We all have that one (or.. maybe a few) incriminating photo that our friends just insisted to be put on Facebook. You can try as hard as you can to untag yourself, hide it from your profile, or even go as far as to delete the photo all together, but once a photo hits the internet, you never know whose hands it may end up in.
According to research done by Microsoft and this week’s campus celeb NetClarify, 70% of hiring managers have rejected candidates based on negative Web content. In our technology-savvy generation, it’s now more important than ever to check up on what prospective employers can find out through our online presence. Employers are now using tools that can break through even private profiles and tools that can see beyond just an initial Google search.
NetClarify, our campus celeb this week, is a new resource tool that allows you to discover those, let’s just call them “professionally unattractive”, pictures and posts from your past that you may have forgotten about. This tool was created by former college deans and a placement chair who know specifically what a bad web presence can do for a young professional’s career. NetClarify offers a Gold report, which discovers, complies, analyzes, and flags less-than-desirable web content, and a Platinum report, which also includes criminal and property records. Following the report, NetClarify offers tips on how to remove your unwanted web content.
With summer internship searches currently underway, our campus celeb can help us clear up any unwanted press the Internet may have on us. Don’t let that ONE night out at the Neon Cactus ruin your chance at your dream internship this summer. Visit NetClarify.com to run a free report that keeps your online reputation the way you want employers to see you.