How Well Do You Google?


	How Well Do You Google?

Julia Bradley

6-26-2007 11:34 AM

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professional networking, google, social networking, ziggs, ziggs.com, julia bradley, marketing, hr, networking, tim demello

Julia Bradley says:

Try Googling yourself; It's a scary but important test in today's Web-enabled work environment. Having no presence online means the possibility of missing out on opportunities to connect with people actively looking to engage with you. At the same time, any unprofessional presence on the Web (like those party pics you may have posted on the web for your friends to see) is instantly viewable by recruiters, hr managers, your boss...

So get a presence online and be sure to think before you post.

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