Online Reputation

This article originally appeared on Schools.com Students applying to law school and business school face another layer of scrutiny beyond their applications: Some 41 percent of law school admissions counselors and 27 percent of their business school counterparts admit to running applicants' names through ...

Skim any news website these days and you are likely to find a story about online privacy -- and the lack of it. All of the buzz is justified: There are still very few rules in place about what people can and can't do online. This means that you have to be proactive and diligent about managing your online ...

Recently, an NFL player was fired by a corporate sponsor because of controversial comments he made on Twitter. News like that is pretty common these days. But how often do you hear about the person whose online reputation kept him from getting hired in the first place? It happens more often than you think. ...

Research suggests that over 90 percent of recruiters perform Internet searches on candidates before making a hiring decision, and over half of employers solidify their decision to hire based on a strong online presence. This can be challenging for job seekers who don't have an established online presence, those ...