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Skills for the Job: Protect your online reputation

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Balancing personal and professional digital lives can be a complex challenge that is increasingly important for children's professionals.

What are the implications for professionals of using social networking sites?

Many professionals find social networking services a useful and enjoyable addition to their lives - from communicating with friends and family, to building networks within their profession and keeping up to date with the latest news.

But balancing the personal and professional can be challenging, and there are a number of ways things can go wrong - safeguarding concerns, damaged professional reputation, cyberbullying and impersonation - and in some cases professionals have lost their jobs after making poor choices online.

Should I be friends with children and young people on social networking sites?

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