If you’re looking for a job, you might want to change your profile picture. How to get it right...

A lot of soon-to-be college graduates are looking for jobs...

If you know one, here’s some advice. Change your profile picture on social networking. It’s good advice for anyone who’s looking because you WILL be searched before you’re hired. That shot from St. Patrick’s Day or Spring Break might have seemed funny at the time but it probably won’t do you any professional favors. 

Your best shot is one in which you look trustworthy, responsible and confident. Candid shots are nice, especially if it’s a picture of you working or doing something healthy. It’s also important that your profile picture actually looks like you. Dated, distorted and over-flattering shots can throw a potential interviewer for a loop, or worse, make you look dishonest or deceptive.