Impact of online reputation on job recruitments

Did you know, while only 7% of U.S. consumers surveyed believed information about them online affected their job search, 70% of responding recruiters and HR professionals have rejected candidates based on information they found online.

86% of human resources professionals surveyed stated that a positive online reputation inﬂuences hiring. (Microsoft Online Reputation Research, 2010)

A Microsoft Privacy & Safety blog post offers these tips for individuals to protect their online reputations:

Monitor your reputation by searching for information about yourself on the Internet.
Apply appropriate privacy settings on social networking services.
Enhance your reputation by posting positive information in your online profiles.
Defend your reputation by correcting online information about yourself that is untrue.