| Back in the day it was age, race, religion, gender, | | | | Did you know that the employer could consider looking |
| religion backgrounds, etc, there were being | | | | at your email and doing a search in the social network |
| discriminated against in a job search. Now, is it | | | | sites and/or postings to find your profiles? What is |
| necessary for us to update our "online reputation"? If | | | | your email was "stolen" from you and someone |
| you are seeking employment and feel that a potential | | | | posted falsified information? At any rate, it is would be |
| employer is looking into your MySpace, Facebook or | | | | beneficial for you to verify your personal online records |
| other online social network accounts, do you have the | | | | by doing an email record search. |
| right to know your own public records? | | | | And, what if you have a common name like "John |
| The unemployment rate is much higher than past | | | | Smith" and there is the possibility of quite a few people, |
| years and many people are still seeking employment. | | | | hundreds even, having a bad online reputation? Does |
| Potential employers have to constantly shift through | | | | the employer know for sure it is not you they are |
| the wide range of talent pool to narrow down | | | | looking into? You should also do another search, |
| prospective employees. But does that mean you may | | | | "people search" of your name to find this information |
| have been disqualified due to your personal information | | | | out as well. |
| you prefer to keep private and personal? After all, | | | | Here are a few tips that might be able to help you in |
| good employers should be focus on looking through | | | | your process: |
| skills, experience, or talent. Many employers are | | | | 1. Create yourself a very unique Google profile |
| starting to check your public groups ad draw the | | | | 2. Create a profile on Naymz, Linkedin, Zoominfo, or |
| wrong information about you. What would you do if | | | | such and add an accurate professional biography |
| this happened to you? | | | | about yourself |
| Your reputation and email records | | | | Don't let yourself be discriminated for something that |
| If you are looking for a job today, with the economy | | | | you are not even aware of. Make sure all your public |
| the way it is, you must be aware that employers are | | | | records are accurate and nothing has snuck in there to |
| being flooded with resumes more than ever. | | | | spoil your professional or personal reputation. |