Your On-Line Reputation
It’s All About YOU
This story in today’s Honolulu Advertiser points out the importance of being aware of your “On-Line Reputation.” The article talks about how you might look to a prospective employer, but I suggest there are other reasons, possibly even more important than job searching, like impressing a business client or even a possible future life partner.
Most truly qualified people that want to work already have a job or business. There are exceptions to that however, such as those just relocating to Hawaii and perhaps embarking on a whole new career or lifestyle.
In any case, your reputation is important and there may be more information about you than you realize sitting on the Internet awaiting a simple Google search. After reading this article I did as suggested, and searched my own name. Wow; I had no idea how much was out there. To see just one example of this Click Here.
I suggest that you read the Advertiser story and then check yourself out. After all, someone else may be doing just that right now.
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 am
I placed my name in Google and got nothing. Does that mean that I am nobody?
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:47 am
Attn: Reality Check:
Yes it does.
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 am
Many times it’s “how” you search for your name, so you may yet prove to be “somebody.”
Using quotation marks for your name, followed by your state provides more accurate results.
Two Google examples:
“Pete Martinez”Hawaii
and
“Pete Martinez”eBizHawaii.com
Another Google example (where you, as “Reality Check”, have the top two SE results):
“Reality Check”+”Ron Martin”
And, while we’re discussing how to find information in Search Engines, each SE has instructions (which very few people read). Since Google is the most popular SE, here’s a link to their search help page: http://tinyurl.com/GoogleSearchHelp-99
By the way . . . why don’t you use your real name?
That wouldn’t be too much of a reality check, would it . . . ; -)
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I choose not to use my name for that very reason. I like being able to make my opinions known, and call the spades spades, without having to worry about somebody looking up my tailpipe someday and using something I said against me.
I know who I am and that’s good enough for me.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Hi Pete Martinez,
I’ve shared your tip about “Name” State with several friends and associates, and we’ve all been amazed by how much is available this way. Thank you!
Pam