When you apply for a scholarship, a university place, a job, or an internship, the person reviewing your application will very likely search your name online. What they find shapes their impression of you before you have said a word. In Nigeria, this is increasingly standard: recruiters at banks, NGOs, and tech companies routinely check LinkedIn, X, and sometimes Instagram before shortlisting candidates. What they look for is evidence that you are who your application says you are, any behaviour that would embarrass the organisation, and any content that suggests your values do not fit. Your online presence is not separate from your professional reputation. It is part of it, and it is visible to more people than you realise.