Before you do a deep clean of your social media accounts, take stock of what's worth deleting and what's worth preserving.
After all, in the same way that a regrettable post could hurt you in a job search, other posts could showcase to employers why you'd be a good hire.
"As a branding and recruiting professional, seeing someone's personality via their social media accounts gives me a lot of insight into who they are," Sadie Lövgren, recruitment and branding coordinator at STS Education, said.
"Photos can be helpful when trying to understand someone's personality and interests. I like to see if their personality matches our company culture and values. This may not be apparent off the bat from social media, but it tends to give me a hint of what a candidate may be like."
Basically, the goal should be to do away with photos that may put you in a compromising or uncomfortable situation, not to hide all traces of who you are.