2009.12.06: December 6, 2009: JesseO writes: Peace Corps has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web
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2009.12.06: December 6, 2009: JesseO writes: Peace Corps has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web
JesseO writes: Peace Corps has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web
Having just discussed this with my Placement Officer, and knowing that PC had easy access to my blog, which was publicly available for them to find, I have some important advice for any applicant or nominee who has an online presence. While my PO's main concern was simply that I not be actively blogging on possibly controversial or hot button social justice topics as a volunteer ( Which I agreed not to do of course, letting my blog go inactive and removing my name from the About section, caution is still the best route. PC has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web.
JesseO writes: Peace Corps has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web
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Posted by: "JesseO" Osmun79@yahoo.com osmun79
Sun Dec 6, 2009 5:56 am (PST)
Having just discussed this with my Placement Officer, and knowing that PC had easy access to my blog, which was publicly available for them to find, I have some important advice for any applicant or nominee who has an online presence. While my PO's main concern was simply that I not be actively blogging on possibly controversial or hot button social justice topics as a volunteer ( Which I agreed not to do of course, letting my blog go inactive and removing my name from the About section, caution is still the best route. PC has a whole crew of people devoted to doing online screenings of content tied to an applicant/nominees name via bots that crawl the web.
Knowing that, the following advice is key:
1. Lock or DO NOT USE Twitter: Anything can be interpreted wrongly, no matter how innocently it was said. All my posts on Twitter are locked and I do NOT give people my Twitter name unless I trust them.
2.Make yourself unsearchable on Facebook ( use the settings). I did this a long time ago to keep students volunteers and my boss from finding me, and went as far as to untag myself from some photos and remove groups with any sort of even mildly controversial political slant.
3. If in doubt, remove it from Google. In my case, there wasn't anything I needed to really remove, but it's always good to find out. Google has tools for Google members ( sign up to use them) that will remove your websites from Google search results.
5. Be aware that anything posted in Yahoo, even in a group, has the potential to be found. What you say online should reflect a professional you. Yes, some aspects of PC policy towards your personal statements may seem a bit strict, but keep in mind that since you will potentially be a government employee if and when you DO become a volunteer, standards are quite different.
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