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Just came across this article written by By SELENA DEHNE, JIST PUBLISHING backing up one of the new facts of life. People are looking for you online. In fact it seems Execunet has updated it’s percentages. They are now saying over 83% of recruiters use the Internet to check on candidates.

The article is based on recruitment practices and essentially using the Internet to do social background checks on potential new hires. It should be something you take very seriously. It can be surprising what information can be found out about you online. Just try googling yourself and see what pops up!

This is not just the domain of individuals looking for a job.

As an employee / business owner / or entrepreneur I can guarantee that customers, partners, employees and potential investors will be using the Internet to find out information about you.

Let me know if you have had any experience of managing your online profile? What tools do you use? How much time do you invest in managing it? Do you check up on others? Have you had others check up on you?

I’d love to hear your stories.

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