Fix Your Digital Presence Before Applying for a Job
If you're applying for jobs, be prepared to have your digital life scrutinized. Hiring managers and others making decisions as to whether to hire you won't just rely on your resume or the other materials you voluntarily share.
Instead, they will use all the tools available to them, and that includes looking at whatever digital presence you have online. That will include checking public-facing social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Microsoft's LinkedIn, as well as doing simple searches for you.
In fact, 70% of employers Google or otherwise research prospective job candidates, according to a study conducted on behalf of CareerBuilder in February. That's a 10% increase compared to the same report last year.
Source: Fool.com
