when there's strong competition for a position.
You shouldn't broadcast or share any information that you wouldn't want to share with your parents, or that you would be ashamed of should it appear on the front page of the newspaper. Follow that and you can't go wrong.