Google Yourself, do you know what Google knows?

The ability to have future employers Google a job seekers name requires some special care. It is good to Google yourself and see what potential information comes up in search results. There may be some parts to your online life that you would rather keep out of the work place. When something post online it can be indexed and stored in many different places, making it hard to remove from the web.

Some tips for finding yourself in Google,

• When you Google your name, try your full name, and also try your middle initial.
• Place "" around your name in the Google Search
• Google your email, the one you have on your resume. Some job recruiters might google your email address.
  

Changing your Google information,

• Change your name on public profiles listed on different forums.
• Dont use your Full name when doing blog post or tweets now.
• Bury older content about yourself. This can be done easily with new forum post or new blog post.
• If needed, The famous Google removal tool

Some useful blogs that cover job hunting and whats out there when you Google yourself.

• Professional Networking
• Why you should be Googling yourself