{"id":1930,"date":"2014-03-18T04:18:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T08:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:15:15","slug":"online-career-data-is-yours-current-secure-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/online-career-data-is-yours-current-secure-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Career Data: Is Yours Current, Secure & Accessible?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Your<\/a>The recent news of high-profile data breaches has IT professionals reminding us of the importance of protecting our personal information. \u00a0Data breaches are costly to both companies and individuals. \u00a0If you have ever experienced a personal data breach you know how much time (and hassle!) it takes to clear up the situation.<\/p>\n

Where is your career data stored? \u00a0Is is current? \u00a0Is it secure? \u00a0Can you access it with ease?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are exploring a new position or promotion, you are busy. \u00a0A commonly overlooked task is ensuring the security of your career data. \u00a0Knowing the location of your data, ensuring it is current and accessing it with ease is important. \u00a0When you can access your information quickly, people view you as prepared, organized and on top of your personal matters.<\/p>\n

Since you are already gathering tax information this time of year, set aside a bit of additional time to gather, update and secure your career data. \u00a0Then, when you get “the call” you can quickly provide all the information requested. \u00a0You will be glad you invested the time to ensure your online career data is current, secure and accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your LinkedIn account is a good place to start. \u00a0Next, move to your email and company directory bios. \u00a0Finally, create a list of all your online accounts and move through the list. \u00a0Use the following six steps to assist you:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Change your password. \u00a0Use different passwords for different sites.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Review and update your “Privacy Settings.”<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Update your email or digest settings; turn off those you don’t need or use.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0Verify your contact information. \u00a0Update as appropriate.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0Check your links to websites and other accounts. \u00a0Update as needed.<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Read your profile. \u00a0Update as needed.<\/p>\n

Final tip — take out your calendar and add an appointment in 90 days to review your information. \u00a0Maintaining your career data by setting regular appointments creates a simple habit that reduces stress and worry.<\/p>\n

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Does your LinkedIn profile need a little TLC? \u00a0Contact me to set up a LinkedIn profile review.<\/p>\n

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The recent news of high-profile data breaches has IT professionals reminding us of the importance of protecting our personal information. \u00a0Data breaches are costly to both companies and individuals. \u00a0If you have ever experienced a personal data breach you know how much time (and hassle!) it takes to clear up the situation. Where is your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29,15,24],"tags":[71,142,140],"class_list":["post-1930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-tips","category-career-management","category-linkedin","category-social-media","tag-action-tip","tag-career-management","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}