With my college age daughter job hunting, we are keenly aware of the new trend of employers doing a web search. Heather from Yahoo's Hotjobs site was on the show talking about your 'digital footprint'. She had some great tips about resetting your facebook or myspace account privacy settings...or changing it up to show off your best features for a job by adding your portfolio or resume. I was also really impressed to hear that it is still important to send a handwritten thank you note after an interview....and spelling matters.
Here is a link to Heather's article on the subject:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-5 web tips for landing your first job-409
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