A few weeks ago I posted on personal search engine optimization: What do the Search Engines Say About You? It seems that my Online Image Consultation Services may be in need sooner than I thought. Here are some new stats from an ExecuNet Study (it seems far from scientific, but the results are interesting):
- 35% of employers have eliminated a candidate based on information found online about the prospect (digital dirt).
- 77% of executive recruiters say they use search engines to find out more about prospective employees.
- Only 13% of executives have taken action to add positive personal information online.
Are you digitally dirty? This brings all that community, collaborative, social, web 2.0 stuff into question too… Is it really worth posting all of your photos to a public image site like Flickr, if it means you may get axed before your next job interview? Gee, it’s not like I’m going to do keg stands AT work!
There may really be a market for online image consultants… Of course it can go the other way too… which makes having one on retainer all the more important…
contact me for rates. (-;
Read about the study here:
‘Digital Dirt’ Derailing Job Seekers – E-business & Business Technology News by TechWeb
