You surely can’t have missed the story of teacher Carly
McKinney. In short, Carly, a Colorado high school teacher was suspended pending
an investigation after she tweeted provocative pictures of herself, tweets
about her recreational drug taking and feelings towards one of her students,
who she described as “jailbait”. Strangely, Carly hadn’t broken any laws… her
pictures didn't contain any obvious nudity, her tweets relating to marijuana
use are also legal as she lives in the state of Colorado. So, the only damage
done was to her online reputation.
So why have we all heard about her online posts and why is
her career at stake? The simple fact is she chose to openly reveal herself over
the internet and by so doing created a particular online reputation – a
reputation that the Colorado board of education just didn’t like. As I said
earlier, what Carly did is legal, but Carly chose to publish her actions and is
still blissfully unaware of why there is such a fuss.
Hand on heart, I know the vast majority of candidates I meet
at Aaron Wallis aren't sharing intimate photos or information about themselves on
the internet. However, the truth is each one of us has an online reputation to
consider. These days, everything we do, everything
we say and the photos we are in are easily found on the internet – posted by us
or posted by others. So remember, when you are considering a career move, it’s
very likely that potential employers are googling you.
Managing your online reputation when looking for a new role
is crucial. Have you taken time to
assess what your online reputation is like? Is everything written about you
true? Do all your images show you in the right light? Give it some thought…
others are.
Stefan is a specialist sales recruiter focusing on the security and fire industries at Aaron Wallis. Having held senior sales and marketing roles with leading companies in the security industry, Stefan works with a wide variety of companies to recruit sales professionals across all levels and disciplines.
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Email: stefan.kobewka@aaronwallis.co.uk 
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