NO SECRETS: It's not uncommon for job recruiters to peruse online networking sites, so it might be time to remove those spring break pictures from your profile.

Publication: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Julie Forster

Mar. 10--Worried that potential employers might peruse online postings at Facebook, Steve Lindgren used privacy settings to shut off access to his profile, pictures and musings to all but a limited circle of friends. His friends will see that his favorite quote comes from Homer Simpson, that he makes a mean PB&J sandwich and they'll see photos of his travels and "random partying." All college humor type of stuff, Lindgren says, acknowledging that it's still not anything he'd want an employer to see. "I'm not ashamed of anything, but it would be easy to get a different perspective of who I am," said the 22-year-old St. Cloud State University senior who is interviewing for finance jobs. "If I am directing it...

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