SBT team says, “Nowadays, with the rise of the social media, it is very hard for many to separate between personal and professional lives. However, if you want to keep your professional credibility and personal brand, you need to learn how to set your boundaries on social media and be careful about whom you add to which social media account.

Setting Social Media Boundaries

  • Say No: You don’t need to accept all friendship requests on Facebook or connection requests on LinkedIn. If you don’t know the person or don’t think the connection will be beneficial for you, then don’t add this person to your social media account. Learn to say “No”.
  • Be Professional: Separate your professional network from your personal/friendship network. For example, you don’t need to be friends with all your coworkers on Facebook. If you want to be professional, it is appropriate to add them to your LinkedIn account but if you don’t like them as friends or don’t hang out with them outside of work, there is no reason to connect with them on Facebook.
  • I have heard stories similar to this example happen before. Two coworkers are working for the same company and then, one of them quits and starts working for the rival company and one day this person posts news on Facebook or Twitter showing his excitement about his company’s potential new client”.

Where Is Your Professional/Personal Boundary on Social Media?

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