Comments on: Job Hunting Reputation Management: Scary Stats & 3 Tactics You Can Use

By: 60 Helpful Blog Posts for Freelance Writers and Bloggers | Freelance Writing Jobs and Other Stuff

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:38 +0000

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By: How Employers are Hiring Online | by Ari Herzog

How Employers are Hiring Online | by Ari Herzog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:48:07 +0000

[...] on social networks as part of their hiring process. He provides handy advice to job seekers to protect your online reputation and be alerted if someone writes something about [...]

By: brando the Great

brando the Great — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:41:45 +0000

My best advice is to lie on all job applications! toot sweet!

By: Reputation Management | Social Media | Online Reputation Management

Reputation Management | Social Media | Online Reputation Management — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:42:12 +0000

[...] follow up to my post Embarrassment with these 4 Employment Strategies. I just read an article that Andy Beal mentioned on his blog called One in five employers uses social networks in hiring process. [...]

By: David Petherick

David Petherick — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:37:12 +0000

Just realised I was writing about the same stats when Zemanta suggested your article, which I'd not seen. These statistics are pretty stark! I'd add one piece of advice: register your own name as a domain, and use that to point to your profiles and guests blogs, testimonials, etc. One point of reference with your real name will make you look a lot neater and smarter, especially if you have a relatively common name. David Petherick's last blog post..More than one in five employers will screen your social media profiles before they decide on hiring you.

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:06:43 +0000

A bad Google result is like a bad scar. It never forgets and when the sun shines on it, it burns a deeper color. Very interesting statistics. Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..Building an SEO Friendly Site - SES San Jose 2008 Presentation

By: George Bounacos

George Bounacos — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:33:37 +0000

I can see the screen name issue. I’ve been influenced by seeing strange or unorthodox email address mailing in a resume.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:57:49 +0000

Ah… finally self imposed censorship. Well it is isn’t it? Granted nobody would be keen to hire an Amy Winehouse type, but surely this is going a little too far? After all, aren’t we supposed to keep personal life and work apart?