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You know all those admonitions from many pundits about not leaving stupid photos of yourself up on MySpace, or posting those ‘I love you Mary’ teenage angst poems or Slipknot lyrics on your blog?
You know why we have been banging on about that for so long?
Because one day, just when you don’t want them to, someone will search for your name in Google when you apply for a job.
Meet your company’s new spokeswoman, Carmelita Robertson.
Points to remember:
- She is
quite possibly an ‘extrapossibly a ‘minor’ cast member in a slasher/horror movie — so why would she need to conduct 7-8 months ‘background research’? - Why would
an extraa North American actress need (at least) two voice coaches to help her with a North American accent? - What chance does she have, do you think, of landing that ‘Personal Assistant to the Director of Homeland Security’ role she may one day apply for, once her considerable assets are no longer what they once were and her acting career stalls?
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{Addendum} Oh, and don’t think that not having any web presence at all is good for you, either. Employers will become more and more savvy about Google-ing potential employees and, like never having bought anything on credit, if there’s no record of you, you will be considered a risk.
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