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Making Your Face(book) Work For You

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | May 23, 2008 - 14:50

A few weeks ago we surveyed our law students about their use of various technologies and Web 2.0 applications: among our finding was a seventy percent usage rate of Facebook or other social networking sites. You are probably aware that due diligence impels employers to search the web for background information on job candidates. The Career and Professional Development Blog, member of the Law Professor Blogs Network, recently reported a positive job outcome for a law student whose Facebook activity attracted a job offer: See Facebook Professional Success Story for the details, as well as some important tips on controlling one’s “online persona.”


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