Here’s how you find out. Google search yourself to see how the digital universe sees you. You can also check your cyberspace image on www.zabosearch.com ; www.spokeo.com; www.pipl.com; www.peekyou.com ; www.yasni.com and www.whoozy.com — sources from Do It Yourself Online Management. There are probably many more.

Clean up your Face Book page of questionable comments and photos that do not present you in the best light or best behavior and set your privacy settings for identity theft prevention and age discrimination by employers. If you have a criminal record on criminal docs lookup, go to the court of conviction or phone the nonprofit Legal Action Center in Manhattan (212-243-1313) and get a Certificate of Relief or Good Conduct. It’s a formal state-issued paper that shows reform and good intent. Make sure your Rap Sheet is accurate.

Once you have a job offer, obtain free government bonding from the Dept of Labor—it’s insurance that you won’t commit a theft while on the worksite—and bonding is also good for bad credit. You can inform an employer during an interview about all these assets on your side, whether you’ve already obtained them or are in the process of doing so, as incentives to be hired.

By thehardworkersays