Recent surveys show that 22 percent of employers search the online profiles of potential employees. In 2006, surveys showed only 11 percent routinely checked social networking sites. The educational company, Kaplan, recently posted survey results that state 10 percent of admission officers look at sites like Facebook and MySpace to evaluate applicants. Lynn Palmer, director of admissions for Middle Tennessee State University, said students are marketing documents about themselves and should be careful about the information they include on their profiles.

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