Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Scrubbing your social media accounts by deleting questionable content can save you a professional nightmare down the road.
- Things you've posted to social media in the past can come back to harm you professionally.
- Scrubbing your social media accounts by deleting questionable content can save you a professional nightmare down the road.
- We asked branding and PR experts for seven steps you should take when you're scrubbing your social media accounts.
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If you're on social media, you've probably posted something you've later regretted.
In fact, according to a YouGov survey, 57% of Americans who use social media have posted something that they regret.
With more and more companies taking a peek at job applicants' social media profiles during the hiring process, you might be wondering how to completely delete photos, videos, and written posts from the past that may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but now are flat-out embarrassing.
And while it may be hard to entirely scrub your social media from the internet, there are certain measures you can take to make sure your current online presence matches who you are today.
We asked branding and public relations experts to list seven steps you can take to help scrub your social media presence from the internet. Here's what they recommend.
