Comments on: The Google Anonymous are Safe and Jobless https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/ Practical Tips for Productive Living Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Welcome to our First Social Media Blog Carnival! | Social Media World https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-116751 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:09:06 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-116751 […] and Angel presents The Google Anonymous are Safe and Jobless posted at Marc and Angel, saying, “The negative effects of being completely anonymous on […]

]]> By: 23 Things: The end « Dana’s user experience blog https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-88879 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:14:40 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-88879 […] of privacy, it would have been good if people had been given more information about web-presence and anonymity from the outset of the program–given that many people have never used these […]

]]> By: Marc https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-51316 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:04:30 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-51316 @No Way:
Creating a blog is only one option. I agree with you. If you don’t want a blog, you shouldn’t start one because your lack of interest will show. However, you should have some sort of web presence. Consider a static personal website hosting your resume and a professional portfolio of your career undertakings.

The idea is to be proactive about your web presence.

]]> By: No Way https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-51297 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:02:14 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-51297 I don’t buy the blog argument. If you’re one of those persons that are capable of filling an interesting blog with proper writing, it will not hurt you. If you run the blog, just because you think you’ll need one, it’ll be different.

Assuming your name is rare enough (like my real name) a google search will not only show up posts under that name. It will also cough up other information. Having used the internet for over 10 years, an amazing amount of information comes up. Some of it might not be attractive to new employers, even it it’s only for the spelling mistakes that make your look like an idiot.

I specially recommend searching for your name on google groups, if you ever used the usenet and to ask google to remove any posts you did and don’t want to be linked to your name for eternity.

]]> By: skeptic https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-47631 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:59:28 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-47631 I highly doubt that its that bad of a thing. My name is a *highly* common name that literally thousands of people have (yes even my first and 2nd name together). It is even highly probably that people in my profession have an identical name. I take solace in the inherent anonymity of such a common name. (I’ve even met someone with all three names of mine: fist, middle, and last!)

]]> By: Career Intensity by David V. Lorenzo, Business Coach and Advisor https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-46085 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:46:45 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-46085 […] and Angel presents The Google Anonymous are Safe and Jobless posted at Marc and Angel, saying, “In today’s fast paced, highly competitive job market […]

]]> By: dashblog https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-43410 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:53:36 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-43410 I created my LinkedIn profiles but it doesn’t show in Google yet. 🙁

]]> By: Jules https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-41344 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:05:17 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-41344 Be sure to get your free profile at Ziggs too. It is a very comprehensive profile format – to let you present yourself as professionally as possible. Ziggs also has a service that posts your profile to the top of every search engine for added visibility (It’s called WebPro). Since top blue chip recruiters come to Ziggs to find candidates, it’s a good place to be listed.

]]> By: Marc https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-41316 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:27:25 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-41316 @What is Google:
Online slander and name misrepresentation are certainly negative points that many professionals fear when it comes to Googling their name. That is exactly why I believe the best defense is a solid offense. If you personally create a professional factual resource about yourself and target your name as the primary keyword in the title, H1 tags, body, etc., your page should rank above any other pages on Google (unless your name is extremely common).

@Rocky:
There are always two ways to look at every scenario. You are correct; a personal blog might give information away that would otherwise be unavailable to an employer. The real question is: Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I truly believe it can be a good thing if done right. If you use common sense when creating your blog, you can limit the personal information you put out there by including only the information you don’t mind an employer seeing. You can honestly portray yourself without being completely naked to the world.

]]> By: Rocky https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-41294 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:59:52 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-41294 I posed the question on LinkedIn’s Q&A of whether blogs help or hurt when looking for work.

I was a little surprised that the answers were very mixed. Among those who referenced actually looking at my blog, the answers were mostly positive.

But on the whole, it was mixed. Posters pointed out that you could be discriminated against for things people aren’t allowed to ask in interviews (having kids, marital status, etc.).

]]> By: bluebaby https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-41105 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:25:11 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-41105 Just create a linkedin profile. Google usually puts that one on top.

]]> By: What is Google? https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/comment-page-1/#comment-40851 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:52:48 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/27/the-google-anonymous-are-safe-and-jobless/#comment-40851 The problem is that anybody could easily slander your name in Google’s results. Just ask George Bush. Relying on Google alone for employee background checks is irresponsible, but I know it happens.

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