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Follow on Google News | NERDS ON CALL: Take Control of Your Online Reputation with a Few Simple StepsAccording to a research report commissioned by Microsoft in 2009, about 70% of U.S. recruiters and HR professionals interviewed indicated that they have rejected a candidate based on information they found online.
By: Nerds On Call Computer Repair Sacramento According to a research report commissioned by Microsoft in 2009, about 70% of U.S. recruiters and HR professionals interviewed indicated that they have rejected a candidate based on information they found online. Recruiters indicated that concerns about the candidate’ Take proactive steps to ensure that you’re presented in the best light: Do your research: Google yourself. Before you start, sign out of your Google account so that you see the results that others see. Use all variants of your name, particularly the one you use on your resume and applications. In most cases you’ll find mediocre results, primarily other people that share your name and old or irrelevant information. About 15% of people have “bad” Take control of your results. According to BrandYourself.com, only 7% of people navigate past the first page of results. The key is to create enough positive buzz about yourself so as to have relevant and flattering content appear higher in search results. Start by joining websites that are noticed by Google's search scanning algorithm like LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) Bloggers should post content to Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/) Even better, purchase your domain name (if it’s available) and build a personal website that utilizes SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Damage control. If you find embarrassing or unflattering content linked to your name, don’t despair. In many cases, once you know they exist you can systematically track down things you want to get rid of and attempt to delete them. If the content is posted by a friend on Facebook, ask them to remove it and un-tag yourself from inappropriate images or posts. Update your Facebook privacy settings to customize what you share and what others are allowed to share on your wall. If you discover posts that seem to be particularly malicious, contact the administrator of a website to request that it be removed. After removing what you can, your goal is to push down unfavorable content. Create more profiles, particularly on sites that end in .edu or .gov as Google considers those sites more credible and may push those results higher than potentially damaging links. Stay proactive. Sign up for Google alerts (www.google.com/ Andrea Eldridge is CEO and co-founder of Nerds On Call, an on-site computer and laptop repair service (http://www.callnerds.com/ About Nerds On Call Established in a spare room in Redding, Calif., in March 2004, Nerds On Call offers on-site computer and laptop repair services to consumers and businesses. Nerds On Call provides trouble-shooting for PCs and Macs, home and office networks, printers, iPods® and MP3 players, handheld devices and cell phones, home theaters and game systems, and virtually every other form of digital entertainment. In 2009, 2010, & 2011 the company was named to Inc. magazine’ End
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