2.  Unflattering information drifting around the Internet  Information you posted  Information someone else posted

3.  Inappropriate Pictures  Obscene Language  Group Affiliations  References to Alcohol and Drug Use #1 photo sharing application on the web

4.  Social Networking Sites  Personal Web Sites  Blogs

5.  Public Information  Open Enrollment  More than two-thirds of Facebook users are outside college  Fastest growing demographic is 35 years old and older

6.  More than 200 million active users  More than 100 million users log on at least once each day  Fourth-most trafficked site in the United States  Facebook search results now show up in Google search results  Facebook is allowed to sell/share your information with other companies

7. IF YOU PUT IT OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE, THEN THE WORLD AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS CAN SEE IT. IF YOU PUT IT OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE, THEN THE WORLD AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS CAN SEE IT.

8.  Recruiters’ Use of Search Engines Do you use search engines to uncover information about candidates? 2007 83.2% 2006 76.5% 2005 74.7% Have you ever eliminated a candidate because of information you found on the Internet? 43.4%34.8%26.4% Source: ExecuNet

9.  Age  Gender  Race  Religion  Place of birth All information that potential employers obtain regarding your heritage, religious background, ethnicity, sexual orientation or political views.

10.  Narcisurf ---Internet searches on OURSELVES  Yourself  Visit (  Dogpile retrieves from multiple search engines and gives different results than Google or Yahoo!  Visit archive.org

11.  Review profiles  Limit access  Hide Your Groups  Adjust news feed and mini-feed  Turn of times and online status

12. Do you feel comfortable with her looking at your Facebook?

13.  Create Professional website  Publish articles that highlight the positive aspects of your personal and professional goals  Create online portfolio  Join online groups in your field  Start a professional blog

14.  Online Cleaning Services--- $$$  defendmyname.com  reputationdefender.com  reputationhawk.com

15.  Networking on Steroids  Showcase Professional Skills  Research sites to gain information on employer prior to interview

17.  Every Aspect of you should be professional  You only get one chance to make first impression… How do you look?