This excellent article comes from the Times Online and discusses how online social networking can damage employment prospects in the UK. While we’ve touched upon this topic before – particularly how it pertains to job applicants in the US – the stats and information provided in this piece are noteworthy for job applicants in the UK. According to the article’s sources:
Checking social networking sites was routine for recruiters
Almost two thirds (62 per cent) of British executives were signed up to Facebook, MySpace or another social networking site
One in five employers admitted that they used the sites to search for information on candidates and looked at how they projected themselves.
Almost two thirds said the information they found there influenced a recruitment decision, while a quarter said that they had changed their mind and decided not to hire someone because of what was online.
We’re proud to report that Yahoo! News and ground-breaking journalist Kevin Sites took an in-depth look at Reputation.com, using the type of multimedia storytelling Sites is renown for. You can check out the article and video here. The piece covers in detail Reputation.com’s online reputation management services in action and how they have aided our customers.
In its profile, Yahoo! names Founder and CEO Michael Fertik and Reputation.com one of its “People of the Web.”
The Wall Street Journal continues to cover online reputation management with a recent article entitled Washing Your Web Face.
The article points out the importance of monitoring your online identity and cites a recent survey conducted by Careerbuilder.com that finds that “45% of employers use search engines and social-networking sites to research job candidates.” In fact, “ ‘Googling people’s names and looking at Facebook is part of the job review process,’ ” according to Doyle Albee, a communications director specializing in digital media. The article goes on to state that having a professional and accurate profile is “critical” in this day and age.
The Journal lists several tips to improve your online reputation that include monitoring your name in multiple search engines and setting up Google Alerts to see what is being said about you online.
The piece also urges people to contact Reputation.com and other Online Reputation Management firms to better control their online profiles. For only $9.95 per month, you can sign up for MyReputation and take control of your online identity.
We recently ran across this digital missive at Someecards.com and just about lost it.
You can send this, and other ecards to your friends and enemies here.
When someone asks you how you became so witty all of a sudden, you can tell them about the awesome Reputation.com Blog that you read.
You’re Welcome.
Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb.com discusses how information found on Facebook and other social networks now constitute one’s permanent record. Specifically, Perez discusses a recent New Jersey case involving a major insurance company and information about the insured found on social networks. Later in the post, Perez mentions Reputation.com as a solution for social networkers.
