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How to Run a Safe and Sensible Online Search for Idaho Falls Jobs


You are definitely using the internet at some point in your search for jobs in Idaho Falls. That’s normal and acceptable, but there’s a lot of pitfalls on the world wide web that can put you at risk or damage your ability to get hired. It is entirely possible to run a safe job search online, so here’s how you can do it:

1. Omit certain information from your resume: there is no need to include your home address on your resume these days, which is one bit of information you may not want on a job board for the whole world to see. If you want to take even more safety measures, The Wall Street Journal recommends setting up temporary cell phone numbers and/or email addresses to further protect your personal information.

2. Make use of the privacy features on job sites: many job sites offer privacy features that you can make use of during your search, such as the ability to limit the number of people that can view your resume.

3. Be aware of your social media presence: this doesn’t necessarily relate directly to identity theft or fraud, but it has everything to do with common sense and does impact your ability to get hired. If there is anything (such as embarrassing and/or inappropriate photos or posts) on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or some other social networking site that a potential employer would disapprove of he he or she saw it, get rid of it. If you have to think hard on whether something is inappropriate, it probably is.

By Kyle Wise

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