Is Your Employability Reputation Defended?

October 27, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Getting Ahead

Summary – Article reveals individual needs to maintain a good reputation both online and offline to be a viable candidate for employment. Advises how software and services are available to help individuals clean up their online reputations that might be considered adverse, inaccurate or defamatory.

It is no secret that when one is out there in the final phases of job selection criteria the process of candidate elimination for the actual job can boil down to just how one’s credit history, criminal record, high school, college academic standings, community service history, political affiliation, personal and professional references, past employment evaluations and who knows what else can make the difference between getting the job or being passed over. The bottom line is not only does your resume, appearance, abilities and confidence have to be impeccable, to be competitive in the job market you must realize the future employer is going to check out just exactly how your life looks professionally and personally offline as you are a reasonably assumed reflection of your past performance, attitude, beliefs, opinions and generally; your history of conduct.

But today, like it or not, the Internet is alive and well and therein lies a new challenge for job seekers. Modern day not only must you analyze the picture you present to a potential employer offline, you should …

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