Majority of negative hiring decisions based on online profiles
Hey Readers!
Yesterday was the 4th annual Data Privacy Day and of course there was a plethora of articles both online and in print media about privacy. Folks I have news for you - there is no privacy anymore. Your whole life online is a postcard; this leads me to the headline above - and this article about the impact - both positive and negative - of what you post online during your job hunt. I have written before on how important it is to be smart about what you post on the Internet - so consider this a gentle reminder.
Don't post
- pictures of yourself drunk, drinking or indulging in anything you wouldn't do at work or in front of your mother
- comments about how wasted you were last night, last weekend, or on New Year's Eve
- anything sexual or relationship based - nobody wants to hear about how you "hooked up" with that hottie in the bathroom
- that you are hungover and then call in sick
- pictures of yourself at a baseball game after you called in sick
- announce to your friends that you are taking a mental health day
- anything related to religion or political views unless you are a member of the clergy or running for office
- details of the fight you had with your mother, father, sister, aunt or sundry other relatives or friends
- how much you hate your boss - or their spouse
- how ugly|stupid|lazy your coworkers are
*** ALL of these have been done and the offenders have been caught/fired/shot at dawn ***
Do think carefully about the brand that is you - in the coming weeks I will be doing a series of posts on personal branding and how to build up your "professional-me."
Common sense is the new privacy!
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Debra Wheatman, CPRW, CPCC is the founder and Chief Career Strategist of ResumesDoneWrite, a premier career services provider focused on developing highly personalized career roadmaps for senior leaders and executives across all verticals and industries.
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