I’ve read a few posts
talking about the lack of online presence
for C-Suite executives.
The thinking is…
it is a bad thing.
I don’t have an online presence
for my personal identity.
I don’t want an online presence.
I’ve seen way more instances
of perspective employers
punishing candidates
for their online presence
than I have ever seen
praising candidates.
In interviews,
I say as little as possible
about myself.
I know that the more I say,
the more the interviewer
can find fault for.
Well…
having a blog linked to my personal brand
gives the interviewer
unlimited material
in which to find faults.
I’ve heard of job candidates rejected
for having a bad Facebook photo,
for being linked to the wrong person,
for reading romance novels,
for going to a horror movie,
or
for supporting a charity.
That has nothing to do with job performance.
If you want to be judged for your work,
keep your work presence off the internet.