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What's Your Google Reputation

By jlutz99

Be careful what you post on the web.  Having damaging information online might be a deal breaker when applying for a job.  A recent report indicated that 83% of job recruiters used search engines to learn about job candidates, while 43% of recruiters indicated that they had eliminated somebody based on what they found online. 

eWeek Careers has a Special Report on this which includes tips on how to improve your Google reputation.  Here's one example:

2. Join  The easiest way to improve search results for your name is to join online networks and add to conversations in prominent places. LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site used for professional networking with more than 10 million users and a high page rank, is an easy place to start.

"My business blog and LinkedIn profile are both in the top ten on Google for my name, even though it's a relatively common name. Honestly, it didn't take that much work to accomplish this," Peter Meyers, president of User Effect, focusing on Web site usability, told eWEEK.

Read the whole report here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz

Full post as published by FSU College of Law Library Blog on November 15, 2007 (boomark / email).