Assume Employers Google YOU
Overview:
Here are some professional online networking best practice tips for both active and passive job cand
Description:
- Tap Into the Hidden Job Market. The fastest way to a new job is through professional networking. This has been tested and can be counted as a fact.
- Professional Networking Has Moved Online. Networking online makes connecting with other professionals boundary-free, it gives you endless reach to build your contact list, making the route to a good job faster.
- Your Professional Profile, Along With Your Total Online Presence, Should Get You Hired, Not Fired. www.lgbtcareerlink.com is designed to ensure that your professional attributes are front and center. All you have to do is create your profile and go to the left hand side of your profile’s home page. Links there will guide you through the process. Engage privacy controls to show what you want to show and not what you don’t. For example, you may want to hide your current company and reveal it only when you are in serious talks with a recruiter.
- Assume You’re Being “Googled.” It doesn’t hurt to Google yourself regularly and see what comes up. Then remove whatever images, text, links etc. that you don’t want an employer to see. Be ready to explain what you can’t remove, for example, when someone else on the web has your exact name.
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Monday, 24 Nov 2008
