Itir Essen was crowned Miss Turkey 2017 on Thursday, September 21--a huge accomplishment! However, hours after she was crowned, that same crown was taken from her and given to First Runner-Up, Asli Sumen. The passage of the crown was due to a controversial Tweet on the popular social-media site. The Tweet in question: "To celebrate July 15 Martyr's Day, I began the morning by getting my period. I am celebrating the day by bleeding, representing the martyrs' blood." Even though this Tweet was written back in July 2017 and has since been deleted, Essen has been stripped of her opportunity to compete in the Miss World Competition.

Itir Essen defended her Tweet, stating that she had no political agenda when she wrote it and was simply describing her personal state. However, this Tweet could be denounced as showing support for the opposition to the Coup in Turkey. Confused?Over the past few months, Turkey's government has been incarcerating politicians and journalists who oppose the current president.

Okay, so what, she lost her crown, why does that matter? Well, you might not be competing in the Miss World Competition, but you probably have or will soon be looking for a job. And, while everyone complains on social media about everything, buisnesses who are looking to hire have taken to looking at those social media accounts before and/or after interviews. Social media is playing a bigger role in who gets hired and who gets fired. A brief list of what might cost you on your next job opportunity includes behaviours such as:

1. Complaining about your job or boss.

2. Posting pictures with alcohol in the picture.

3. Plagiarizing work and not citing.

4. Using unsophisticated "text-message" language.

5. Mocking your customers.

Even if you think you have your profile set to private, there are hacks to get into it so employers can see what you've posted. It's also easy to take a screenshot of something that was posted, but then deleted. The former Miss Turkey 2017 had deleted her Tweet, but screen shots of it are still circulating. Once you post something on the Internet, it's out of your control. These situations are becoming more prevalent. Just last week, two Navy Corpsmen captured a video of themselves playing with other people's babies at a hospital. That video got leaked and both Corpsmen got in severe trouble.

With the Internet becoming a place where people share their entire lives, it's not surprising that employers use it to evaluate job candidates and even students applying for scholarships. It's so easy to look at someone's Facebook or Instagram and know in one-to-three minutes their interests, activities and opinions. So, enjoy sharing your favorite quotes and pictures, but be careful where you post it. You never know who may been looking at it in the future.