As PC World put it — and as Jason detailed in his online identity primer — having a decent-looking personal website, with blog-like material showing your grasp of topics and general up-to-date skills, is the best defence against anything and everything else a potential employer or contractor might find about you online.
Then again, take a look at how many online realms hiring managers peek into when peeking at you. It’s reassuring, if you’ve put time into cleaning up your online image, and perhaps a wake-up call if you’ve still got LOLcats littering your photo service pages.
Have you hired someone, or turned someone down, based on their online presence? Been on the receiving end of that kind of judgment? Gripe or brag, as the case may be, in the comments.
Online Reputation Research [Microsoft via PC World]
MrTaco
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 11:26 AMYet another reason to keep myself away from any social networking sites :P
I’ve always been somewhat paranoid about keeping my online and offline identities separate, so while my unique online name comes up with a fair few results in a google, my relatively unique real name doesn’t come up at all. Feels safe, man.