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Make Sure Employers Aren't Finding Digital Dirt on You!

Submitted by antoniem on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 3:37pm

YIKES!  If You are Guilty of ANY of These – You Need to Clean Up Your Digital Dirt!

Email – IloveBEER@yahoo.com [1] – Never use an unprofessional email with employers.  Simply create a new one using your name for all professional contacts.  Be sure to check it daily.

Facebook -  Not a good Facebook Image! If this looks like your Facebook page, better do something – quick.  Surveys show that over 45% of employers check out Facebook profiles of potential  new hires (including internships).

Google – Ever Google yourself?  In an article by CFO.com, it is reported that 75% of recruiters use search engines to check out candidates. Know what is out there by signing up for Google alerts and/or pubsnub.com

Twitter – Facebook can get you fired but Twitter can do it faster.  Watch what you tweet.  This is something you should NOT be sharing with the world   #iwish [2] I had a girl to sleep with me tonight  twitter

Blog Sections: 
Career Development Blog [3]
Blog Topics: 
job search [4]
careers [5]
digital dirt [6]
facebook [7]
twitter [8]
social media [9]
media presence [10]
job seeking [11]
employment [12]

  • Source URL (retrieved on 05/19/2013 - 11:39am): http://www.alfredstate.edu/blogs/career-development-blog/make-sure-employers-arent-finding-digital-dirt-on-you

    Links:
    [1] mailto:IloveBEER@yahoo.com
    [2] http://twitter.com/search?q=%23iwish
    [3] http://www.alfredstate.edu/blogs/career-development-blog
    [4] http://www.alfredstate.edu/job-search
    [5] http://www.alfredstate.edu/careers
    [6] http://www.alfredstate.edu/digital-dirt
    [7] http://www.alfredstate.edu/facebook
    [8] http://www.alfredstate.edu/twitter
    [9] http://www.alfredstate.edu/social-media
    [10] http://www.alfredstate.edu/media-presence
    [11] http://www.alfredstate.edu/job-seeking
    [12] http://www.alfredstate.edu/employment