17 Sep 08 Employers using social networking sites to screen candidates

How is your online personal brand? According to a CareerBuilder nationwide survey of some 3,100 employers, one in five hiring managers said they search job candidates on social networking sites. This can be good or bad, depending on the content you have on your various social networking profiles.

Now is a great time to remove any unsavory content you wouldn’t want a potential employer to find. Check out the article from MarketingCharts.com for more details on the survey.

And if you haven’t already, please watch this 45-minute presentation Mitch Joel gave at Podcamp Toronto 2007 about Building Your Personal Brand.

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