*** Dos and Don'ts of Online Profiles!

1. Don't include anything on Facebook, Myspace etc. that is suspect!
You don't want anything that on your profile that wouldn’t want your grandmother or boss reading. Sex, religion and politics are potentially dangerous. And only share if you want to not by accident or default. According to Business Week, 35% of surveyed employers have eliminated applicants based on online profiles.

2. Be careful when using Plaxo or LinkedIn.
Recruiters or your next boss can look you up. If your focus is your freelance business on the site the recruiter may be less happy with your application for a job.

3. When applying for jobs some corporations will want you to store a resume on their database. Make sure you keep it up to date and if you have tweaked it for this company's industry and job needs that you have a copy so you can refer to it.

4. Don't use cute email addresses for business unless you want a cute job.
Iwantsome@ or teddybearcharmer@ may not be the appropriate names for your dream job hunt.

5. Google yourself and see what comes up.
I was working with a consulting company and I googled the CEO. Up came his college facts - he was in the soccer team, a press release about his joining the consulting company a year ago and a legal document showing that he sued his old company for breach of contract.