Advice to Job Seekers
This seems so obvious, and yet…
If you’re looking for a job, Google yourself before you send out any resumes. Google both your name and your email address. Trust me when I say that potential employers will do this before they bring you in for an interview and you want to be sure that you know more about yourself than the employer does.
You might also consider Googling any other information on your resume that the employer might look up (the name of the small company that you used to work for, for instance, or the obscure programming language that you claimed proficiency in).
I’ve been involved with doing interviews lately, and I’m stunned that candidates are surprised that we know something about them before they come in.