Protecting your online reputation

A recent article in the New York Times exposes the increasingly common practice of employers conducting internet searches on new applicants. Employers are looking for evidence of bad choices and ethical lapses. Interestingly, they consider the very act of recording your misdeeds for the world theater as in itself evidence of poor decision-making skills. It’s likely that legal-minded employers won’t ever inform you of their search, especially if they find offending material that scuttles your otherwise pristine application. It’s very important, then, for you to conduct your own search beforehand. If you locate information that you would rather consign to youthful indiscretion, then contact the relevant website(s) and ask to have the offending material removed. If things don’t go well with that strategy then contact our own Career Development Center about how to proceed. Click NPR and College Journal for more suggestions.

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