As the December issue of Human Resources Executive notes: “The percentage of recruiters using search engines to learn more about job candidates increased to 83 percent in 2007, from 75 percent two years earlier, while the percentage of recruiters who eliminated a candidate based on online information jumped to 43 percent, from 26 percent in 2005.”

Just think, almost all of the recruiters (and probably most company hiring managers) are checking you out on the Internet. What will they find? Will it change their perception of you in a positive or a negative way?

With this in mind, it’s critical that you get out ahead of them and proactively manage your online presence. Here are a few ways to make sure your online presence is aligned with your goals:
- Do an Internet search on yourself to see what comes up.
- Check your MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social and business networking pages.
- Look at this like a mini (yet important) research project.
- Think of other ways to find yourself online.

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