Employers are searching the net when they go to hire you. I remember reading a news story about a woman who was in the hiring phase where you talk about money and when to start. Then the employer found her MySpace page. Her job was over before it had even started.

According to Newswire Today there was a poll done for careerbuilder.com where employers admitted to using the Internet and even social networking sites to look up potential hires. Do you really want your potential employer to find pictures of your last keg party? Or a story about how you once shoplifted a candy bar? How about pictures of you in some sexy lingerie or a risqué Halloween costume?

You may think that your blog is a great place to tell about your life and all your stories but unless your site is completely anonymous your future boss may find it and read it. Then you might not get the job, and you may never even know why.