You Will Be Googled

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You Will Be Googled Kevin Nakao

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Kevin Nakao9 minutes ago Kevin Nakao is a guest contributor for Mashable and CEO of Meritshare. You can follow him on @knakao or on his blog Chances are high that a recruiter or hiring manager will Google you online bef ore of f ering you an interview or job. Search insiders tell me that non-celebrity people searches account f or more than 10% of Google’s search volume. Here are f ive easy things you can do to manage your online reputation.

1. Google Your Name Admit it, we've all Googled our names. Make sure you are logged out of Google so you see standard versus personalized results. T hink of the f irst page of results f or your name search as your home page. Studies show the f irst page of results get 90% of the click-through volume. Now look f or anything negative in the


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