If your kid is about to graduate from college this spring, you’re probably already offering valuable job advice—working mothers are one of their kids’ best resources when it comes to navigating the “real world” of employment.  But for all the veteran experience and wisdom you can impart, there’s just some advice—the kind that comes from peers who have recently braved the post-college transition—that you may not be in a position to provide. As a recent grad myself, I’m hoping I can offer some assistance. Here are some tips I wish someone had shared with me as I entered the daunting job world a few years back:

1.    Grads need to clean up their online profiles. A recent survey commissioned by Microsoft found that 70 percent of recruiters and hiring managers in the United States have rejected an applicant based on information they found online. That means it’s imperative to assess what you’re sharing on social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) before beginning a job hunt. Tell your kid they shouldn’t let a party pic left over from their keg-stand days jeopardize a chance at snagging (and keeping) a great job. They should always set their profile to private and, when possible, request that friends remove any compromising photos of them from the ‘net. For more tips on how to build a stellar online rep, click here.

2.    Navigating an office romance is tricky business. Love can bloom in the most unlikely of places, and that includes cubicles. Tell your hormonal young grad to proceed with caution: Normal workplace tension and competition over things like promotions become that much more intense when you’re dealing with them through a love haze. Tell them if they do end up getting involved with a co-worker to check their company’s policy and report the relationship to HR if necessary. Beyond that, keep the cuddling to a minimum during working hours. Golden rule: don’t even go there with the boss. Ever. For more tips, click here.

3.    Roommate living changes after college. If your grad made it through college, chances are, he or she had plenty of roommates. But choosing housemates for the real world is a different ballgame. That friend who can chug an entire handle of vodka might have been fun to have around during senior spring, but will he be fun to have around when your kid is prepping for an 8 a.m. meeting? When choosing roommates, make sure to consider how post-college lifestyles will mesh. Ask the tough questions: Whose name will be on the lease? Is the apartment going to be a quiet haven or a party pad? What about pets? Who’s going to clean the toilet?  For a more thorough rundown of potential pitfalls, click here. Moms, your wisdom is invaluable, but let’s face it: There’s some advice you’re just not equipped to dole out. And, quite frankly, it would be creepy if you were.

Tory Hoen is co-author of Gradspot.com’s Guide to Life After College.