3. “We received
thousands
of applicants and narrowed
it down to fourteen based
on keywords found in
the applications.”
“ Congratulations you’ve
been selected for an
interview.
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”
Your Future Employer is Watching You Online. You Should Be,
Too. By Michael Fertik. Harvard Business Review. 2012.
4. He walked up to the receptionist and gave his first name and last
name– and stated He was there to interviewfor the summer intern
positionlisted.
“Please have a seat – they will be right with you”
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5. “Hello, my name is
FirstnameLastname.”He
said, as He extended his hand
towards the man in the
suit.
“Nice to meet you.
I will be
interviewingyou
today. Let’s get started.
Via Flickr Richard.Asia
”
6. “As part of the hiring process, we like to
evaluate our applicants web
presence – their tweets, blogs,
status updates, online profiles and
pictures, and websites visited.
Standard
resumes don’t provide us
with much depth
these days.”
Flickr Jason A. Howie No More Resumes, Says Some Firms. By Rachel Emma Silverman. Wall Street Journal. 2012
7. “It’s a growing
trendin today’s
industry.
________________
Over 75%of
employers actively
research
potential candidates
online”
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Your Future Employer is Watching You Online. You Should
Be, Too. By Michael Fertik. Harvard Business Review. 2012.
8. that your previous employer was a ‘lazy, good for
nothing ‘
who‘shouldn’t be
allowed to run a business’.”Flickr Vince Welter
uncensored
“It has come to our
attention
9. Binge
drinking
seems to be your
weekend
hobby..
“Basedon
intoxicated, and
destructive
photos of
yourself.
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”
10. “And that you were
once involved in a
cyberbullying
case in middle
school.
“As the bully.”
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”
11. “I am sorry, but your
digital footprint
does not alignwith the
image and values of our
company.
We regret to
inform you, that you will
not be our next intern.
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”
12. “I suggest you ‘Think B4 You Post’next time…
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European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/news/science/100209_1_en.htm)
The Internet never forgets”
13. Leaving the interview He was
distracted by the amount of his
personal information that was
accessibleto anyone
who wanted to look.
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Valentin.Ottone
15. Determined to renew his
web presence
and file for reputation
bankruptcy, He
discovered many
resources to guide
him...
Flickr will ockenden The Web Means the End of Forgetting. By Dan Schaebel. Forbes. 2011
16. 1. Clean-Up
Eliminate aspects of
your profile that may
affect your
employment chances
Flickr gabriel.jorby Put Forth Your Virtual Best. By Daniel Gulati Huffington Post 2012
17. 2. Curate
Carefully decide who
you’ll allow past
the ‘door’
Flickr Andrew Griffith Put Forth Your Virtual Best. By Daniel Gulati Huffington Post 2012
18. 3. Interact
‘Leap’ into conversation
with influencers in your
target industry and
function
Flickr cscott2006 Put Forth Your Virtual Best. By Daniel Gulati Huffington Post 2012
19. 4. Promote
Promote other
peoples’ content, and
demonstrate that
you’re a team player
Flickr hownowdesign Put Forth Your Virtual Best. By Daniel Gulati Huffington Post 2012
20. 5. Create
Align your domain to
create favorable
search engine
optimization effects
Flickr huladancer Put Forth Your Virtual Best. By Daniel Gulati Huffington Post 2012
21. Although He knew his efforts wouldn’t elude
him of his online past - it would help
improve his online future…
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