Are you posting comments on other people’s blogs? This is a great way to 
build online Google results if done correctly and can really highlight your expertise in a certain subject matter. However, if you post negative, critical comments that are published and become part of your online identity, it could hurt you in a job search. Research shows that some of the reasons for eliminating a potential candidate from a job could stem from an unflattering photo posted on the web, digital dirt, critical or negative comments made by you, and so on. Check your online identity–google yourself by placing your name in quotations. What comes up? Is there anything that might make a potential employer or recruiter flinch if they saw it? If so, try to remove it or push it past page 3 of your Google search results. Many strategies exist to do this and you can find more information in “I’m in a Job Search — Now What???“
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