Social media provides a seemingly unlimited set of tools where you can demonstrate your personality and shine. Using Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and other networks, you can demonstrate your expertise of topics with your nice and polished social skills. As recruiters are constantly crawling these social networks in search of their next pool of talent, a glowing profile and smooth social interactions can open up ample opportunities for a new position or career. However, if you are frequently negative, this could be a sign that you are difficult to work with and may prevent you from being recruited or being offered the job of your dreams.

If you are looking to be recruited for a new job opportunity, or have been applying to jobs by traditional methods, be aware that recruiters and HR execs will potentially be scanning your social media profiles to get a sense of who you are and assess if you will be a good fit on the new team. These recruiters and HR execs will primarily be looking at your attitude and social skills — especially if your job involves a customer-facing position where your attitude will impact the reputation of the company. Be sure that you are not frequently negative or rude to friends and family on your social networks, especially on sites where your profile is public.

On that note, be sure that your social profiles do not include anything derogatory. While the occasional f-bomb may be funny or appropriate in context, the use of foul language could indicate an uncontrollable foul mouth that may impact relations with your customers and coworkers.

If you are looking for a job, take the time to clear your profile of any questionable content, including bad attitudes and foul language, so that you don’t appear as potentially difficult to work with.