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What do you find when you \u201cGoogle\u201d your name? Do you come up on page 1 or is that someone else with the same name? Do you come up on page 2? Any of the pages? Does \u201cdigital dirt\u201d come up (like your recent FaceBook photos showing last weekend\u2019s beer party)? Is this what you would want a potential employer to see? Because like it or not, employers and recruiters are checking you out. Your online presence, or lack of it, IS INFLUENCING the powers that be in their hiring decisions.<\/p>\n

So what should you do about this? Set a goal of building your online presence. A great place to start is with LinkedIn.com, a popular business networking site that today\u2019s recruiters are using to sleuth for candidates. There is extensive information online about this site, as well as books, blogs, and workshops.* Creating a profile on this site can help you get onto page 1 of Google \u2013 no charge. You can also check out industry blogs (use technorati.com to search for blogs by topic) and comment intelligently on them \u2013 this raises your Google presence and can help promote a positive image. You can also create your own blog, just be sure you are writing things that demonstrate expertise in your field of interest \u2013 or at least that your blog does not add any more personal \u201cdirt\u201d to the blogosphere. If you do any public speaking or publish an article \u2013 even in the opinion section of the newspaper \u2013 it can lead to a Google note about you on page 1 of a search.<\/p>\n

How to get rid of \u201cdigital dirt\u201d? Well, like any dirt, you either remove it or sweep it under the rug. So, you may want to consider removing some FaceBook pictures from last week\u2019s keg party. Also, learn how to use the privacy controls on these sites. And finally, the more you \u201cadd\u201d, the more you build your presence. So get moving and see what you can do to influence others!<\/p>\n

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