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| Excerpt from ExecuNet Career Guide, July 2006 |
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How to Address Questionable Information
?I always counsel executives to Google their names in every which way, along with the companies they worked for and titles that they held,? says Hayes Reilly, president of executive search consultant firm Hayes Reilly Associates, LLC in New Jersey. ?Executives need to know what recruiters will find and be prepared to address it and be prepared to disarm it.? |
Hayes says that even if the information is not about you but someone with the same name, to mention it so hiring managers know you are aware that there may be a misperception.
The Role of Networking
Hayes Reilly finds that the information he obtains online about candidates acts as a springboard for learning even more. ?The candidate?s associations and affiliations will help me determine if there is someone we know in common. I can then call that person and get some additional feedback on the candidate,? says Reilly.
?Google can help us find common ground, and help build rapport and gain understanding,? he says. |
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